Agents of Literary Change
A cooperative learning, teaching and supporting community for anyone who helps bring a book to life. A network for authors, readers, publishers, photographers, librarians, reviewers, graphic designers, editors, ghostwriters, agents, and others.
Groups
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Editors/Copy Editors/ Proofreaders
27 members
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PLAYWRIGHTS
20 members
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Reviewers
36 members
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Publishers
55 members
Events
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Meet & Greet with RM Johnson
November 30, 2008 at 6am to December 6, 2008 at 11pm – Mahogany Book Club
Join Us! Come meet RM Johnson! Author of The Harris Men, The Million Dollar Divorce and now his new novel TheMillion Dollar Deception. Leave a question for RM and you could win his new novel Join...
Organized by Dawnny Ruby Platinum Book PR | Type: Meet, The, Author
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Prophetic Worship ICU™
December 3, 2008 from 7pm to 8pm – Your Phone/ Your Computer
Join me, Tabitha Vinson host of Prophetic Worship ICU as I interview spiritual surgeon, Allen Edge, Founder of Transitions Edge Productions, Inc. Journey with us as we discuss The Levite. To get al...
Organized by Tabitha=The Edutainer | Type: talkshow, radio, interview
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The 21st Annual Independent and Small Press Book Fair
December 6, 2008 at 10am to December 7, 2008 at 5pm – NYCIP, The General Society,
Book Fair December 6th and 7th here in NY, NY 21st Annual Book Fair Registration (December 6 & 7) NY, NY I'll have a table,, Come check it out.. http://www. nycip. org/bookfair/ Would love th...
Organized by The New York Center for Independent Publishing | Type: Book, Fair, &, Signing
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MEET THE AUTHOR
December 6, 2008 from 10am to 6pm – NYCIP
Join author Tabitha Vinson at the 21st Annual Independent & Small Press Book Fair where she’ll be signing her inspirational phenom Check Your Keys – Part 1.
Organized by Tabitha=The Edutainer | Type: “book, signing”
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Tahanee Roberts Book signing!!!!
December 6, 2008 from 2pm to 4pm – Largo, Maryland at the BLVD
Join me at Borders Books in Largo, Maryland at the BLVD on December 6th for the signing of my novel, Lust Now, Cry Later
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Stefanie Worth's in the holiday spirit with The Holiday Inn
December 6, 2008 from 2pm to 5pm – Borders in Oakland Mall
Join me for autographs, chit-chat and a holiday giveaway at the Borders Bookstore in Oakland Mall (Troy, Mich.).
Organized by Stefanie Worth | Type: Book, signing
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Prophetic Worship ICU™
December 10, 2008 from 7pm to 8pm – INTERNATIONAL/ONLINE
Due to the overwhelming response of our November 19th program, it was decided to have a sequel regarding this controversial segment. Join me as I interview spiritual surgeon Dr. Aminata Gill, CEO o...
Organized by Tabitha=The Edutainer | Type: talk show, radio
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Black Author Showcase Holiday Book Fair
December 13, 2008 at 10am – Show Place Arena, (Prince Georges County)
BAS Holiday Book Fair Invitation CLICK GRAPHIC FOR LARGER VIEW http://www.basbookfair.com ADMISSION TO PUBLIC * Hourly Prize Drawings Call for Authors - Promote Your Book at Black Author Showcase...
Organized by Black Author Showcase | Type: Holiday, Book, Fair
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Book Drive to Benefit Kenya through Books For Africa
December 13, 2008 at 10am – Show Place Arena
Please bring a gently used "Book and A Buck" to support literacy in Kenya. BAS is partnering with Books For Africa in this book drive to benefit the White Cots School Centre. Saturday, December 13...
Organized by Black Author Showcase | Type: Charity, Book, Drive
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Meet and Greet Author CEE BROOKS
December 13, 2008 at 11am – Old Pine Communtiy Center
Newly published author of HER BEST FRIEND'S LOVER invites you to come out and enjoy a day of music and literture at the 1st annual ARTS, BOOKS and BEATS festival. I would love to meet you all. I wi...
Organized by Arts, Books and Beats | Type: Festival
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When Big Publishers Want to Get Something Out Fast . . .
There's nothing to it but to do it. Talk about print on demand! Publishers Weekly reports that Collins has gotten a new Sarah Palin book finished in less than a month.The 96 page: Terminatrix: The Sarah Palin Chronicles (Collins) will join 101 Things You—And John McCain—Didn’t Know About Sarah Palin as the latest humor book on the vice presidential candidate.
This all started on September 8th and went to the printer by September 15th, with 20,000 copies to be in stores on October 14th.
"The book is a satire written by “the editors of the Wasilla Iron Dog Gazette,” although, in the spirit of satire, two HarperCollins editors, Bruce Nichols and Adam Bellow, are “speaking on behalf of the authors.” It features digitally altered photographs of Palin and her family, annotated in “the Governor’s own hand,” which provide “a fascinating running commentary on her life.”
Publishers Weekly
Penguin's Fiction Mash-up is Setting the Pace
We Tell Stories, Penguin UK's digital fiction website is clearing the road for the new wave in publishing. Their use of multiple webware to tell six stories by six authors in six weeks is just a taste of the potential of internet publishing.A favorite Shakespeare quote "What's past is prologue" is the theme here at 22nd Century Press. Publishers large and small alike must grasp technology for the readers' and author's sake. Using different web 2.0 utilities to present these six stories is a step in a direction all publishers should take.
