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Say a Little Prayer

2008-10-01T16:46:00.003-05:00

Say a Little Prayer
by Dionne Warwick, Tonya Bolden, David Freeman Wooley, Soud (Illustrator)
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Perseus Publishing
Pub. Date: September 2008
ISBN-13: 9780762432684
Age Range: 3 to 8
32pp
Buy Link: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Say-a-Little-Prayer/Dionne-Warwick/e/9780762432684

Synopsis

American icon and international superstar Dionne Warwick presents an inspiring and entertaining children’s picture book that encourages kids to find their best talent in life and embrace it.

“Little D” is ambling through childhood like any other little kid—enjoying her family and neighbors, her pet dog, her hobbies, and school—when one day she discovers that she has a special talent. In her first-ever singing performance in front of an audience, Little D brings the house down! And she discovers, with her grandfather’s encouragement (“If you think it, you can do it!”), that everyone has a special talent and it’s up to each person to find it, embrace it, perfect it, and enjoy it!

The book includes audio CD featuring an exclusive recording of the gospel song “Jesus Loves Me” (the first song young Dionne performed before an audience, as told in the book), as well as a reading of the book by Ms. Warwick.

Review

This is an excellent book that includes an audio CD featuring a gospel recording entitled: "Jesus Loves Me" and it is an inspirational book that not only great for children, but all of those that are in need of a spiritual upliftment. This is a must read book! - Afrika Midnight Asha Abney

BOOK MANUSCRIPT CONTESTS

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BOOK MANUSCRIPT CONTESTS
Source: http://www.poetryresourcepage.com/contests/bcontests.html

ABZ Press
Title of Book Prize: ABZ Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 60 pages
Reading Period: postmarked during the month of May
Reading Fee: $25 (includes either a one-year subscription to ABZ or a copy of the winning book)
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: None
http://abzpress.com/prize.aspx

Ahsahta Press
Title of Book Prize: Sawtooth Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between January 1 and March 1
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,500 (includes 25 copies of published book, and copy of winning book if entrants include a 7" x 10" self-addressed mailer with $4.60 postage)
Restrictions: Students and former students of Boise State University and of the judge may not enter; close friends of the judge are also not eligible
http://ahsahtapress.boisestate.edu/contest.htm

Alice James Books
Title of Book Prize: Beatrice Hawley Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by December 1
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $2,000 (and no cooperative membership commitment)
Restrictions: Translations and multi-authored collections not eligible
http://www.alicejamesbooks.org//BH.html

Title of Book Prize: Kinereth Gensler Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 1
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $2,000
Restrictions: Open to poets residing in New England, New York State or New Jersey. Winners serve a 3-year term on the Alice James Books Editorial Board
http://www.alicejamesbooks.org//KG.html

Anhinga Press
Title of Book Prize: Philip Levine Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by September 30
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,500 (and 25 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: Current or former students or faculty of CSU/Fresno are ineligible
http://www.anhinga.org/books/levine.cfm or http://www.csufresno.edu/crwr/

Title of Book Prize: Anhinga Prize
Type of Prize: First or Second Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between February 15 and May 1
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $2,000
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.anhinga.org/books/contest.cfm

Ashland Poetry Press
Title of Book Prize: Richard Snyder Memorial Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by May 15
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and 100 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: None
http://www3.ashland.edu/academics/arts_sci/english/aupoetry/aupoetry.html

Autumn House Press
Title of Book Prize: Autumn House Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by June 30
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000 advance against royalties (and $1,500 travel grant to Autumn House Master Poets Series)
Restrictions: None
http://www.autumnhouse.org

Barrow Street Press
Title of Book Prize: Barrow Street Press Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by June 30
Reading Fee: $25 (includes copy of winning book if entry contains large SASE with $1.59 postage affixed)
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: None
http://www.barrowstreet.org

Bear Star Press
Title of Book Prize: Dorothy Brunsman Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 65 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between September 1 and November 30
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: For authors currently residing within Mountain or Pacific time zones, plus Alaska & Hawaii
http://www.bearstarpress.com/contest.htm

