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"Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business" 2018 Conference
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August 2018 eNewsletter Recommended Reads, Videos, and More
August 2018 eNewsletter Recommended Reads, Videos, and More Troy Johnson Article Videos from the National Book Club Conference I attended the 2018 National Book Club Conference August 3rd and 4th....
2016 National Black Writers Conference
2016 National Black Writers Conference Troy Johnson Article Update: March 25, 2016 The Conference's Complete and final Schedule of Events is Now Available. Greetings Colleagues, We are excited a...
Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business Conference
Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business Conference Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino Las Vegas Nevada If your publishing success is just as important to you as your writing success, then instead of going...
Video Coverage of the 2018 National Book Club Conference
Video Coverage of the 2018 National Book Club Conference Troy Johnson Article I attended the 2018 National Book Club Conference August 3rd and 4th. I have not attended since the 2010. The confer...
National Conference of African American Librarians
National Conference of African American Librarians Troy Johnson Article Authors and Publishers: Exhibit at the National Conference of African American Librarians The Black Caucus of the American...
April Bestselling Books, Win Barracoon, Top Erotica, Google is too Powerful, and More
April Bestselling Books, Win Barracoon, Top Erotica, Google is too Powerful, and More Troy Johnson Article Bestselling Books March/April 2018 Fiction: The Yearning by Mohale Mashigo was the best...
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date Jasmine Guillory 9780399587665 Fiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House One of… • Entertainment Weekly’s “12 Romances for V-Day” • Cosmopolitan’s “2018 Anticipated Read...
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 3
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 3 Kalamu ya Salaam Article Report from the Field National Black Writers Conference 2000 Part 3 of 3 “E...
SDSU Writers’ Conference
SDSU Writers’ Conference San Diego Marriott Mission Valley Hotel San Diego California shut down after 34 years Whether you’re a beginning writer or a published professional, the San Diego Sta...
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2018): Gathering at the Waters II
Killens Review of Arts & Letters (Fall& /& Winter 2018): Gathering at the Waters II Clarence V. Reynolds A21551758v10 Fiction Center for Black Literature Medgar Evers College View a pdf of the cover a...
Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business
Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business Joylynn M. Jossel 9780970672667 Nonfiction End of the Rainbow Projects End of the Rainbow Projects There is more to being an author than writing, publishing, ...
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 2
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 2 Kalamu ya Salaam Article Report from the Field National Black Writers Conference 2000 Part 2 of 3 “E...
Black Writers Redefine the Struggle: A Tribute to James Baldwin
Black Writers Redefine the Struggle: A Tribute to James Baldwin James Baldwin 9780870236778 Nonfiction University of Massachusetts Press University of Massachusetts Press This book is a transcription ...
Joylynn M. Jossel
Joylynn M. Jossel NONE Check the “Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business” 2018 Conference presented by Joylynn’s Path To Publishing (September 20 – 22, 2018) Joylynn M. Joss...
Superfly (2018)
Superfly (2018) Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/images/superfly-2018-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Excellent ★★★★ (out of 4 stars) Trevor Jackson Plays Iconic Titl...
Color of Children’s Literature Conference
Color of Children’s Literature Conference New York New York Kweli’s Color of Children’s Literature Conference is the nation’s first and largest conference for BIPOC creators of chil...
The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color Albuquerque New Mexico The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color is a conference for everyone! The conference is sponsored by five associations of ethnic...
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 1
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 1 Kalamu ya Salaam Article “Elizabeth Nunez, the conference director and the director of the Black Writers Ins...
Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism in Keynote Speech Delivered at Medieval Studies Conference
Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism in Keynote Speech Delivered at Medieval Studies Conference Kam Williams Interview Professor Chazelle Advocates Christian Social Activism...
AA LIT. CONFERENCE 2000
AA LIT. CONFERENCE 2000 Troy Johnson Article THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HERE AS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE. AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE CONFERENCE 2000 "THE LEGACY LIVES O...