Photos are courtesy of Flickr members, 21 Steps places you in a Google map, the storyline to Slice can be followed on Twitter, Fairy Tales allows the reader to participate in the tale with an interactive website, Your Place and Mine is a real-time blog, Hard Times takes the form of an online Flash presentation, and The (Former) General let's the reader navigate and change the direction of the story.
All of these are innovative, creative approaches to storytelling. It is what is needed to garner the attention of todays' readers. What really is exciting is that given the democracy of the web, any small publisher can utilize current technologies to move with Penguin and other creative publishing houses into the 22nd century.
We Tell Stories - http://wetellstories.co.uk/stories/
November's Member of the Month is Sylvia Hubbard Suspense/Romance & Sensual/Noir Author dubbed Cliff Hanger Queen by her readers. Join us on the call this Wednesday as she discusses her National Novel Writing Month activities and her novels Mistaken Identity and Secrets, Lies & Family Ties. Listen and register for the free book giveaway of her novel Secrets, Lies & Family Ties.The call was great! Now click the link below to enter the November Book Giveaway - CLICK HERE TO WIN ONE OF SYLVIA'S GREAT CLIFFHANGERS!
October Speculative Fiction Month Winners of Members' Books Meji by Milton Davis - Joseph Taylor Wind Followers by Carole McDonnell - Lorraine Wright Winners please click here to email your mailing address to receive your books. Books will be sent by the author or the publisher directly to winners. Listen to last months' show to hear great conversation and interviews from our african american speculative fiction authors.
Blog Posts
Be One in 10,000!
Posted by Black Author Showcase on November 24, 2008 at 3:27pm
BAS Holiday Book Fair Invitation
Posted by Diane on November 16, 2008 at 12:04pm
Thank You Michelle Obama (Mrs. First Lady) - An Essay From Relentless Aaron
So many of us have not been able to achieve what you have; to do what you’ve done. Until now, we’ve only have obscure images of Camille & Bill or Jada & Will to look up to as our icons of strong, black relationships. But now there’s you! And although you’ve no doubt done this “… Continue Posted by Relentless Aaron on November 7, 2008 at 1:36am — 2 Comments
Restoration of Hope- A Tribute to President Elect Barack Obama
Posted by Nanette Buchanan on November 8, 2008 at 8:45pm
There was no way I wasn't going to write about this election.. Here is my poetic tribute!!!
From the past cries of “I Am A Man”
to the current cheers of “Yes We Can”
His God gifted light shined ever so bright
well into the cool November night.
The… Continue
Posted by K. L. Belvin on November 6, 2008 at 10:26pm — 4 Comments
Articles
Beaten but Not Defeated 1 Reply
My book is about my life during an abusive relationship. This book tells how I survived the many beatings and several murder attempts and how I got away. I wrote this book to help those who are dea...
Tagged: McDonald, Domestic, violence, Connie, Defeated
Started by Connie McDonald in New Releases. Last reply by Afrika Midnight Asha Abney 16 hours ago.
JESUS IS THE BEST . . .
12/01/08 "MORNING - NEWS YOU CAN USE" Good Morning! I hope and pray everyone had a blessed weekend. Today's message is different from most as they all have their own style and technique. I thank ...
Started by Clevette Harris in Writing Everyday - Bloggers, Journalists, and Essayists 22 hours ago.
Studio Space for Los Angeles Comics Artists
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dave Lewis or Brandon Easton 3015 Virginia Road Los Angeles, California 90016 310-621-3221 - Mr. Lewis 646-851-8891 - Mr. Easton biggdave30@aol.com or shadowlawcomic...
Started by memorialstadkid in Announcements Nov 29.
Greatest Blessings from My 2008 Social Media Adventures - What are your greatest blessings? Please share.
Greatest Blessings from My 2008 Social Media Adventures by Ananda Leeke Copyright 2008 by Madelyn C. Leeke Excerpt from That Which Awakens Me (Winter 2009, iUniverse, Inc.) This year social medi...
Started by Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke in General Questions Nov 29.
List Your Book for Free – Black Holiday Gifts Guide 7 Replies
Greetings, all. I am publishing my Black holiday gift guide very soon. Please get in touch if you would like to be included. I need a description of 25 words maximum. Please contact me privately w...
Tagged: list your book for free, holiday gifts, holiday gifts guide, Black
Started by Zhana in Announcements. Last reply by Sandra Hamer Nov 29.
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Listen to the Black Author Showcase Poetry Spotlight Call
The theme was Love and Relationships.
Thank you all for tuning into last night's show. Samiyyah and I had a great time listening to your wonderful pieces as well as sharing and discussing the meaning of, "Love." Last night's show definitely revealed the many forms of love that humans share not only amongst each other but amongst self and other living creatures.
Thanks again and we hope to hear from you on the next show!
Episode Notes: Hosted by Tahanee and Samiyyah CLICK HERE TO LISTEN AND CHAT ON YOUR COMPUTER.
The Poetry Netcast will be held once a month and will be recorded and available on this site, Talkshoe, and on iTunes. The Poetry Spotlight shines the light on member works the second Wednesday of every month. Discussions writing, publishing, performing, and promoting poetry. if our members write it, we will showcase it here. Please tell us what you think will make the show exciting and please rate the show on the Talkshoe site.
Email ideas and suggestions to: ThePoetryproject@BlackAuthorShowcase.com
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Reminder for Events
Don't forget to post any book signings, launch parties, or street festivals on your home turf. Many BAS members will be traveling this summer and they will want to support member activities in different states and countries! Check the BAS event section for D… Continue
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