Suwanee Festival of Books (Aug 28-29)

2010 Suwanee Festival of Books Saturday, August 28, 2010 from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm – Sunday, August 29, 2010 from 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm The love of a good book has the power to change lives. The festival will promote literacy awareness and education through the Suwanee Festival of Books Foundation, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. Over 100 Authors – Including over 40 Award Winning Authors and Illustrators. Saturday, August 28th – Keynote address by Terry Kay,Georgia Hall of Fame author Sunday, August 29th – Keynote address by Rick Smith, best-selling author... 

30 Books in 90 Days Challenge 2010 (Written Mag)

Ready to get your READ on? Many of you participated in our Holiday Reading Challenge, the E-Book Reading Challenge, and even the 30 Books in 90 Days Reading Challenge of 2009, presented by Written Magazine.  Well, today is the kick-off of Written Magazine’s annual reading challenge (30 Books in 90 Days) which will run June 27th-September 27th. This is the 2nd year RAWSISTAZ online members, reviewers and local chapters have participated.  While yours truly didn’t get in the 30 books last year, I do plan to give it another go this year. I ain’t scared!! To keep up with our RAWSISTAZ... 

Black Writers Reunion & Conference Book Signing (June 26th)

Top African-American authors gather for the Black Writers Reunion & Conference Book Signing June 26 – Multi-author book signing at W Perimeter Hotel is free and open to the public Atlanta, Georgia – June 12, 2010 – America’s premier Black writing conference for professional, freelance and aspiring writers is hosting an exclusive book signing featuring several of the country’s top African-American authors and novelists. The Black Writers Reunion & Conference is proud to present the BWRC Author Expo on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the W Perimeter Hotel (111 Perimeter Centre West,... 

Chats This Week – In the Midst of It All & Coffee Confessions

Greetings everyone! After a fun and successful two month E-Book Reading Challenge, we took a few weeks off from our Black Book Chats to rest up and get ready for sharing even more books and reading challenges. Well, we are back this week, starting at Noon (EST) with two book chats/discussions:  Tiffany Warren (author of our May BOM) and  the authors of the anthology Coffee Confessions (featured Black Book Chat). Tuesday – BOM Discussion for In the Midst of It All by Tiffany Warren Thursday – Book Discussion with the authors of Coffee Confessions edited by Dana Pittman ABOUT IN THE... 

Chats through Mid-May 2010

The Black Book Chats will now start at noon (EST) instead of 10AM EST, unless otherwise noted and will end around 8PM EST.  They are held via the comments section in blog format and you DO NOT have to sit there all day waiting on messages. If you want to attend the chat, just go to http://www.blackbookchats.com and you should see the posting for each chat or you can just go to the RAWSISTAZ main page and it’ll be there in the second column. Tuesday, May 4th - BOM Discussion with Terra Little (Where There’s Smoke 2) Tuesday, May 4th -  Blog Tour with Vanessa Richardson (Love Found Me) Friday,... 

3rd Annual Afr’Am Fest Literary Award Program (May 21-23)

As part of SEVAA’s literacy campaign, “Reading is a Family Affair,” launched in 2008, the organization seeks to recognize and support outstanding contributions in the literary arena by African-Americans. Nominations are currently being accepted for its 3rd Annual Afr’Am Fest Literary Awards (AFLA) Program. The program is mainly aimed at small press and self-published authors who may not be recognized by large, mainstream venues.  With exposure to our numerous supporters around the country, AFLA seeks to help these authors who may not have the resources available to be... 

Learn How to Create, Publish & Market E-Books (March 25)

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Meet Rita Y. Toews – Founder of Read an E-Book Week (March 7-13, 2010)

For those following along on Twitter, please use hashtag #ebookweek for REBW 2010. History – Read an E-Book Week (REBW) was first registered with Chase’s Calendar of Events in 2004 by founder, Rita Y. Toews.  By having the week officially recognized, e-book authors and publishers acquired a certain extra “legitimacy” during that week to promote the new technology of e-books. The public and media were initially wary of e-books and many doors were closed to promotion. With the week officially recognized by Chase’s, authors reported they now... 

Self-Publishing Symposium 2010 (March 7th)

The Self-Publishing Symposium 2010 will be held March 7th, 2010 at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York). Attend to take advantage of what this important business event can do for your publishing company. Whether you’re a self-published author, small/independent press or writer considering self-publishing, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to: - Learn successful business strategies from industry experts - Network with professionals and make powerful connections - Grow your business to new heights The Self-Publishing Symposium’s huge success has... 

Read an E-Book Week (March 7-13) & Kick-off of E-Book Reading Challenge

Read an E-Book Week educates and informs the public about the pleasures and advantages of reading electronically. Authors, publishers, vendors, the media and readers world-wide are welcome to join in the effort. We encourage you to promote electronic reading with any event. These could include: public readings, library displays, reading challenges, school visits, newspaper and blog articles, chat show appearances, internet radio interviews, e-book give-ways, and banners on your website. E-Books are becoming quite popular with the avid reader and a lot of people are purchasing devices such as the... 

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