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| Newsletter Update for Black Authors & Published Writers Directory Vol. 6 Issue 7 | July/2009 |
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Alice T. Crowe
New York Attorney and author of the new book Real Dads Stand Up! A legal guide
to help single fathers in family court. She is a partner in the law
firm of Crowe & Crowe with her identical twin sister and author Alicia Crowe.
Contact Ms. Alice T. Crowe, Crowe & Crowe, 99 Main
Street, Suite 321, Nyack, New York 10960 Phone: (845) 348-1160 E-mail:
theurbanevoice@yahoo.com Lillian Sara Cauldwell Multi-cultural paranormal
mystery books, The Anna Mae Mysteries-The Golden Treasure target audience 9 to
13 years, plus, when 3 tween sneaker-toed sleuths find Jefferson Davis' lost
gold treasure with help from a disembodied Black fist and divining rods.
Historical science fiction targeted to young adults, Sacred Honor set admid the
early years of The American Revolution and an alternate reality in 2376 where
the United States is comprised of city-states with allegiance to Britian.
Teenagers! A Bewildered Parent's Guide, a how-to for parents and other adults
dealing with tween and teen behavior. Book Reviewer, Mentor to junior and
senior high school students in learning how to write their first novel,
Playwright (Theatre of the Absurd and Black Comedy), Own and operate an Internet
Talk Radio station, Passionate Internet Voices Talk Radio, Inc. L. S. Cauldwell, Post Office Box 2344, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 Phone: (734)
332-5902 E-mail: lillian.cauldwell@gmail.com Website:
www.internetvoicesradio.com
Brenetia Adams-Robinson Entrepreneur, trainer, motivational speaker
and author, Brenetia is the Founder/President of Epitome’ Consulting Services,
and of Proverbial Peace Revived Ministries. She is a contributing writer of the
acclaimed 100 Words of Wisdom for Women: A 31-Day Exercise in Empowerment, as
well as contributor for Entertaining Secrets, an e-book for Christian event
planners. Brenetia Adams-Robinson, Epitome’ Consulting Services, Post Office
Box 743, Jonesboro, Georgia 30237 E-mail: epitomeconsult@yahoo.com
C. Kelly Robinson A graduate of
Howard University and Washington University in St. Louis, CK self-published his
first novel, Not All Dogs while still working in corporate America. In October
2001 Not All Dogs was re-released by Random House/Villard, under the new title
Between Brothers. It has been a bestseller on CushCity.com and been favorably
reviewed in publications including Essence, Publishers Weekly, and the Chicago
Sun-Times. His 2002 release of the romantic comedy No More Mr. Nice Guy also
went on to top the April 2003 Essence Best-Seller list. CK is at work on the
sequel to Nice Guy, The Perfect Blend. C. Kelly Robinson, Against the Grain
Communications, Post Office Box 58, Clayton, Ohio 45315 E-mail:
ckrob7071@aol.com Website:
www.ckellyrobinson.com
Afro-American Book Stop Sells books by
and about African Americans. Michele Lewis, Afro-American Book Shop, 7056 Read
Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70127 Phone: (504) 243-2436 E-mail:
afrobooks2@aol.com Website:
www.theafroamericanbookstop.com
Afro Books Bookstore. Booksellers.
Afro Books, 871 Ralph D. Abernathy Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30310 Phone:
(404) 755-0095 Fax: (404) 755-0756 E-mail:
afrobooks@gmail.com
A Good Book Sells new/used books and
host a monthly poetry night. Julie Williamson,
2101 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21207 Phone: (410) 944-5565
Fax: (443) 267-0113 E-mail: info@agoodbook.biz
Website: www.agoodbook.biz
Marcus Books Books by and about Black
people, 2 locations. Contact Karen, Marcus Books, 1712 Fillmore Street, San
Francisco, California 94115 Phone: (415) 346-4222
Medu Books Bookseller. Medu Books, 2841
Greenbriar Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30331 Phone: (404) 346-3263 E-mail:
medu@bellsouth.net Website:
www.medubooks.com
Truth Bookstore African American books
and Booksignings. Located in the Northland Mall. Truth Bookstore, 21500
Northwestern Highway, Southfield, Michigan 48075 Phone: (248) 557-4824 E-mail:
truthbookstore@sbcglobal.net
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Black Tokyo Site for Africans and African-Americans
in Tokyo. Features news and discussion on Japan from an Afro perspective: life
in Japan, business, economy and finance, government, politics and security.