Bedbug Press/Cloudbank Books
Title of Book Prize: Rhea and Seymour Gorsline Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: up to 60 – 71 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between April 15 and August 16
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $500
Restrictions: None
http://www.bedbugpress.com/html/poetry.htm

Big Pencil Press/Writers & Books
Title of Book Prize: Kenneth and Geraldine Gell Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between September 1 and November 30
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and two-week fellowship at the Gell Center of the Finger Lakes)
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.wab.org/gell/gellpoetryprize.shtml

BkMk Press
Title of Book Prize: John Ciardi Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 110 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by January 15
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: None
http://www.umkc.edu/bkmk/poetry.html

Black Lawrence Press
Title of Book Prize: St. Lawrence Book Award
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: None specified
Reading Period: postmarked by August 31
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000 (includes 10 copies of the published book and an interview in The Adirondack Review)
Restrictions: None
http://www.blacklawrencepress.homestead.com/stlawrence.html

Title of Book Prize: Ontario Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: None specified
Reading Period: postmarked by February 28
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000 (includes 10 copies of the published book and an interview in The Adirondack Review)
Restrictions: None
http://www.blacklawrencepress.homestead.com/ontario.html

BOA Editions
Title of Book Prize: A. Poulin, Jr. Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between August 1 and November 30
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,500
Restrictions: Translations not eligible. Any person who has studied poetry in a formal program with the Final Judge within the last two years is not eligible
http://boaeditions.org/submissions/A_Poulin_Prize.html

Briery Creek Press/Dos Passos Review
Title of Book Prize: Liam Rector First Book Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 60 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between November 1 and December 15
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and 50 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: None
http://www.brierycreekpress.org/

Broken Jaw Press/BS Poetry Society
Title of Book Prize: Poets’ Corner Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 60 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by September 1
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $500
Restrictions: None
http://www.brokenjaw.com/poetscorner.htm

C&R Press
Title of Book Prize: De Novo Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 55 – 85 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by September 29
Reading Fee: $15 ($25, includes copy of winning book)
Monetary Award: $500 advance against royalties (and 20 copies of published book)
Restrictions: None
http://www.ryangvancleave.com/Press/contest.php

Carolina Wren Press
Title of Book Prize: Carolina Wren Press Poetry Prize (Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 64 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by December 1
Reading Fee: $18
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and 10 copies)
Restrictions: Offered in even-numbered years
http://carolinawrenpress.org/

Catfish Poetry
Title of Book Prize: Catfish Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by September 30
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: None
Restrictions: None
http://www.catfishpoetry.com/annualpoetryprize.html

Center for Literary Publishing/Colorado Review
Title of Book Prize: Colorado Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: No minimum or maximum number of pages
Reading Period: postmarked between October 1 and January 11
Reading Fee: $25 (includes one-year subscription to Colorado Review)
Monetary Award: $1,500
Restrictions: Former students and close friends of the final judge are not eligible to compete
http://coloradoreview.com/

Cider Press Review
Title of Book Prize: Cider Press Review Book Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between September 1 and November 30
Reading Fee: $25 (includes copy of winning book)
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: None
http://ciderpressreview.com/bookaward/

Cleveland State University Poetry Center
Title of Book Prize: CSU Poetry Center First Book Prize (click here for previous winners)
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: at least 40 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between November 1 and February 1
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Translations and mixed-genre works are not eligible
http://www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter/contest1.html

Title of Book Prize: CSU Poetry Center Open Book Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 40 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between November 1 and February 1
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Translations and mixed-genre works are not eligible
http://www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter/contest1.html

Copper Canyon Press
Title of Book Prize: APR/Honickman First Book Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between August 1 and October 31
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $3,000 (plus standard contract, with royalties paid, and $1,000 grant for book tour expenses)
Restrictions: Translations and multi-authored collections not eligible
http://www.aprweb.org/bookprize/guidelines.shtml

