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
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!
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.