Notable Events and Resources Black Expo 2009 Various Dates for Different Cities The Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Authors and Illustrators Submit Your Book for Review Deadline is December 1, Every Year Use all the addresses on the right side of page to send books Email: olos@ala.org Latino Book & Family Festivals Full 2009 Festival Tour Chicago- March 28-29 Washington DC- April 25-26 Los Angeles, August 29-30 Houston- December 5-6 Phone: 713-236-1073 Email: jims@latinofestivals.com International Latino Book Awards Nominations end March 12, 2009 The 2009 awards will be presented during BookExpo America Awards Ceremony May 28, 2009 at the Javits Center in New York City Over Rainbows and Down Rabbit Holes: The Art of Children's Books November 11, 2008 - March 11, 2009 The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA This magical presentation features approximately 70 works of art created specifically for children's books. Essence Music Festival 2009 – Bus Trip from Augusta, GA Price: US $345.00 Event Date: July 03-July 06, 2009 Planner's Paradise! Packages start at $345. The hotel is located 4 blocks from French Quarter and 5 blocks from the Superdome. The bus will depart July 3, 2009 from Augusta, GA and return July 6, 2009. Once deposit is made a monthly payment of $60 is due with final payment due April 15, 2009. Packages are: $345 per person Triple occupancy $450 per person Double occupancy $785 per person Single occupancy Space is limited and going fast, so hurry and reserve yours today!! Contact Paula at 706 589-3229 or mailto:2cousinstravel@bellsouth.net Additional information can also be found on http:www.2cousinstravel.net ADVERTISING IS AVAILABLE ON THIS PAGE. EMAIL ELLA TO HAVE YOUR EVENT FEATURED. January 2009 EDC Creations Online Seminars Be Your Own Publicists Intro Free for All--January 10, 2009 Be Your Own Publicists 2--January 17, 2009 fee $35.00 Be Your Own Publicists 3--January 24, 2009 fee $35.00 Be Your Own Publicists 4--January 30, 2009 fee $35.00 Be Your Own Publicists 5--January 31, 2009 fee $35.00 Be Your Own Publicists Meet and Greet--Panera Bread--January 31, 2009 fee $35.00 ** Email Ella to inquire about marketing and publishing coaching. NCWC SD "Stir Up The Gift That is in You" Write, Publish and Market Your Book, Today! Publish Your Book Online FREE We will show you how. . . Event Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009 Event Time: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Event Location: Anchors Catering and Conference Center 2375 Recreation Way, Bldg 3210 San Diego, CA 92136-5518 The Registration fee will include breakfast, lunch, expert support and conference materials. • Early Registration (before December 1st, 2008) $ 59.00 attendees must pay the full cost. • Full Registration (after December 1st, 2008) $75.00 • On-site Registration January 10th, 2009 $75.00 Antonio L. Crawford NCWC SD P.O. Box 1458, National City, CA 91951-1458 Telephone: (619) 791-5810 E-mail: ncwcsd@yahoo.com Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA! Festival) January 20–January 25, 2009 Eatonville, FL and through out Orange County BCALA Literary Awards Winners selected at American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting Denver, CO in January 2009 Final submission date is December 19, 2008 Joel W. White, Chair BCALA Literary Awards Committee Email: whitejw@forsythlibrary.org BCALA P.O. Box 1738 Hampton, VA 23669 February, 2009 National African American Read In National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) February 1-28, 2009 NCTEAR 2009 Literacy, Culture, Learning, and Life in Schools: Research and Designs for Change February 13-15, 2009 University of California, Los Angeles Co-chairs: Kris Gutierrez and Ernest Morrell I Love to Read Book Fair Black History Month/Multi-Cultural Book Fair www.TheBashaRiddickShow.4t.com NAACP Image Awards - Los Angeles, CA February 12, 2009 http://www.naacpimageawards.net/40/index.php NAACP Centennial Celebration - Hilton - New York , NY February 20, 2009 http://www.naacp.org/events/centennial/index.htm