Cracked Slab Books
Title of Book Prize: Heartland Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by September 20
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $500 (includes 50 copies of published book and four-city reading tour)
Restrictions: Translations not eligible. For experimental poetry or cross-genre work by authors with no more than two published books who live in Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Minnesota, Florida, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Louisiana, Texas, Montana, Oklahoma, North Dakota, or South Dakota
http://crackedslabbooks.com/heartland.html

Del Sol Press
Title of Book Prize: Del Sol Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by January 15
Reading Fee: $24 (includes copy of winning book if entry contains large SASE with sufficient postage)
Monetary Award: $1,200 (and 20 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: Immediate family, friends or former students of the judge are not eligible
http://www.webdelsol.com/DelSolPress/dsp-poetry-competition.htm

Dream Horse Press
Title of Book Prize: Orphic Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by December 1
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and 15 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: None
http://www.dreamhorsepress.com

Title of Book Prize: American Poetry Journal Book Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by February 29
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and 20 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: None
http://www.dreamhorsepress.com

Eastern Washington University Press
Title of Book Prize: Blue Lynx Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by May 15
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,500
Restrictions: None
http://ewupress.ewu.edu/poetryprize.htm

Elixir Press
Title of Book Prize: Judge's Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 31
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $2,000
Restrictions: None
http://www.elixirpress.com/guidelines.html

Title of Book Prize: Editors' Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 31
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: None
http://www.elixirpress.com/guidelines.html

Fence Books
Title of Book Prize: Motherwell Prize
Type of Prize: First or Second Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between November 1 and December 31
Reading Fee: $25 (includes one-year subscription to Fence OR copy of winning book if entry contains large SASE with $1.59 postage)
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: For women authors. Translations not eligible
http://www.fencemag.com/contest/motherwell.html

Title of Book Prize: Fence Modern Poets Series
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked during the month of February
Reading Fee: $25 (includes one-year subscription to Fence OR copy of winning book if entry contains large SASE with $1.59 postage)
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.fencemag.com/contest/fmps.html

Firewheel Editions
Title of Book Prize: Sentence Book Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: Not specified
Reading Period: postmarked by November 17
Reading Fee: $25 (includes copy of Sentence #6;entrants who are already subscribers will have their subscription extended by one issue)
Monetary Award: The recipient of the award will receive publication in a trade paper edition with a standard royalty contract and 50 copies of the book.
Restrictions: The Sentence Book Award will be given to a book-length manuscript of prose poems or a book-length manuscript consisting substantially of prose poems (for example, a book that is half prose poems and half free-verse, or a book-length sequence that mixes passages of prose poetry with other modes). Translations are acceptable with proof of permission to publish translations.
http://firewheel-editions.org

Fordham University Press
Title of Book Prize: Poets Out Loud Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between September 1 and October 31
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.poetsoutloud.com/prize.html
http://www.fordham.edu/academics/programs_at_fordham_/english/poets_out_loud/index.asp

Four Way Books
Title of Book Prize: Levis Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 45 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between January 1 and March 31
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Contest held in odd-numbered years. Translations and previously self-published books not eligible
http://www.fourwaybooks.com/contest.html

Title of Book Prize: Intro Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 45 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between January 1 and March 31
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Contest held in even-numbered years. Translations and previously self-published books not eligible
http://www.fourwaybooks.com/contest.html

Gival Press
Title of Book Prize: Gival Press Poetry Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 45 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by December 15
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and 20 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.givalpress.com/

Houghton Mifflin/Middlebury College
Title of Book Prize: Bakeless Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: at least 50 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between September 15 and November 1
Reading Fee: $10
Monetary Award: Fellowship at Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
Restrictions: None
http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/blwc/bakeless/

Ivan R. Dee/New Criterion
Title of Book Prize: New Criterion Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: no more than 60 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by September 30
Reading Fee: $25 (includes copy of winning book)
Monetary Award: $3,000
Restrictions: Manuscripts must pay close attention to form
http://newcriterion.com:81/constant/poetrycontest/

