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Newsletter  Update for Black Authors & Published Writers  Directory    Vol. 6  Issue 7 July/2009          

                                                       
Best Books

                                                                             
Authors

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

 

Bookstores

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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Journals

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



Management Companies

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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Playwrights

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

 

Bookclubs

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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