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Black Literary Players  ISSN: 1066-9396

 

Newsletter  Update for Black Authors & Published Writers  Directory    Vol. 14 July/2008          



Authors

Robyn Maria Hamlin  Author and Screenwriter.  Novels, "The Zone of Danger Test" is my breakout novel.  I have 3 other working novels in progress.  "Shades of Gray" and "Zone of Danger" are my only two registered screenplays to date.  I have 4 other working screenplays in progress.    Poetry, "The Red Flag," "Bread Crumbs," "The Teamplayer," "A Hand for ME," and "There Is A  River" are a few of my poems that have been published to date.  My writings have also been featured in both EBONY (October 2005)  and ESSENCE (January 2006) magazines.  Contact Ms. Robyn Maria Hamlin, 1900 Wesleyan Drive, #2807, Macon, Georgia 31210  Phone: (478) 476-8776  E-mail: weeda5weeda@aol.com

Carolyn Gibson  A native of Boston, Massachusetts, and a Simmons College graduate, Gibson is author of a novel, "Repairman Jones" and a collection of 60 poems titled "Urban Poetry."  Contact Ms. Carolyn Gibson, Carolyn's Corner, Post Office Box 300160, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130  Phone: (617) 298-7484  Fax: (617) 298-1018  E-mail: Carolynscorner@aol.com  Website: www.Carolynscorner.com

Baba Evans Moore Author of four fiction novels: Choice of a Lifetime (2000), The Pastor's Letter (2001), While the Village Sleeps (2003) , Just a Picture in A Frame (2006) and An Extra Ordinary Affair (2008). Baba has received awards from Disigold Publications and C&B Book Distributors, Inc.  He resides in Temple Hills, Maryland and when not writing historical fiction novels, teaches adults in the Toyota Family Literacy Program.  Baba is also CEO of the Ward 8 Mentoring Project, a parenting agency that conduct workshops promoting responsible fatherhood.  Contact Mr. Baba Evans Moore, Post Office Box 30311, Washington, DC 20030  Phone: (301) 275-0474  E-mail: evansmoore@hotmail.com  Website: www.babaevans.com


Librarians

LeRoy (Lee) LaFleur  Liaison Librarian for Public Policy & Management.  Contact Mr. Leroy Lafleur, Arlington Campus Library, George Mason University, 3401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22201  Phone: (703) 993-8268  E-mail: llafleur@gmu.edu

Gennette McLaurin  Associate Chief Librarian. Contact Ms. Gennette McLaurin, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, New York 10037  Phone: (212) 491-2200  E-mail: gmclaurin@nypl.org  Website: www.nypl/research/sc/sc

James Murray  Librarian/Archivist.  Buys, reviews.  Contact Mr. James Murray, NAACP, Henry Lee Moon Library, 4805 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21215  Phone: (410) 580-5767  E-mail: jmurray@naacpnet.org


2008 Conference & Exhibits Schedule

July 10-20  Indiana Black Expo, Indianapolis
July 12-13  Urban Book & Music Expo, Detroit
July 23-27  NABJ Unity 08 Convention, Chicago
Aug.14-16  Nevada Library Association, Las Vegas
Aug 22      Detroit Literary Empowerment Gala, Detroit

 



 



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New Releases

July

Betrayal
Velvet

Up-Pops-Devil
Angela Benson

Who's Loving You
Mary B. Morrison

Going Down South
Bonnie Glover

Can I get a Witness
Reshonda Tate Billingsley

Just Too Good To Be True
E. Lynn Harris


The Re-Education of the Female
Dante Moore



ForthComing Books

August

Sunday Brunch Diaries
Norma L. Jarrett

September

Pecking Order
Omar Tyree

 
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