Black Books, Authors, Book Reviews, Events & More
Originally posted May 25th via Facebook in an effort to clarify confusion regarding author participation at our annual event. The 10-Year Anniversary Celebration of RAWSISTAZ is scheduled for October 1-3, 2010 and it is our 8th Annual Event which we will hold in Atlanta, GA. We are celebrating, right? Well, if one more person asks [...]
It’s that time again and RAWSISTAZ is looking for avid readers who want to share their thoughts & opinions on books read. Want to review for RAWSISTAZ? We’re in need of quick readers who can read and write reviews in the given deadline (2 weeks or less) and are open to feedback from our staff. [...]
Readers, what tips would you like to share with writers? Writers, what tips would you like to share with other writers? This includes newbie writers in addition to the veterans. In one of the RAW Groups, we did Tuesday Tips for Writers earlier this week and a lot of wonderful, wonderful tips were shared. Since [...]
Yolanda is one of our members and a staunch supporter of writers, so we’re glad to spotlight her on RAWSISTAZ today. I’ve shared a lot of laughs with Yolanda and also quite a few conversations on the many things in the industry that concern not just us, but the market as a whole. With organizations [...]
Reviewed: Feb 28, 2010 Heard It All Before by Michele Grant Dafina Books, January 2010 320 Pages, Paperback, $14.00 ISBN: 0758242190 Genre: Street Fiction RAW Rating: 4.0 (out of 5) After successful suburbanite, Jewellen Capwell and her ex-fiance went their separate ways two years ago, she couldn’t wait to get back into the dating scene. [...]
I’m sorry (okay, no I’m not), but I need a nice comfy spot and a bag of popcorn. I am one of the biggest advocates you’ll find for all things literary; especially when it comes to African-American books & authors, but the last few weeks have taken me over the edge. The literary industry is [...]
**My apologies, but I didn’t know the Blogging in Black site would be down for maintenance today, so for those who have emailed me, I have updated this post to include the entire article. So, feel free to comment here if the BIB site isn’t up.** For those who know me, you know I try [...]
Today marks the last day of 2009 and it has certainly been a year of change, both personally and professionally, but it’s been a great year! I’m closing out December over at Blogging in Black with an article on Reacting To & Learning from 2009. It’s not just about the things you may have gone [...]
Hello all, I’m Tee C. Royal, the founder of RAWSISTAZ Literary Group, which consists of an online book club (RAWSISTAZ Online Book Club), a literary hang-out (RAW4ALL), a book review team (The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers), and local chapters in cities across the United States (Atlanta, New York, Memphis, Piedmont-Triad NC, Chicago, Detroit, Northern VA, Los Angeles [...]
It gives me great pleasure to spotlight one of the first people I met in the literary world who also had a passion for books and promoting Black writers: LaShaunda C. Hoffman. IN HER OWN WORDS: In the real world, I’m a mother of three, wife to my hero and caregiver to my mother. I [...]