Belize Writers’ Conference
Belize Writers’ Conference Ak’bol Yoga Retreat Ambergris Caye Belize First-ever Belize Writers’ Conference Launching April 2018. Six-day conference offers workshops by New York literary ag...
Ron Kavanaugh
Ron Kavanaugh NONE Ron Kavanaugh is a literary activist who founded Mosaic Books and the Literary Freedom Project (LFP), a non-profit supporting the literary arts. Through LFP, he launched Mosaic Lit...
July eNewsletter: Best Sellers, Reviews, a Contest, and Our Online Book Club is Coming Back!
July eNewsletter: Best Sellers, Reviews, a Contest, and Our Online Book Club is Coming Back! Troy Johnson Article “Spalding’s MFA in Writing alums don’t just win awards, they make a difference with...
This Book Betrays My Brother
This Book Betrays My Brother Kagiso Lesego Molope 9781988449296 Fiction Mawenzi House Mawenzi House Winner of the Ottawa Book Award, English Fiction, 2019 Named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2018 ...
The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits
The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits Tiya Miles 9781620972311 Nonfiction The New Press The New Press Finalist for the 2018 Frederick Douglass Book PrizeNo...
Safia Elhillo
Safia Elhillo 0000000464340864 Safia Elhillo, author of 'The January Children', is a celebrated Sudanese-American poet. She's notable for her 2016 Sillerman First Book Prize, 2018 Arab American Book ...
The Mosaic Literary Conference
The Mosaic Literary Conference Bronx New York The Mosaic Literary Conference fosters a collaborative space for individuals interested in literature, education, and the arts. MLC plays a crucial role ...
Mosaic Literary Conference
Mosaic Literary Conference The Bronx Museum of the Arts Bronx New York The Mosaic Literary Conference provides a platform for literature-based creative thinking and knowledge sharing. Each year we inv...
“Furious Flower” Conference Celebrates African American Poetry
“Furious Flower” Conference Celebrates African American Poetry Jamie Walker Article Harrisonburg, Virginia: Over sixty distinguished poets and scholars gathered to help set the agenda for African A...
Furious Flower: African-American Poetry from the Black Arts Movement to the Present
Furious Flower: African-American Poetry from the Black Arts Movement to the Present Joanne V. Gabbin 9780813922539 Poetry University of Virginia Press University of Virginia Press The Furious Flower C...
New York Black Book Conference & Expo
New York Black Book Conference & Expo National Black Theater New York New York A 2-day literary event is expected by all who attend the 1st Annual Black Book Expo and Conference hosted by Black Expo A...
Robert G. Barnes
Robert G. Barnes NONE Dr. Robert and Rosemary Barnes are coauthors, conference speakers, and experts on marriage and family issues. Robert is executive director of Sheridan House Family Ministries an...
Alice Wootson
Alice Wootson NONE Alice Greenhowe Wootson is a retired teacher and acclaimed author of thirteen novels, including romance and romantic suspense. A prize-winning poet, member of various writers' asso...
AA LIT. CONFERENCE 2001
AA LIT. CONFERENCE 2001 Troy Johnson Article 2nd Annual African American Literature Conference Saturday, April 7,2001 at the Nyumburu Cultural Center on the University of Maryland College Park ...
Migrated Writers
Migrated Writers Troy Johnson Article Migrated Writers 17th Annual Celeb.of Black Writing A Report From The Field More Bios. The Sight of the 360 Event 4th Annual AA Children's Book Fair AA C...
The South Florida Book Festival & Literary Conference
The South Florida Book Festival & Literary Conference Fort Lauderdale Florida The South Florida Book Festival and Literary Conference is one of the nation’s fastest growing and premier book fes...
Spotlight on the 14th National Black Writers Conference: March 22 – March 25, 2018
Spotlight on the 14th National Black Writers Conference: March 22 – March 25, 2018 Troy Johnson Article AALBC.com is Hosting an Independent Publishing Workshop How to Publish Your Book Independently...
