April 28 - 30, 2016
Detroit, Michigan
Keynote Beverly Jenkins
Host Authors
Elaine Overton
Karen White Owens
For more information:
RomanceSlamJam.org
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Romance Slam Jam 2016 Registration is OPEN! #michlit #amreading #Detroit Apr28-30th #RSJ2016
April 28 - 30, 2016
Detroit, Michigan
Keynote Beverly Jenkins
Host Authors
Elaine Overton
Karen White Owens
For more information:
RomanceSlamJam.org
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
#Detroit Event: Jan 21 1pm StoryTime w/Mary Grant at Little @313Libraries Originals exhibition #michlit #motownwriters #motownlit
Friends of the Detroit Little Libraries campaign:
It's possible you may not have heard of him, but Mike Kelley was one of Detroit's seminal sons, widely regarded as one of the most influential, visionary and prolific artists of our time. He created installations, sculptures, paintings, photographs, video, performance art and more beginning in the 1970s until his 2012 death in Los Angeles. His work is in museum collections around the world.
One of his last pieces was a replica of his childhood home in Westland. Known as the "Mobile Homestead," the structure is located behind the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) and used in accordance with Kelley's last wishes: to exhibit art with a social mission.
We are honored and beyond thrilled to announce that the Little Library Originals exhibition will be on display at the Mobile Homestead for three months starting from Jan. 15- April 24.
The exhibit aims to highlight our efforts to address Detroit neighborhoods that are book deserts -- meaning that many children and adults have few, if any, books in their home. Book deserts in Detroit will be the topic of a panel discussion in April, along with other programs including an artist talk, four story times for kids and book giveaways.
Some of you may recall that the Little Library Originals show was created last summer when 13 artists accepted an invitation to help promote literacy and community in Detroit through the take a book, leave a book movement known as the Little Free Library. We gave the artists plain little libraries, and they transformed them with their artwork. A one-night exhibition, colliding art, literacy and community, was held in August at the 4731 Gallery in the Grand River Creative Corridor.
Since then, we have worked to make the Little Library Originals a traveling exhibit, per the vision of Eno Laget, one of the participating artists. First on display at the Detroit Public Library, and now at the Mobile Homestead.
During the Mobile Homestead show, we will highlight the campaign of Detroit Little Libraries - to expand residents' access to books through the installation of more Little Free Libraries in neighborhoods. Since our launch in September 2014, we have created numerous partners, installed nearly 150 Little Free Libraries in Detroit and distributed thousands of books.
The show will be open every weekend through April 24, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday throughSunday.
Additionally, programs have been planned, including:
*** Jan. 31, 1 p.m.: Storytime with Mary Grant, of the Detroit Association of Black Storytellers.
*** Feb. 28, 1 p.m.: Storytime with Charlie LeDuff, Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter, formerly at The New York Times and The Detroit News, now with Fox TV's The Americans with Charlie LeDuff.
*** March 30, 1 p.m.: Live taping of Alex Trajano's podcast, The Beginning of the End, which explores universal themes of humanity through the lens of when things begin to end.
*** April 16, 11 a.m.: Book Deserts in Detroit, a panel discussion, featuring Nell Duke, University of Michigan professor of literacy, language and culture; Satori Shakoor, executive director of the Society for the Re-Institutionalization of Storytelling, and Ethriam Cash Brammer, associate dean of the Center for Latina/o and Latin American Studies at Wayne State University.
Moderated by Mary-Catherine Harrison, University of Detroit-Mercy English associate professor.
*** April 24, 1 p.m.: 826Michigan presents, A Lantern of Fireflies: An Illustrated Treasury of Tales of Adventure, Discovery, and Magic. This publication features twenty Huron High School ninth-graders and a class of second-grade students from Mitchell Elementary, in Ann Arbor. Volunteers from 826Michigan will be reading for this Sunday storytime.
Thanks so much to the artists who have used their art to promote reading in Detroit, and further our and Mike Kelley's vision: Barbara Barefield, Loretta Bradfield, Mary Fortuna, Debora Grace, Jesse Kassel, Eno Laget, Kelly O’Hara, Ndubisi Okoye, Rashaun Rucker, John Sauve, Mitchell Schorr, Pam Shapiro, and Fatima Sow.
Please share this invitation with your friends, and we look forward to seeing you during this very special exhibition.
Warmly,
Kim
Kim Kozlowski
Detroit Little Libraries
Detroit Little Libraries launched a campaign in September 2014 to promote reading and community in the city and there are now nearly 150 Little Free Libraries in front of homes, faith-based organizations, schools, community gardens, small businesses, parks, health care centers and more.