News, discussions, and many other topics. Owner, Mr. Craig Nine Designs. Contact
Black Tokyo, 3-16-1-2 Takada, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 117-0033 Phone:
011-81-902-338-4435 E-mail: webmaster@blacktokyo.com
Website: www.blacktokyo.com Callaloo Publishes original works by, and critical
studies of, black writers worldwide: fiction, poetry, plays, critical essays,
interviews, and annotated bibliographies. The journal offers a rich mixture of fiction, poetry, plays, critical essays,
cultural studies, interviews, and visual art, as well as special thematic
issues. Contact Journals Manager, Callaloo, The Johns Hopkins
University Press, 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 Phone:
(410) 516-6900 E-mail:
webmaster@jhupress.jhu.edu
Website: www.muse.jhu.edu/journals/callaloo
The Caribbean Writer Marvin E. Williams, Editor. The Caribbean Writer is an
international literary anthology with a Caribbean focus. The Caribbean should be
central to the work, or the work should reflect a Caribbean heritage, experience
or perspective. Submit poems (5 maximum), short stories, personal essays, (2
maximum not to exceed 15 pages each), and one-act plays. Only previously
unpublished work will be accepted. The Caribbean Writer, University of the
Virgin Islands, RR 1 Box 10000, Kingshill Virgin Island 00850 Phone: (340)
692-4152 E-mail: info@thecaribbeanwriter.org
Website: www.thecaribbeanwriter.org
Voices: The Wisconsin Review of African Literatures Explores issues of written and oral artistic production in Africa in
relationship to the continent of Africa. Mireille A. L. Djenno, Editor. Voices,
1414 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison Wisconsin 53706 E-mail:
madjenno@wisc.edu Website:
www.african.lss.wisc.edu/all/voices
JFK Entertainment & Sports Management Company Provides company management for all types of theatrical productions, represent
playwrights, actors, producers and publishers. John F.Kilgore,
JFK Entertainment & Sports Management Company,
2266 5th Avenue #77, New York, New York 10037 Phone: (917)
309-4415 Fax: (201) 487-7818 E-mail:
jfkentertainment@yahoo.com
Major Money Entertainment Music/entertainment company founded by Terry McGill. Artist management;
marketing and promotional strategies, including videos, radios, and street
promotions, video and movie scripts. All artist and actor negotiations;
negotiate distribution agreements. Current projects include: Pimpsta, Tony
Terry, Khia, Don Vito, Atlanta Based Producer/ Business Partner Production and
remix credits include: Lil’ Jon, Paster Troy, Lil’ Scrappy, Blu Cantrell, Mya,
Sole`, OutKast, and Ghetto Mafia. Joint venture with Dallas based entertainment
company and recording studio, Koast to Koast. Contact Terry McGill, CEO, Major
Money Entertainment, 908 Audelia Road, Suite 200, #229, Richardson, Texas 75081 Phone: (972) 675-5242 Fax: (516) 908-3743 E-mail:
majormoney@earthlink.net
Website: www.majormoneyentertainment.com
Marshalen Martin & Associates Booking
firm. President Marshalen Martin is a professional radio broadcaster since
1980, and one of the most recognized names in Bay Area gospel radio. Each week
she features interviews with a veritable who’s who of the gospel world and takes
your requests. Marshalen Martin & Associates, 3260 Blume Drive, Suite 520,
Richmond, California 94806 Phone: (510) 222-4242 Fax: (510) 262-9054
Website: www.gospel1190.net
Talent Link Inc. The nation's top
black talent agency with a 90% placement rate. Contact Mr. Vince Paul, Talent Link, Inc.,
Post Office Box 480035, Charlotte, North Carolina 28269 Phone: (704) 335-0027
E-mail: info@talent-link.com
Website: www.talent-link.com
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Franklin J. Anderson Playwright, screenwriter, Mr.