Tiana Clark
Tiana Clark NONE Tiana Clark is the author of the poetry collections Scorched Earth (Washington Square Press/Simon & Schuster, 2025) and I Can’t Talk About the Trees Without the Blood (Universit...
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity C. Riley Snorton 9781517901738 Nonfiction University of Minnesota Press University of Minnesota Press Winner of the John Boswell Prize from ...
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South Michael W. Twitty 9780062379290 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins 2018 James Beard Foundation Book of the Year - 2...
Frederick Joseph
Frederick Joseph 000000011448266X Frederick Joseph, an award-winning marketer and writer, is recognized for his advocacy in media representation. Included in Forbes 30 Under 30, he's also a recipient...
Mia P. Manansala
Mia P. Manansala NONE Mia P. Manansala, a Chicago-based writer, uses humor and murder to explore Filipino diaspora, queerness, and pop culture. She's an award-winning author with accolades including ...
Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström
Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström 0000000403172043 Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström is an acclaimed author, speaker, and photographer. Her work has been featured in major publications worldwide and she has received num...
The National Black Writers Conference (NBWC)
The National Black Writers Conference (NBWC) Medgar Evers College Brooklyn New York More than 50 Black writers, publishing executives, and literary activists will gather to discuss the triumphs and ch...
Texas Library Association Conference
Texas Library Association Conference Dallas Texas Our extensive conference porgram is like a giant menu where you can explore 300+ educational sessions on a multitude of topics that will halp you gro...
AWP Conference & Bookfair
AWP Conference & Bookfair Chicago Illinois Join thousands of writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers at the AWP Conference & Bookfair—the premier annual gathering of the literary c...
People of Publishing Conference
People of Publishing Conference Fashion Institute of Technology New York New York The AALA People of Publishing Conference is organized with the goal of bringing together literary agents, editors and ...
Center for Black Literature
Center for Black Literature Medgar Evers College City University of New York https://centerforblackliterature.org/ Founded in 2002, the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College of the Cit...
Medgar Evers College
Medgar Evers College City University of New York Center for Black Literature https://centerforblackliterature.org/ Founded in 2002, the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College of the Cit...
National Book Club Conference
National Book Club Conference Atlanta Westin Buckhead Atlanta Georgia National Book Club Conference Foundation, Inc., is a literary organization founded by author Curtis Bunn that, since 2003, execute...
Oxford Conference for the Book
Oxford Conference for the Book Oxford Mississippi The Oxford Conference for the Book brings together fiction and nonfiction writers, journalists, poets, publishers, teachers, and students for three d...
Great Lakes African American Writers Conference
Great Lakes African American Writers Conference MLK Branch of the Cleveland Public Library Cleveland Ohio Historically, Great Lakes African American Writers Conference (GLAAWC pronounced “glossy...
The Self-Publishing Conference
The Self-Publishing Conference College Court London England The Publishing Conference is the UK's longest established dedicated self-publishing event offering authors a chance to find out about a wide...
Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference at Chautauqua Institution
Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference at Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua New York The 2024 Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference was previously known as the ...
PePcon: The Print + ePublishing Conference
PePcon: The Print + ePublishing Conference Virtual / Pheonix Arizona Phoenix Arizona CreativePro Week is the essential HOW-TO conference for creative professionals who design, create and edit Adobe in...
Idaho Writers Guild Conference
Idaho Writers Guild Conference Boise Idaho Conference workshop for publishers writing journeys.
Literary Writers Conference
Literary Writers Conference New York New York The conference for the serious writer of fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
Troy at the National Black Book Club Conference
Troy at the National Black Book Club Conference Troy Johnson Article This past August I participated in the National Black Book Club Conference. It was by 3rd time attending and 2rd time taking an ac...
Curtis Bunn
Curtis Bunn NONE Curtis Bunn, a successful novelist, broke into the literary scene in 2001 with his hit novel, “Baggage Check,” which topped the Essence bestsellers list. Recognized for his honest po...