Our partners have included Rx for Reading Detroit, Detroit Rotary, Detroit Kiwanis, Detroit SOUP, Detroit Bikes, Detroit Public Library, Community United for Progress, General Motors, Chrysler, the Detroit News and Free Press, the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, Toys for Tots, the Grand River Creative Corridor, First United Methodist Church of Birmingham, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Novi teachers, and several individuals, including many Eagle Scouts and two young people who make the libraries the centerpiece of their miztvah service project. And, of course, the Little Free Library.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Event: Weaving Romance Around Suspense Jan 27th w/@SylviaHubbard1 at @SkillmanLibrary cc @DetroitLibrary RT/Share #Detroit #michlit #motownlit #AuthorTalk
Skillman Detroit Public Library at 121 Gratiot, Detroit, Michigan will host Michigan's Literary Diva at the Quicken Loans Author Series.
Sylvia Hubbard will speak about weaving romance around suspense, publishing and marketing. There will also be reader discussions around the over 30 novels she has independently published.
Readers and Writers from everywhere invited. FREE
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Interested in this discussion at your event or library, please contact us now
February 10: Join @WriteAHouse in Welcoming Liana to Detroit #michlit #motownlit
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Monday, January 25, 2016
EVENT: Northville - Screenwriting - Moral Premise @Meetup Jan 27th #michlit
http://www.meetup.com/Northville-Screenwriting-Novel-Moral-Premise-Meetup/
Informal gathering of self driven, aspiring and screenwriters who:
- share experiences, writing tips and techniques
- offer peer-to-peer support
- assess and consult for current projects
- share experiences, writing tips and techniques
- offer peer-to-peer support
- assess and consult for current projects
Members are highly encouraged to come with an open mind, self motivated, able and willing to learn.
Learning Resources can be found @ Moral Premise and Storycraft Training On-Line, On-Demand
Theoretical foundation will center on the concepts, tips and techniques found in Dr. Stan Williams's The Moral Premise book, a renowned and sought after Hollywood Studio consultant.
Learning Resources can be found @ Moral Premise and Storycraft Training On-Line, On-Demand
Theoretical foundation will center on the concepts, tips and techniques found in Dr. Stan Williams's The Moral Premise book, a renowned and sought after Hollywood Studio consultant.
Stan will make every effort to attend the Meetup sessions, but his attendance is not guaranteed.
Thank You
Organizer:
Michigan Humanities Council Heritage Grants application deadline is March 21, 2016 @mihumanities
Michigan is a state with many stories. Some have been told often, and others not at all. With funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Michigan Humanities Council’s Heritage Grants Program supports projects that explore local histories of race, ethnicity, and cultural identity in Michigan. These competitive grants will be awarded to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to support exhibits, digital projects, oral history programs, documentaries, cultural ceremonies, community conversations, and other activities that aim to share the history, experiences, vitality, and authentic voices of cultural identity groups in Michigan. By exploring history, projects should aim to examine connections between past inequities, present-day barriers to success, and opportunities for advancing racial equity today.
MHC Staff will offer feedback on draft proposals submitted between December 1, 2015 and January 25, 2016. The final application deadline is March 21, 2016 at 5:00 pm. Grants will be awarded in early June, 2016. The maximum grant request is $25,000. Detailed guidelines can be found here. We welcome creativity and encourage applicants to think beyond the general ideas above. Organizations must be a 501c3 nonprofit or partner with an organization that is in order to be eligible. MHC may be able to help smaller organizations partner with a 501c3. Larger organizations such as colleges and universities will need to demonstrate evidence of meaningful, mutually beneficial partnerships with community organizations in their final application to have a competitive proposal. Individuals are not eligible.
When we hear, see, or remember only one story, we risk misunderstanding the cultural heritage of our state. Heritage Grants are intended to promote a deeper understanding of our past by empowering groups whose stories are often not told or remain unseen to share the history of Michigan from their perspective. There is never only a single story about a group of people or a place. Heritage Grants support projects that bring the authentic voices of cultural identity groups to the foreground and help the people of our state understand cultural differences.
Questions and inquiries should be directed to Joe Cialdella (jcialdella@mihumanities.org).
Sunday, January 24, 2016
EVENT: The Scales of Love Book Launch w/Author, Barakah Miller @MsRaKyee Jan28th #michlit #MotownWriters
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Event Details
It's Official! The Scales of Love has launched and we are celebrating the impact on the lives and relationships it has shifted! Come out for intriguing, thought provoking, and mindshifting dialect. Conversations, panel discussion, and author reading and book signing with Host and Author Barakah Miller.
You don't want to miss this!