Andersons' play CLASS ran Off-Broadway at Tribeca Theatre in New York in 1994.
Co-writer of screenplay Street Tales of Terror. Contact Mr. Franklin J.
Anderson, 2610 Harvest Moon, Missouri City, Texas 77489 Phone: (281) 438-1062
E-mail: f_anderso@hotmail.com
Stanley Bois Screen
writer currently writing for Roc Box Films. My current play is titled Innocence
Lost, a stop the violence script dealing with black on black crimes. Contact
Mr. Stanley Bois, 1207 SE Curry Street, Port St. Lucie, Florida 34983 Phone:
(772) 634-4838 E-mail: stanleybois@hotmail.com
Kenneth Bowens Author and playwright and an improv
artist and actor, Kanko has written and produced three plays. Education: B.A. in
psychology at Central State University (Edmond Oklahoma); Associates degree in
electronic design/computer technology. Contact Mr. Kenneth (Kanko) Bowens, 1208
Northwest 106th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73114 E-mail:
kennethbowens1@cox.net
Website: www.Kanko.us
Jackie Daughtry Pseudonyms: Ayani_Meli Journey
Shanise Rhodes is an accomplished poet and playwright, as well as a digital
storyteller. After graduating from Davidson College, she served for several
years as a web manager for an organization promoting healthy children and
families in Georgia. She also taught drama at Talbot Academy, an alternative
school in Savannah serving the needs of behaviorally challenged youth. Ms.
Jackie Daughtry, Post Office Box 32, Sylvania, Georgia 30467 Phone: (912)
687-5546 E-mail: ayani.meli@gmail.com
Tony Darnell Davis Writer, actor, director,
photographer. Works in poetry, short stories, and play writing. Former
Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati, teaching Black Drama and
Acting workshops. He is currently producing plays for the Free Theatre of
Cincinnati and preparing a genealogy book on his family entitled Pathways to My
Past. Tony Darnell Davis, 2511 Essex Place, Studio 111, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 E-mail:
tony.davis@cchmc.org
Bookclub
Apooo
Information regarding African American Literature. Features upcoming literary
events, book reviews, forthcoming books, bookstore. Contact Ms. Yasmin
Coleman, A Place of Our Own, 4426 Pinewood Court, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17112
Website: www.apooobooks.org
Escapade 'A
Soulful Circle' Book Club We read books
by African American authors of fiction and non-fiction literature. We meet on
the fourth Saturday of each month. Escapade Book Club, Post Office Box 3581,
San Leandro, California 94578 Phone: (510) 332-9997 E-mail:
escapadebookclub@yahoo.com
Website: www.escapadebookclub.com
Grits Online Reading Club On-line book
club for men and women who love reading and discussing classic and contemporary
African American Literature! Club Managers: Marlive Harris, aka MsGRITS and
Loretta Brown, aka MsLo. The Grits, Post Office Box 118154, Carrollton, Texas
75011 E-mail: clubmanagers@thegrits.com
Website: www.thegrits.com
Imani Book Club Diverse group of
African-American women who enjoy reading. Contact Imani Book Club, c/o Cashana,
Post Office Box 240063, Montgomery, Alabama 36124 E-mail:
imanivoices@aol.com
Website: www.imanivoices.com
Rawsistaz Review Founded in September
2000 by Tee C. Royal with a focus on reading and writing (RAW). RAWSISTAZ, Post
Office Box 1362, Duluth, Georgia 30096 Phone: (775) 363-8683 Fax: (775)
416-4540 E-mail: tee@rawsistaz.com
Website: www.rawsistaz.com
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