David Covin
David Covin 0000000084071877 David Covin was a Professor Emeritus of Government and Ethnic Studies at CSU Sacramento and Past President of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. He wa...
Joanne C. Hillhouse
Joanne C. Hillhouse 0000000043655956 Joanne C. Hillhouse’s writing has been described as “honest”, “real”, “poetic”, and “lyrical”. Her Antiguan culture is at the heart of her writing: “Obvious is t...
Damaris B. Hill
Damaris B. Hill 0000000454814480 DaMaris B. Hill, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Kentucky. Inspired by theories of “rememory” and inclusive history, Hill has ...
Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor
Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor NONE Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor is a Washington DC-based cultural communications specialist and author. She founded the National Black Cultural Information Trust, using...
Leah Lewis
Leah Lewis 0000000436814452 Reverend Dr. Leah Carol Lewis, J.D., is a serial entrepreneur and nonprofit executive. Leah is the Founder and Executive Director of Little Lumpy’s Center for Educational...
High Waters
High Waters Thumper Book Review High Waters, a novel by Suzon Tropez, is a novel that I am unsure as to what the storyline or the point of the novel is. I think it is a novel about an older black ...
Annual Literary & Arts Conference
Annual Literary & Arts Conference African American Museum in Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania Art Sanctuary uses the power of black art to transform individuals, create and build community and f...
Derilene Marco, Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, and Abebe Zegeye
Derilene Marco, Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, and Abebe Zegeye MULTIPLE Dee Marco is a Media Studies lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, researching cinema, visual culture, and feminist nar...
Latorial Faison
Latorial Faison NONE Faison is the Judge for Nubianpoets.com 2018 Nation Poetry Month Poetry Contest Latorial Faison is an American poet and author, known for her profound poetry reflecting her Africa...
LaToya Watkins
LaToya Watkins NONE LaToya Watkins is a published author and PhD holder, known for her works in various publications. She has received numerous grants and fellowships, including being a 2018 emerging...
The Best American Short Stories 2018
The Best American Short Stories 2018 Roxane Gay and Heidi Pitlor 9780544582941 Nonfiction Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest e...
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 N. K. Jemisin 9781328834560 Fiction Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Today’s readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stori...
Heart’s Kiss: Issue 10, August-September 2018: Featuring L. Penelope
Heart’s Kiss: Issue 10, August-September 2018: Featuring L. Penelope L. Penelope 9781612424187 Fiction Heart’s Nest Press Heart’s Nest Press A Magazine Celebrating Romance: Issue 10: August-September ...
Blacktastic!: The Blacktasticon 2018 Anthology
Blacktastic!: The Blacktasticon 2018 Anthology Linda Addison and Balogun Ojetade 9780999278932 Fiction MVmedia MVmedia What is the Black Fantastic? It’s Sword and Soul, Steamfunk, Cyberfunk, Science F...
101 Scholarship Applications - 2018: What It Takes to Obtain a Debt-Free College Education
101 Scholarship Applications - 2018: What It Takes to Obtain a Debt-Free College Education Gwen Richardson 9781983483295 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC We have all read the headlines...
Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published
Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published Cris Freese 9781440352683 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books The Most Trusted Guide to ...
Poet’s Market 2018: The Most Trusted Guide for Publishing Poetry
Poet’s Market 2018: The Most Trusted Guide for Publishing Poetry Robert Lee Brewer 9781440352676 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books The most trusted guide to publishing poetry! Wan...
Guide to Literary Agents 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting an Agent
Guide to Literary Agents 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting an Agent Cris Freese 9781440352669 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books No matter what you’re writing—fiction or nonf...
Writer’s Market Deluxe Edition 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published
Writer’s Market Deluxe Edition 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published Robert Lee Brewer 9781440352645 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Market Deluxe Edition 2...
Writer’s Market 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published
Writer’s Market 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published Robert Lee Brewer 9781440352638 Nonfiction Writer’s Digest Books Writer’s Digest Books The most trusted guide to getting published! Wa...