Come celebrate this momentous event at:
The Meeting Space - Southfield
Doors open at 6:30P
Ticket includes admission and an autographed copy of “The Scales of Love”
Complimentary Hor D’oeuvres will be served
Come out for the book launch, Stay to celebrate Barakah's Birthday!
Have questions about The Scales of Love Book Launch? Contact Barakah Miller
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Northville - Screenwriting - Moral Premise @Meetup Jan 27th
http://www.meetup.com/Northville-Screenwriting-Novel-Moral-Premise-Meetup/
Informal gathering of self driven, aspiring and screenwriters who:
- share experiences, writing tips and techniques
- offer peer-to-peer support
- assess and consult for current projects
- share experiences, writing tips and techniques
- offer peer-to-peer support
- assess and consult for current projects
Members are highly encouraged to come with an open mind, self motivated, able and willing to learn.
Learning Resources can be found @ Moral Premise and Storycraft Training On-Line, On-Demand
Theoretical foundation will center on the concepts, tips and techniques found in Dr. Stan Williams's The Moral Premise book, a renowned and sought after Hollywood Studio consultant.
Learning Resources can be found @ Moral Premise and Storycraft Training On-Line, On-Demand
Theoretical foundation will center on the concepts, tips and techniques found in Dr. Stan Williams's The Moral Premise book, a renowned and sought after Hollywood Studio consultant.
Stan will make every effort to attend the Meetup sessions, but his attendance is not guaranteed.
Thank You
Organizer:
Friday, January 22, 2016
Romance Slam Jam 2016 Registration is OPEN! #michlit #motownlit #amreading #Detroit Apr28-30th
April 28 - 30, 2016
Detroit, Michigan
Keynote Beverly Jenkins
Host Authors
Elaine Overton
Karen White Owens
For more information:
RomanceSlamJam.org
Thursday, January 21, 2016
FREE stage performance at U of M (Dearborn) on Friday, January 22 #michlit
Although history does not record Malcolm and Martin having ever met for any length of time, this fictitious meeting examinations each man's platform and what might have happened if they had met. Thought-provoking, great acting, and it's FREE. Please plan to arrive early.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
#Detroit Event: Jan 23 1pm Artist Talk at Little @313Libraries Originals exhibition #michlit #motownwriters #motownlit
Friends of the Detroit Little Libraries campaign:
It's possible you may not have heard of him, but Mike Kelley was one of Detroit's seminal sons, widely regarded as one of the most influential, visionary and prolific artists of our time. He created installations, sculptures, paintings, photographs, video, performance art and more beginning in the 1970s until his 2012 death in Los Angeles. His work is in museum collections around the world.
One of his last pieces was a replica of his childhood home in Westland. Known as the "Mobile Homestead," the structure is located behind the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) and used in accordance with Kelley's last wishes: to exhibit art with a social mission.
We are honored and beyond thrilled to announce that the Little Library Originals exhibition will be on display at the Mobile Homestead for three months starting from Jan. 15- April 24.
The exhibit aims to highlight our efforts to address Detroit neighborhoods that are book deserts -- meaning that many children and adults have few, if any, books in their home. Book deserts in Detroit will be the topic of a panel discussion in April, along with other programs including an artist talk, four story times for kids and book giveaways.
Some of you may recall that the Little Library Originals show was created last summer when 13 artists accepted an invitation to help promote literacy and community in Detroit through the take a book, leave a book movement known as the Little Free Library. We gave the artists plain little libraries, and they transformed them with their artwork. A one-night exhibition, colliding art, literacy and community, was held in August at the 4731 Gallery in the Grand River Creative Corridor.
Since then, we have worked to make the Little Library Originals a traveling exhibit, per the vision of Eno Laget, one of the participating artists. First on display at the Detroit Public Library, and now at the Mobile Homestead.
During the Mobile Homestead show, we will highlight the campaign of Detroit Little Libraries - to expand residents' access to books through the installation of more Little Free Libraries in neighborhoods. Since our launch in September 2014, we have created numerous partners, installed nearly 150 Little Free Libraries in Detroit and distributed thousands of books.
The show will be open every weekend through April 24, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday throughSunday.
Additionally, programs have been planned, including:
** Jan. 23, 1 p.m.: Artist Talk, featuring Fatima Sow, Debora Grace, Ndubisi Okoye, Kelly O'Hara, Eno Laget and Mary Fortuna.
*** Jan. 31, 1 p.m.: Storytime with Mary Grant, of the Detroit Association of Black Storytellers.
*** Feb. 28, 1 p.m.: Storytime with Charlie LeDuff, Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter, formerly at The New York Times and The Detroit News, now with Fox TV's The Americans with Charlie LeDuff.
