For the first time ever, the 5 Under 35 Ceremony opens to the public. Join us to celebrate the 2023 5 Under 35 honorees Mateo Askaripour, Chelsea T. Hicks, Morgan Talty, Jenny Xie, and Ada Zhang alongside their selectors and special guests for an evening of readings from their debut works and conversation. Presented in partnership with the Brooklyn Museum. More information on this year’s honorees and selectors can be found here.

Hosted by Wajahat Ali, public speaker, recovering attorney, and author of Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on Becoming American.

This is a ticketed event. Please purchase tickets at the Brooklyn Museum’s website here.

This program will include ASL interpretation. For access needs, please email access@brooklynmuseum.org.
Masks are required in the auditorium, and will be available upon arrival

The National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 program is supported by Amazon Literary Partnership.