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About the author
Kevin Coval is the author of Schtick, L-vis Lives, Everyday People the American Library Association “Book of the Year” Finalist Slingshots: A Hip-Hop Poetica, and an editor of The BreakBeat Poets. He is the founder of Louder Than a Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival, Artistic Director at Young Chicago Authors, and teaches at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Idris Goodwin is a playwright, spoken word performer and essayist recognized across mediums by The National Endowment for the Arts, The Ford and Mellon Foundation. His play How We Got On, developed at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, premiered at The 2012Festival of New Play.
Summary
A glimpse into the lives of anonymous graffiti artists that asks us to question the true purpose of art.
Foreword
Play was initially reviewed in Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, NewCity, Chicago Tonight, WBEZ, and more
National Print Campaign: Will send advance copies to NY Times, SF Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, The Nation, Washington Post, Wall St. Journal, Associated Press, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, as well as trade publications Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Foreword Reviews
Pitch features in theater, Chicago-based, & hip-hop journals: Vibe, The Source, Chicago Reader, Fake Shore Drive
National TV & Radio Campaign: MSNBC, PBS Newshour, C-SPAN BookTV, Tavis Smiley, NPR's Microphone Check
Online and Social Media Campaign: Haymarket Books has 13k FB fans, 8k Twitter followers. Kevin Coval has 5k Twitter Followers, Idris Goodwin has 1k Twitter followers
Promotion and publicity to coincide with performances and readings at schools and theaters across the country