The Stone Sky (Book 3: The Broken Earth)
The Stone Sky (Book 3: The Broken Earth) N. K. Jemisin 9780316229241 Fiction FireFly Publishing FireFly Publishing Winner of the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novel — 3rd consecutive win for Jemisin in thi...
Geneva Bowers
Geneva Bowers NONE Geneva Bowers is a self-taught illustrator from North Carolina, known for children’s books like Beyoncé Shine Your Light and Curls. Her work, blending whimsy, realism and color, w...
James H. Cone
James H. Cone 0000000381571755 James Hal Cone (1938-2018) was a renowned theologian known for advocating black theology and black liberation theology. His seminal work, Black Theology and Black Power...
Brandy Colbert
Brandy Colbert 0000000409932699 Brandy Colbert is an award-winning author hailing from Missouri. Her work primarily focuses on young adult and children's literature, with titles such as “Little & Lio...
Esther Iverem
Esther Iverem NONE Esther Iverem is a multi-disciplinary artist, writer, curator, and social justice advocate. She's a radio host, founder of the Black website SeeingBlack.com, and author of four boo...
Gerald L. Early
Gerald L. Early 0000000110654831 Gerald Lyn Early, born 1952, is an esteemed American essayist and culture critic. He currently serves as the Merle Kling Professor at Washington University in St. Lou...
Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery
Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery NONE Selena Montgomery is the pseudonym of Stacey Abrams, born Dec 9, 1973, former Georgia House Representative and first Black female major party gubernatorial no...
Abi Daré
Abi Daré 0000000496183410 Abi Daré, a Nigerian-born author based in the UK, has studied law, International Project Management, and Creative Writing. She won the Bath Novel Award in 2018 for her debu...
Ursula M. Burns
Ursula M. Burns 0000000445332455 Ursula M. Burns is a pioneering American businesswoman, the first black woman to become a Fortune 500 CEO at Xerox, where she served from 2009-2016. She was also Chai...
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith 000000010777471X Sydney Smith is a renowned illustrator of children's books, known for works like 'Sidewalk Flowers' and 'The White Cat and the Monk.' His book 'Town Is by the Sea' won t...
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition New Orleans Louisiana Educational programming and relevant information about the impact of libraries
San Francisco Writers Conference
San Francisco Writers Conference Hyatt Regency San Francisco California Over the course of 4 days over 500 attendees, reowned keynote authors, presenters, editors, and agents attend SFWC, combining th...
San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival
San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival Hotel Real de Minas San Miguel de Allende Mexico Learn from expert keynotes and faculty that include contemporary writers, award-winning authors, tea...
The Ground on Which I Stand: 25th Anniversary Edition
The Ground on Which I Stand: 25th Anniversary Edition August Wilson 9781559369954 Fiction Theatre Communications Group Theatre Communications Group “What we do now becomes history by which our grandch...
Black Authors & Readers Rock
Black Authors & Readers Rock Harborside Hotel Oxon Hill Maryland BARR is a two day literary conference that offers readers the opportunity to meet and mingle with new, emerging and nationally recogniz...
The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle
The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle T. L. Huchu 9781250883063 Fiction Tor Books Macmillan Publishers In T. L. Huchu’s USA Today bestselling Edinburgh Nights series, the third book, The Mystery at Dunvegan ...
The Santa Barbara Writers Conference
The Santa Barbara Writers Conference Mar Monte Hotel Santa Barbara California Six days and nights of 30+ writing workshops, panels, speakers, agnets and fellow word-crafters.
Biographers International Organization Annual Conference
Biographers International Organization Annual Conference CUNY Graduate Center New York New York Mentor and advise attendees on a wide variesty of topics related to marketing biography
The Write Stuff Writers Conference
The Write Stuff Writers Conference online Bethlehem Pennsylvania Write stuff is a place for us to commit to our writing practice, no matter what you're working on. From manscripts to blog post to jour...
The Best Book Club Conference in the World
The Best Book Club Conference in the World Literary Events