Thursday, March 31, 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


Register Now 

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

#RedInk Conference - #Detroit May 14th - Early Bird Price Ends April 1st! Hurry Now!



Tuesday, March 29, 2016

What is yr 30 Day Lit Challenge & Success? #MotownWriters @Meetup Reminder every 2nd Sat @DetroitLibrary



Every month we ask this of our participants when we meet. I find this helps give us direction, a goal, a place marker to show we've progress. Whether you're a reader or writer, you can answer this question and we'd like you hear your answer.

Baby steps count too.

I hope to see you at our meetings one day. Motown Writers meet every 2nd Saturday usually at the Detroit main library on the 3rd floor.

Sign up for updates at http://meetup.com/michiganliterarynetwork.

Also subscribe to our website for other literary news, events and more at: http://motownwriters.com

If you'd like to be a speaker, please contact us at: http://kontactr.com/user/sylviahubbard1

If you didn't attend last meeting or you're a reader, tell us now, what is your last 30 day literary challenge and success?

Monday, March 28, 2016

Press Release: World Renowned Photographer, Monica Morgan Joins Twisted Storytellers Board

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 14, 2016

World Renowned Photographer, Monica Morgan Joins Twisted Storytellers Board


DETROIT, MI ––World-renowned photographer, Monica Morgan joins the Board of Directors for the Award-winning Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellersรข(TSSOTS). “I shared my story recently with a few of my international friends,” said Ms. Morgan. “The response was amazing! I am honored to join the board.” The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers is a winner of the Knight Arts Challenge which funds projects that engage and enrich Detroit through the arts.

"We are thrilled and honored to have Monica Morgan join our board. I have been a long time admirer of her work,” said Dr. Mildred Matlock, Board President.” “Monica Morgan is a Detroit treasure,” said Satori Shakoor, Founder and Executive Director. “We are fortunate and proud to have her be a part of our growing organization.”

The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers® next event, “ Betrayal & Trust” will take place at 7:00 p.m., Friday, March 18, 2016 at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202. Featuring Storytellers, Richard Harrison Goree, L.M. Howard, Kiwana Johnstone, A’Kena Long-Benton & Nicholas Rowley, with Musical & Dance Guests All City Jazz Band and Belly Dancer, Sandra Lee Silva. Satori Shakoor will host the evening.

About The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers
The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers is a licensed production of The Society for the Re-Institutionalization of Storytelling (TSRS), a 501(c)3 Michigan non-profit organization. TSRS has a global mission to connect humanity, heal and transform community through the art and craft of storytelling.

About the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
The Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts. Knight Foundation believes that democracy thrives when people and communities are informed and engaged.
For tickets and additional info. Please visit: www.secretstorytellers.org or call 313-744-6037.

Interviews and Personal Appearances, Contact:
Satori Shakoor at 313-744-6037 or via email societyforstorytelling@gmail.com
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It's Not a Joke! Free Coffee & Conversation w/@KarenDumas April 1st #Detroit #event

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Karen and her special guests will be discussing the New Detroit and how it is shaping our future. Come enjoy a complimentary cup of Will's Special Blend Coffee and let's connect, collaborate and converse!


Check out Karen Dumas website at: http://karendumas.com
Buy her book now, click here!

Sunday, March 27, 2016

#Detroit March30 Live Taping of Podcast 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


Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit's Mobile Homestead
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:


*** 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 FirefliesAn 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.


Mailing via The Motown Writers Network &

Friday, March 25, 2016

[webinar] How to use social media to sell books


Tips, tactics and tools for generating media awareness and other buzz about your books.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Hi Sylvia,
My friend Chris Syme knows more about how to sell more books with social media than anyone I know.
She just told me that the four most popular types of posts on Facebook are:
  1. Images with text, whether they’re funny or instructional, or offer advice.
  2. Posts with an opinion or question that generates comments.
  3. Posts that present a promotional message.
  4. Links to interesting, entertaining, or helpful articles.
I never would have guessed # 3! So … focus on creating those types of posts to get more reader engagement and attention for your book.
Chris knows firsthand that you really can sell books on social media because she’s a social media consultant for hundreds of fiction and nonfiction authors – and has experience marketing her own books online, too.
She knows which social networks can sell books and which ones are a useless time suck (I’m worried that a lot of you are spending a ton of time on the biggest time waster) … what works and what doesn’t … the mistakes authors are making that are costing them time and money.
I’ve talked Chris into doing a major brain dump with us in a webinar on “How to Sell More Books With Social Media.” It’sWednesday, March 30, at 7 pm ET (calculate for your time zone).
Click here to learn more and register.
Don’t worry if you have a schedule conflict – everyone who registers will receive a link to the replay.
You’ll learn everything mentioned above plus how to find the right audience online, how to evaluate which promotions or worth it and which ones you can skip, her four cardinal rules of online book promotion, and more.
If you’re spending time on social media and not seeing your book sales climbing, this webinar is exactly what you need. Click here to get the details.
I’m looking forward to hosting you at this deep dive into selling books with social media.
Cheers,
Sandy Beckwith
P.S. Forward this message to your author friends who need help selling more books with social media, too! They’ll thank you for it.


