2008-2009 Book Fairs, Conferences, and Book Festivals

	2008-2009 Book Fairs, Conferences, and Book Festivals This list was provided by the United Black Writers of Maryland, Judine Slaughter founder. April 2008, Philadelphia Book Festival, Philadelphia, PA. For more information, go to: http://www.philadelph... .org/index. htm April 2008, Los Angeles Festival of Books, Los Angeles, CA. For more information, go to: http://www.latimes.co... festivalofbooks/exhibitorslist.html April 17-19, 2008, Festival of Faith & Writing Conference, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. For more infornmation, go to: http://www.dcs.wisc.e... awi/index.html March 2008, 10th Annual Black Herstory Conference, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. For more information, go to: http://www.blackherst... March - April 2008, Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, Mount Hermon, CA. For more information, go to: http://www.mounthermo... April 2008, IABC Business Writing Conference, Allerton Hotel, Chicago, IL. For more information, go to: http://www.iabc.... com/bw April 2008, IWWC Big Apple Conference, New York, NY. For more information, go to: http://www.iwwg.com/i... April 2008, Memphis Black Writer's Conference & Southern Film Festival, Memphis, TN. For more information, go to: http://lawrence.wayne... April 2008, 19th Annual Writers Institute Writing Conference, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. For more information, go to: http://www.dcs.wisc.e... May 2008, Colorado Christian Writer's Conference, YMCA Estes Park Center, Denver, CO. For more information, go to: http://www.writehisan... May 2008, 9th International Conference Writing Across the Curriculum, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. For more information, go to: http://virtual.clemso... May 29-June 1, 2008, Book Expo America, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. For more information, go to: http://www.bookexpoam... June 1-8, 2008, Below Sea Level Full Immersion Writing Workshop, Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine, Florida. For more information, go to: http://www.wordsmitte... June 20-21, 2008, Black Writer's Reunion Conference, Sheraton Tampa Hotel, downtown Tampa, FL. For more information, go to: http://www.blackwri... ters.org June 2008, Southwestern Writers Collection, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. For more information, go to: http://www.storycircl... June 2008, Book Expo Canada, Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto Ontario Canada. For more information, go to: http://www.reedexpo.c... June 19-22, 2008, Professional Writing Retreat, Sunrise Spring Inn and Retreat, Santa Fe, New Mexico. For more information, go to http://www.nwp.org/cs... print/events/326 June 2008, Wesleyan Writers Conference, Middletown, CT. For more information, go to: http://www.wesleyan.e... July 2008, Harlem Book Fair, West 135th Street Harlem, NY. For more information, go to: http://www.qbr.com... July 23-29, 2008 - Hong Kong Book Fair, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, Hong Kong. For more information, go to: http://hkbookfair.tdc... July 30 - August 2, 2008, Romance Writers of America 28th Annual National Conference, San Francisco Marriott Hotel, San Francisco, CA. For more information, go to: http://www.rwanationa... August 2008, Greater Philadelphia Christian Writer's Conference, Philadelphia Biblical University, Philadelphia, PA. For more information, go to: http://www.writehisan... August 2008, Squaw Valley Screenwriters Workshop, Nevada City, CA. For more information, go to: http://www.squawvalle... August 2008, Willamette Writers Conference. For more information, go to: http://www.willamette... August 17, 2008 - 1st Annual Harlem Book Fair/Bermuda Book Festival. For more information, go to: http://www.qbr.com... August 2008, Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT. For more information, go to: http://www.middlebury... August 2008 - Annual Columbus Writers Conference, Columbus, Ohio. For more information, go to: http://www.creativevi... August 2008 - Tulisoma Book Fair & Arts Festival, South Dallas, TX. For more information, go to: http://www.tulisoma.c... September 2008, Maui Writers Conference, Maui, HI. For more information, go to: http://www.mauiwriter... September 2008, Hartford Harlem Book Fair, Hartford, CT. For more information, go