Category: Events

  • Spring/Summer 2023 Appearances

    Spring/Summer 2023 Appearances

    Flyer for Spring/Summer 2023 Appearances

    Good afternoon, everyone. Here’s a preliminary flyer for my upcoming appearances for this Spring and Summer.

    I’ll be one of the poets featuring at Shades of Green on May 22nd, and be among the authors at the Schomburg Literary Festival on June 17th.

    More details are forthcoming. Save the dates.

  • Langston Hughes Day Celebration Saturday, February 11th, 2023

    Langston Hughes Day Celebration Saturday, February 11th, 2023

    Flyer via Queens Public Library

    Good morning! It’s Black History Month. I’m excited to share with you that I will be among the featured poets at the annual Langston Hughes day celebration. Saturday, February 11th, 2023. #blackhistorymonth2023

    Stop through if you can.

  • Relive The Roaring Twenties with The NY Society Library and The Harlem Writers Guild- December 1st!

    Relive the Roaring Twenties Flyer

    Greetings, everyone. On Thursday, December 1st, 2022 the Harlem Writers Guild and the New York Society Library will host a tribute to literary artists of the Harlem Renaissance. You may find the registration link here: https://www.nysoclib.org/events/relive-harlem-renaissance-library-and-harlem-writers-guild

  • Harlem Writers Guild @ Schomburg Literary Festival 2022 Saturday, June 18th

    Harlem Writers Guild @ Schomburg Literary Festival 2022 Saturday, June 18th

    Schomburg Literary Festival 2022

    MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR JUNE 18TH, HARLEM WRITERS GUILD MEMBERS WILL BE VENDING AT . . . The Schomburg Center Literary Festival.

    Reading the African Diaspora celebrates authors of African descent and champions literacy and books across genres to amplify Black history and culture. Festival programming features some of the most talented writers and influential figures in culture today.

    ALSO, HWG MEMBER MINNETTE COLEMAN IS OFFERING A FREE WRITING WORKSHOP
    The Art of Creating Historical Fiction | Schomburg Center, American Negro Theatre
    Trying to write historical fiction? Join Harlem Writers Guild author Minnette Coleman as she shares ways to chart your vision, anchor artifacts and characters to your story, and research your historical fiction tale outside archetypal means. Remember the tale you want to tell is more important than the history BUT you need the history to tell your tale.

    REGISTER FOR THIS IN-PERSON WORKSHOP . . . .

    Check out “Schomburg Center Literary Festival 2022: Create Historical Fiction Workshop” on Eventbrite!

    LINK: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/schomburg-center-literary-festival-2022-create-historical-fiction-workshop-tickets-342883302187?aff=eand

    Date: Sat, Jun 18 • 12:00 PM EDT

    Location: 515 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10030

  • Marc Polite Among Featured Author Interviews at Harlem Book Fair 2021

    Marc Polite Among Featured Author Interviews at Harlem Book Fair 2021

    Good afternoon, my readers. It has been a quiet summer for the most part. However, I have been promoting my work here and there. I am putting up this post to let you all know that I have the honor to be one of the authors interviewed for this year’s virtual Harlem Book Fair. It is a one-on-one interview with Max Rodriguez, the founder of the Harlem Book Fair.

    I will be discussing my latest book “The Binge Watcher’s Guide to Black Mirror” This will occur on Saturday, July 31st, 2021 from 11 am to 2 pm.

    To see the schedule of the main stage, you can visit the link here: Harlem Book Fair Author Mainstage Schedule