This email was sent to sylviahubbard@gmail.com.

Beckwith Communications | 25 Erie Crescent | Fairport, NY, US | 14450

#RedInk Conference - #Detroit May 14th - Early Bird Price Ends April 1st! Hurry Now!



Thursday, March 24, 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


Register Now 

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

#Detroit this weekend +March30 Live Taping of Podcast 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


Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit's Mobile Homestead
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:


*** 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 FirefliesAn 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.


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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Calling All Independent Authors! 2016 @GreyWolfe_Pub Summer Book Festival July16th #MichLit


Calling All Independent Authors!
If you would like an opportunity to showcase your book to Detroit Area
readers, this is the day!



Date: July 16, 2016
Location: Troy Community Center  3179 Livernois Road, Room #304 Troy, MI


Cost: $75; Includes one six foot table, white table cloth, two chairs.
RSVP BY: June 25, 2016

Do you know an author who would like to share a table with you?  We'll let
you split the cost to save expenses!  Or, if you're an author who only
anticipates needing a half table space, we can accommodate you, too.
Please make the proper table selection at the payment screen.

Please make sure you have an attractive table display.  Floor banners or
signs that need to be attached to walls are not permitted.  Your entire
display should fit on your table space.  Be sure to have a sign at your
table that lets readers know what types of payment you will be accepting.
Remember to include Michigan Sales Tax when pricing your books.  Authors
are responsible for collecting all monies for book sales. (Don't forget to
bring change for cash sales.)

There are a limited number of tables available, so reservations are on a
first-come, first-served basis.  Fees are non-refundable, unless the event
is canceled by Grey Wolfe Publishing.  Please send all inquiries to
Info@GreyWolfePublishing.com

Light refreshments will be on hand for authors and guests.

Here is the table reservation link:
http://greywolfepublishing.submittable.com/submit/51438

I've also attached a graphic, should you have space for it.

Thank you for all you do to promote Michigan authors!

Monday, March 21, 2016

#ARallyOfWriters April 9th #Lansing #MichLit - Register Now!

 The 29th Year of


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April 9, 2016

More info under the CONFERENCE tab, including PDF downloads for the April 9 schedule of sessions, information about the new Richard Bradley Scholarship, and a mail-in registration form !
Brochures are in the mail!
Online REGISTRATION is OPEN
I’ll be watching to see how it works, hoping for the best. Any issues, email arallyofwriters@att.net

Keynote, Lev Raphael

Author of 25 books in many genres, including memoir, historical novel and mystery. He also reviews for WKAR Public Radio; blogs for the Huffington Post on books culture and art, and politics; and teaches creative writing at MSU.
16 breakout sessions
Led by Michigan authors in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, journalism, children’s books, and business matters.
Rally is the warmest, longest-running conference in Michigan. Great speakers, great company, and pretty good cookies.
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For speaker information go to ARallyOfWriters.com

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For news of writing events, seminars and conferences, check in at The Skaaldic Society website and click on the WRITING EVENTS tab. I will be making updates there as news comes in. For information about local Michigan writing groups click on the Skaalds LINKS tab.
16 breakout sessions in Fiction, Poetry, Memoir, Nonfiction, Children, Business:
Lev Raphael • author of 25 books, including memoir, historical novel, and mystery
Linda Angรฉr • business writing, poetry, and fiction, Toastmaster, past-pres. of DWW
Bonnie Jo Campbell • short stories and novels, finalist for Nat’l Book Award 2010
Debbie Diesen • Pout-Pout Fish series, NYT bestselling author
Susan Froetschel • award-winning novels set in Afghanistan, ed. of YaleGlobal Online
Jim C. Hines • twelve fantasy novels, 50 short stories, Hugo Award
Michael Lauchlan • well-published poet, recent collection from WSU Press
Rosa Morales • Emmy-award winning multimedia journalist , educator, NAHJ Board
Rosalie Sanara Petrouske • widely-published poet, educator, new chapbook
Robin Silbergleid • memoir, poetry chapbooks, essays, dir. of Creative Writing, MSU
Whitney Spotts • Schuler Books marketing, Author Tours Coordinator
Bob Tarte • memoirs with ducks and humor, Wall Street Journal Best Seller

 
Rally Warm-UpApril 8: “From Mickey to Maus,” Comic art with Randy Scott.
               Free at Schuler Books, Eastwood, 7:00 pm.
 
 
Rally is the warmest, longest-running conference in Michigan.
Great speakers, great company, and pretty good cookies.
 
Sponsored in part by Gibson’s Bookstore, Lansing Community College, and the Michigan Humanities Council

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