to: http://www.qbr.com... September 2008, Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn, NY. For more information, go to: http://www.brooklynbo... September 2008, Fall for the Book Festival, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA. For more information, go to: http://www.fallforthe... October 2008 - Collingswood Book Festival, downtown Collingswood, New Jersey. For more information, go to: http://www.collingswo... October 10-12, 2008, 1st Keystone Book Festival, Harrisburg, PA. For more information, go to: http://www.keystonebo... Thank you, Ella Curry,President/CEO EDC Creations Black Author Network-Founder Sankofa Literary Society-Founder Power Magazine-Literary Director A Good Book-Marketing Director Edited by Ella Curry on Mar 26, 2008 11:08 AM
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	(Part 2) 2008-2009 Book Fairs, Conferences, and Book Festivals October 2008, Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, TN. For more information, go to: http://tn-humanities.... current.php October 2008, Twin Cities Book Festival. For more information, go to: http://www.raintaxi.c... October 2008, Glorieta Christian Writer's Conference, Glorieta, NM. For more information, go to: http://www.classervic... MKLnote.htm October 2008, International Conference on the Book, Madrid, Spain. For more information, go to: http://b06.cgpublishe... November 2008, Write His Answer Greater Yorktown Christian Writer's Conference, Yorktown, VA. For more information, go to: http://www.writehisan... November 2008, Louisiana Book Festival, Baton Rouge, LA. For more information, go to: http://lbf.state.lib.... November 2008, Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX. For more information, go to: http://www.texasbookf... November 2008, Miami Book Fair International, Miami, FL. For more information, go to: http://www.miamibookf... November 2008, 7th Annual New Orleans Book Fair, New Orleans, LA. For more information, go to: http://www.nolabookfa... January - February 2009, Zora Neale Hurston Festival, Eatonville, FL. For more information, go to: http://www.hurston-wr... January 2009, Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, HI. For more information, go to: http://www.hichumanit... January 2009, San Diego State University 25th Annual Writer's Conference, San Diego, CA. For more information, go to: http://www.ces.... sdsu.edu/ writers/speakers .html January - February 2009, Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko, NV. For more information, go to: http://www.westernfol... January - February 2009, AWP Annual Conference and Book Fair, Hilton & Sheraton New York, NY, NY. For more information, please go to: http://www.awpwriter.... February 2009, Vancouver International Storytelling Festival, Vancouver, BC. For more information, go to: http://www.vancouvers... February 2009, Smokey Mountain Storytelling Festival, Pigeon Forge, TN. For more information, go to: http://www.mypigeonfo... storytelling.asp February 2009 - San Francisco Writer's Conference, San Francisco, CA. For more information, go to: http://www.sfwriters.... February 2009, Writing Research Across Borders Conference, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA. For more information, go to: http://www.writing.uc... March 2009, 29th Annual Writing Today Writer's Conference, Walter Mosley Grand Master, Birmingham, AL. For more information, go to: http://www.bsc.edu/ev... index.htm Thank you, Ella Curry,President/CEO EDC Creations Black Author Network-Founder Sankofa Literary Society-Founder Power Magazine-Literary Director A Good Book-Marketing Director Edited by Ella Curry on Mar 26, 2008 11:09 AM
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	National Book Network----upcoming book trade shows The following list of upcoming trade shows of interest to book publishers IRA (International Reading Association) -- Dates: 5/4 ? 5/8 Location: Atlanta, GA / Web: http://www.reading.or... Book Expo America -- Dates: 05/30 - 06/01 Location: Los Angeles, CA / Web: http://www.bookexpoam... Book Expo Canada -- Dates: 06/15 - 06/16 Location: Toronto, Ontario / Web: http://www.bookexpo.c... ALA (American Library Association) Conference -- Dates: 06/28 - 07/01 Location: Anaheim, CA / Web: http://www.ala.org/al... Christian Booksellers Association Trade Show -- Dates: 07/13 - 07/17 Location: Orlando, FL / Web: http://www.christianr...