Bonnie Greer, new president of the Brontë Society
The Brontë Society, founded in 1893, is one of the oldest Literary Societies in the world and now has an international membership. The Society is based at the Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth, home of the famous writers, Charlotte, Emily and Anne BrontëIn 2010 Bonnie Greer spoke in Haworth as part of the Brontë Society’s Contemporary Arts Programme, returning soon after to open a newly refurbished exhibition space at the Parsonage museum. She joined members of the Society and spoke eloquently at a fundraising event at Watermen’s Hall, in London, in November, having earlier that day received an OBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. Bonnie Greer is also the judge of the short story section of the 2010-2011 Brontë Society Literary Competition.
Born in Chicago, Bonnie Greer is well known in Britain as an award-winning playwright, novelist, and broadcaster. Her latest play, "Marilyn and Ella" ran at The Apollo Theatre in London in November 2009, and her new book, a biography for young people of the poet and novelist, Langston Hughes, entitled “Rebel with a Cause”, will be published by Arcadia in the spring. Her libretto for the new opera “Yes”, composed by Errollyn Wallen, will premiere at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden’s Lindbury Theatre in autumn, 2011