Much Ado About Books February 27-28, 2009 Main Library 303 N. Laura Street, Jacksonville, FL phone: 904-630-1995 / email: maab@cog.net 2009 Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit February 11 - 14, 2009 The Ritz-Carlton, Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. Building Sisterhood Conference & Treat February 20–February 21, 2009 Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel 10207 Wincopin Circle Columbia, MD 21044 March 2009 EDC Creations Literary Cruise March 7, 2009 11pm-3:30am EST ** Email Ella to inquire about event details. Go On Girl! Book Club Writing Awards Deadline for all entries in March 15, annually Read Across America March 2, 2009 (Birthday of Dr. Seuss) Sponsor: National Education Association phone 1-888-747-READ; email: readacross@nea.org 2009 CCCC Annual Convention Conference of College Composition and Communication March 11-14, 2009 "Making Waves" San Francisco, California National Small Press Month March 1 - 31, 2009 New York Center for Independent Publishing (formerly Small Press Center) National Black Writers Conference bgreene@mec.cuny.edu Website: http://www.mec.cuny.edu/nbwc RADIO ONE - ONE LOVE CRUISE Monday, March 2 – Saturday, March 7, 2009 Ports of call: Belize & Costa Maya Royal Caribbean Grandeur of Seas Latino Book & Family Festivals 2009 Festival Tour Chicago- March 28-29 email: jims@latinofestivals.com 2777 Jefferson St., Ste 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008 April 2009 National Library Week American Library Association 2009 - April 12-18 2010 - April 4 -10 The 2009 Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival April 1-3, 2009 Thad Cochran Center, USM campus, Hattiesburg, MS El Día de los niños/El Día de los libros April 30, 2009 Día is a daily commitment to link all children to books Fifth Annual New York Round Table® Writers' Conference April 24, 2009 — April 25, 2009 Questions Call: 212.764.7021 or Email: nycip@nycip.org National Poetry Month Academy of American Poets April 1-30, 2009 NCTE's Literacy Education Advocacy Day April 23, 2009 Washington, DC Anointed Authors on Tour Seven award-winning, bestselling authors of Christian fiction and non-fiction publications http://www.anointedauthorsontour.com/index.html Divas of Literature Book Tour C/O ASPICOMM MEDIA PO Box 1212 Baldwin, NY 11510 www.aspicomm.com Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Friday, April 24 Saturday, April 25 • 10 am to 6 pm Sunday, April 26 • 10 am to 5 pm UCLA Main Campus--Los Angeles, CA 4th Annual EYE for Change Conference Thursday, April 2, 2009 8-3:00 pm EST Morgan State University The New Student Center 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21251 Latino Book & Family Festivals 2009 Festival Tour Washington DC- April 25-26 phone: 713-236-1073 email: jims@latinofestivals.com 2777 Jefferson St., Ste 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008 Romantic Times Booklovers Convention April 22-26, 2009 Multicultural Panel Orlando, FL May 2009 Get Caught Reading Month Association of American Publishers (AAP) May 1-31, 2009 Literacy Facts Los Angeles Black Business Expo May 1-3, 2009 Los Angeles Convention Center Tom Bradley (South) Hall 201 S. Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA Black Expo New York May 2009 TBA http://www.blackexponewyork.com Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference/Expo http://www.blackenterprise.com/events DC Black Gay Pride May 2009 TBA Annually Memorial Day Weekend Black Lesbian & Gay Pride Day, Inc. (BLGPD) West Rock African American Book Fair Saturday, May 16th 2009 11:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. South 4th Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY (Mount Vernon business district) EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: January 31, 2009 Email: westrock@qbr.com Black Writers on Tour May 1- 3, 2009 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m Los Angeles Convention Center milliganbooks@sbcglobal.net Afr'Am Festival May 2009 TBA Town Point Park Southeastern Virginia Arts Association P.O. Box 366 Norfolk, VA 