This weekend, Pulitzer Prize winners and best-selling authors will convene here at BU for the Journalism Department‘s annual conference, The Power of Narrative: The Rebirth of Storytelling. There, some of the nation’s most celebrated writers will discuss the art and future of narrative nonfiction.

2011 speakers include:

• Jill Abramson, Managing Editor, The New York Times
• Kate Medina, Executive Editor, Random House
• Susan Orlean, Author, The Orchid Thief
• Hampton Sides, Author, Hellhound on His Trail
• Douglas Starr, Author, The Killer of Little Shepherds; Professor, College of Communication
• Gay Talese, Journalist & Author
• Isabel Wilkerson, Author, The Warmth of Other Suns; Professor, College of Communication
• And many more…

The conference takes place today and tomorrow in the Kenmore Classroom Building. For registration information and a complete schedule of conference events visit here.