*** March 30, 1 p.m.: Live taping of Alex Trajano's podcast, The Beginning of the End, which explores universal themes of humanity through the lens of when things begin to end.
*** April 16, 11 a.m.: Book Deserts in Detroit, a panel discussion, featuring Nell Duke, University of Michigan professor of literacy, language and culture; Satori Shakoor, executive director of the Society for the Re-Institutionalization of Storytelling, and Ethriam Cash Brammer, associate dean of the Center for Latina/o and Latin American Studies at Wayne State University.
Moderated by Mary-Catherine Harrison, University of Detroit-Mercy English associate professor.
*** April 24, 1 p.m.: 826Michigan presents, A Lantern of Fireflies: An Illustrated Treasury of Tales of Adventure, Discovery, and Magic. This publication features twenty Huron High School ninth-graders and a class of second-grade students from Mitchell Elementary, in Ann Arbor. Volunteers from 826Michigan will be reading for this Sunday storytime.
Thanks so much to the artists who have used their art to promote reading in Detroit, and further our and Mike Kelley's vision: Barbara Barefield, Loretta Bradfield, Mary Fortuna, Debora Grace, Jesse Kassel, Eno Laget, Kelly O’Hara, Ndubisi Okoye, Rashaun Rucker, John Sauve, Mitchell Schorr, Pam Shapiro, and Fatima Sow.
Please share this invitation with your friends, and we look forward to seeing you during this very special exhibition.
Warmly,
Kim
Kim Kozlowski
Detroit Little Libraries
Detroit Little Libraries launched a campaign in September 2014 to promote reading and community in the city and there are now nearly 150 Little Free Libraries in front of homes, faith-based organizations, schools, community gardens, small businesses, parks, health care centers and more.
Our partners have included Rx for Reading Detroit, Detroit Rotary, Detroit Kiwanis, Detroit SOUP, Detroit Bikes, Detroit Public Library, Community United for Progress, General Motors, Chrysler, the Detroit News and Free Press, the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, Toys for Tots, the Grand River Creative Corridor, First United Methodist Church of Birmingham, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Novi teachers, and several individuals, including many Eagle Scouts and two young people who make the libraries the centerpiece of their miztvah service project. And, of course, the Little Free Library.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Michigan Readers of all genres: @RustCityBookCon August12th - 14th 2016 Troy, MI #MichLit
Rust City Book ConventionJackie MorganFriday, August 12, 2016 at 10:00 AM - Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 2:00 PM (EDT) |  |
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Rust City Book Con is a super casual convention and book signing in Troy, MI, with the intent to introduce readers to new authors as well as the chance to interact with current favorites.
We'll be focusing on all GENRE fiction, so there's bound to be some interesting and diverse topics discussed at the daily panels. In the evenings we'll be partying and creating some fascinating mayhem with meet & greets, parties, and other activities.
For the young at heart, and at the request of my own young reader, Rust City will also feature a KidLit track specifically designed for young/early readers. More details to come.
Saturday's charity book sale and signing is open to convention attendees, and to the public for $5/person. We'll have a fabulous lineup of authors, ranging from indie to NYT Bestsellers, that will be sure to tempt readers of all walks of life. Come celebrate the hidden (and not so hidden) joy of all genre fiction with us - Aug 12-14, 2016!
Follow Rust City via your own social media drug of choice:
- Website: http://rustcitybookcon.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rustcitybookcon
- Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/RustCityBC/
- Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/878130072266960/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/RustCityBookCon/
- Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/102116250917811611066/posts
- Google+ Event: https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/colnt664fjljl5uprkf3d9ik650
- Tumblr: http://rustcitybookcon.tumblr.com/
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/rustcitybookcon/
I know many readers tend to stick with their preferred genres, and there's nothing wrong with that; but you never know what you'll find, what you'll like, until you take a leap of faith. With that in mind, let me introduce you to the #RustCity16 attending authors, with more being added every week! For the most up to date additions, please visit: http://rustcitybookcon.com/attending-authors
 Shelly Bell |  Laura Bickle (a/w/a Alayna Williams) |  Dawn Brower |
 Lorelie Brown (a/w/a Katie Porter) |  Marissa Clarke (a/w/a Mary Lindsey) |  Lauren Dane |
 Seleste DeLaney (a/w/a Julie Particka) |  Saranna DeWylde (a/w/a Sara Lunsford) |  Colleen Gleason |
 Aliza Mann |  MK Schiller |  Heather Novak |
 Calandra Usher |  Shiloh Walker (a/w/a JC Daniels) |
Have questions about Rust City Book Convention? Contact Jackie Morgan
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