23501 email: projectdirector@sevaa.org 5th Annual NAACP Leadership 500 Summit May 21-24, 2009 Phoenician Resort and Spa Scottsdale, Arizona BookExpo America Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City May 28 - May 31, 2009 Children's Book Week The Children's Book Council 2009: May 11 - 17 2010: May 10 - 16 phone: 212-966-1990 Publishing Children Books National Black Book Festival May 17-18, 2008 Thousands of readers; Dozens of Authors All Under One Roof Houston, Texas George R. Brown Convention Center Houston Black Expo May 15-17, 2009 George R. Brown Convention Center Email: info@houstonblackexpo.com June 2009 Indianapolis Book Fest June 2009 TBA Delores Thornton at: dthorn4047@aol.com Go On Girl Book Club 17th Annual Author Awards Weekend June 12-14, 2009 J.W. Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas 5150 Westheimer Houston, Texas 77056 Black Writers Reunion & Conference June18-19, 2009 Golden Nugget Hotel, 129 E. Fremont Street, Las Vegas Black Writers Reunion & Conference PO Box 542711 Grand Prairie, Texas 75054-2711 July 2009 The Christy Awards July 2009 - Christy Award Winners announced Christy Award Entry Form must be filled out and signed by the head of the publishing house Should be mailed to arrive by November 19, 2008 Guidelines African-American and Latin Gay Pride July 16-19, 2009 Miami Beach Bruthaz Royal Palm Hotel (Host) Harlem Book Fair July 18, 2009 West 135th Street Malcolm X Blvd. to Frederick Douglass Blvd. Harlem New York, NY Hurston Wright Writers' Week American University, Washington, D.C www.hurston-wright.org/hw_writers_week.shtml Romance Writers of America (RWA) 29th Annual National Conference July 15 - 18, 2009 Washington, D.C. American Library Association Annual Conference July 9- July 15, 2009 McCormick Place West 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60616 Faith and Fiction Retreat July 16-19, 2009 The Villas of Grand Cypress Orlando, Florida info@faithandfictionretreat.com International Christian Retail Show 2009! July 12-16, 2009 Colorado Convention Center Denver, CO NAACP: Celebrates 100 year Annual Convention July 11-16, 2009 New York, NY ThrillerFest 2009 July 8-11, 2009 Grand Hyatt Hotel New York City 39th Summer Celebration-Indiana Black Expo July 9-19, 2009 3145 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46208 Main Web site: http://www.indianablackexpo.com ESSENCE Music Festival July 03-July 06, 2009 Daytime Festival activities at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Charlotte NC Black Gay Pride The 4th Annual Black Gay Pride Celebration July 17-19, 2009 August 2009 Kansas Black Expo August 2009 TBA 2408 SW Moundview Topeka, KS 66614 Curtis Pitts: cpitts@topeka.k12.ks.us South Carolina Black Family Expo SC Black Family Expo August 2009 TBA Phone Number: 843-667-1818 Email: staff@scblackfamilyexpo.com ITLA's Atlanta Black Gay Pride August -September, 2009 In The Life Atlanta (ITLA) World largest pride celebration for AA lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people In The Life Atlanta 346 Auburn Ave NE Suite 126 Atlanta, GA 30312 Baltimore Black Pride August 2009 TBA www.bmoreblackpride.org/mission.htm Latino Book & Family Festivals 2009 Festival Tour Los Angeles, August 29-30 email: jims@latinofestivals.com 2777 Jefferson St., Ste 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008 National Book Club Conference Registration for 2009 is $300 per person July 31-Aug. 2, 2009 Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atlanta, GA 2010 ESSENCE Short Fiction-Submit Early! Essence Magazine 135 W. 50th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10020 Queens Book Fair C&B Books Distribution August 2009 TBA Jamaica, Queens, NY September 2009 The African American Literary Award Show (AALAS) September 2009 TBA http://www.literaryawardshow.com Cruisin' For Christ III September 5 - 12, 2009 "Celebrating the Artistries that Glorify God!" Decatur Book Festival September 4 -6, 2009 Atlanta, GA Blacks Over 40 at Sea September 6 - 13, 2009 7 day cruise - Mexican Riviera Los Angeles, CA Charlotte Literary Festival September 6-7, 2009 (pending) The Charlotte Convention Center Host: RealEyes Bookstore Darren "Jaz" Vincent For Sisters Only (FSO) Atlanta September 2009 Pending Georgia World Congress Center 285 International Blvd. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 7th Annual Harlem Book Fair on Long Island Saturday, September 19, 2009 Tiime: 12 noon - 6 p.m. Freeport Recreation Center 130 East Merrick Road, Freeport NY For further information e-mail: hbflongisland@verizon.net 14th annual Baltimore Book Festival September 25-27, 2009 Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts 7 East Redwood Street, Suite 500 Baltimore, MD 21202 Congressional Black Caucus http://www.alc2008.org September 24-27, 2009 Author Requests must be received by March 1st 2009 to Lee McDonald, The Renaissance Group. E-mail: therenaissancegrouplm@gmail.com National Book Festival Saturday, September 26, 2009 National Mall in Washington, D.C. Between 3rd and 7th streets from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m email: bookfest@loc.gov October 2009 NCTE National Day on Writing October 20, 2009 www.ncte.org/action/dayonwriting The Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Authors and Illustrators Submit Your Book for Review NOW! Deadline is December 1, Every Year Use all the addresses on the right side of page to send books ALA Office for Literacy & Outreach Services 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 The Arizona Black Expo October 2009 TBA On behalf of The Leadership Consortium 25th Anniversary Circle City Classic October 2009 TBA Indiana Black Expo, Inc. and the Indiana Sports Corporation Cavalcade of Authors October 2009 TBA Various Locations Chicago, IL Capital BookFest The Festival Address is: 931A Capital Centre Blvd, Largo, MD 20774. The Capital BookFest Mailing address is: PO Box 7821 Largo, MD 20792-7821 Email: kwame@capitalbookfest.net Annual Brother 2 Brother Literary Symposium October 2009 TBA Houston, Texas National Family Literacy Day-Nov. 1, 2009 National Center for Family Literacy The Antigua & Barbuda International Literary Festival November 2009 TBA Jolly Beach Resort Antigua, West Indies Essence of Motown Literary Jam November 2009 TBA Sylvia Hubbard, conference chair essenceofmotown@yahoo.com Detroit, MI Over Rainbows and Down Rabbit Holes: The Art of Children's Books November 11, 2008 - March 11, 2009 The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA This magical presentation features approximately 70 works of art created specifically for children's books. Website: 7th Annual International Children's & Young Adult Literature Celebration "Open a Door...Open a Book...Open your Mind...to the World" Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Tripp Commons, Memorial Union University of Wisconsin-Madison Miami Book Fair International November 8-15, 2009 Miami, FL Multicultural Children's Book Festival November 2009 TBA Washington, DC National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference November 2009 TBA Venue changes each festival New Orleans Book Fair November 2009 TBA New Orleans, LA Phone: 504-598-4685 99th NCTE Annual Convention Council of Teachers of English November 19-24, 2009 Email: conventionquestions@ncte.org December 2009 EDC Creations Holiday Book Fair Online 24 days promoting New Book Releases Live readings on BAN Radio Nightly BAN Anniversary Party December 22, 2009 Latino Book & Family Festivals 2009 Festival Tour Houston- December 5-6 Email: jims@latinofestivals.com 2777 Jefferson St., Ste 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008 Charlotte Black Expo Various Dates for Different Cities www.blackexpousa.com/home.html Events and Places to Check Out Sisters on the Reading Edge Bookclub Annual Event Antioch, CA www.sotre.com The St. Louis Association of Authors of Color (SLAAOC) www.archlandbooks.com Pen To Paper Literary Symposium www.ButterflyPress.net/Symposium Boston Book Bazaar www.kindleeyesbooks.com/bookbazaar.html The Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center 847 N. 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