Kent State University Press/Wick Poetry Center
Title of Book Prize: Stan and Tom Wick Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 50 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between February 1 and May 1
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $2,000
Restrictions: None
http://dept.kent.edu/wick/publications.html#First%20Book%20Competition

Kore Press
Title of Book Prize: Kore Press First Book Award
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by July 31
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: For women authors. Translations not eligible
http://www.korepress.org/

Litchfield Review
Title of Book Prize: Litchfield Review Book Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: None specified
Reading Period: postmarked by June 1
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $500 (includes 10 copies of published book)
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.thelitchfieldreview.com/bookcontest.html

Logan House
Title of Book Prize: Holland Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by August 1
Reading Fee: $25 (includes copy of winning book and Larry Holland's Disciples of an Uncertain Season and Other Poems)
Monetary Award: $500
Restrictions: None
http://www.loganhousepress.com/

Lost Horse Press
Title of Book Prize: Idaho Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by May 15
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: None
http://www.losthorsepress.org/tip/index.html

Lotus Press
Title of Book Prize: Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 60 – 90 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between January 2 and March 31
Reading Fee:
Monetary Award: $500
Restrictions: For African-American poets
http://lotuspress.org/poetryaward.html

Louisiana State University Press
Title of Book Prize: Walt Whitman Award
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 50 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between September 15 and November 30
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $5,000 (and one-month residency at Vermont Studio Center)
Restrictions: Translations and multi-authored collections not eligible
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/121

Main Street Rag
Title of Book Prize: Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by January 31
Reading Fee: $20 (or $25, includes copy of winning book)
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and 50 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: None
http://www.mainstreetrag.com/PoBkCont.html

Many Mountains Moving Press
Title of Book Prize: Many Mountains Moving Poetry Book Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by June 16
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $500
Restrictions: None
http://mmminc.org/

Marsh Hawk Press
Title of Book Prize: Marsh Hawk Press Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by April 30
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: None
http://www.marshhawkpress.org/Contests%20and%20Submissions.htm

National Poetry Review
Title of Book Prize: National Poetry Review Book Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 45 – 65 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by November 30
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and 15 copies of published book)
Restrictions: None
http://www.nationalpoetryreview.com

New Issues Press
Title of Book Prize: Green Rose Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between May 1 and September 30
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $2,000
Restrictions: For poets who have previously published at least one collection
http://www.wmich.edu/newissues/GreenRosePrize.html

Title of Book Prize: New Issues Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by November 30
Reading Fee: $15
Monetary Award: $2,000
Restrictions: None
http://www.wmich.edu/newissues/NewIssuesPoetryPrize.html

New Rivers Press
Title of Book Prize: Stonecoast Book Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length:
Reading Period: May 1
Reading Fee: None
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: For authors who are alumni of the Stonecoast Low-Residency MFA Program
http://www.usm.maine.edu/stonecoastmfa/alumni/prize.html

Title of Book Prize: MVP Competition
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length:
Reading Period: postmarked between September 15 and November 1
Reading Fee: None
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: For authors who are residents of Minnesota or New York City
http://www.mnstate.edu/newriverspress/newsevents/mvpproject.cfm

NFSPS
Title of Book Prize: Stevens Poetry Manuscript Contest
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between August 1 and October 15
Reading Fee: members $15, non-members $20
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and 50 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: None
http://www.nfsps.com/stevens1.htm

Nightboat Books
Title of Book Prize: Nightboat Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by November 15
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and royalties and 10 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.nightboat.org/Submit_To_Contest.htm

Northeastern University Press
Title of Book Prize: Samuel French Morse Prize
Type of Prize: First or Second Book
Manuscript Length: 50 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by September 15
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: None
http://www.english.neu.edu/publications/morse/
or http://www.upne.com/series/AMPP.html

Oberlin College Press/FIELD
Title of Book Prize: FIELD Poetry Prize Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 58 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked during the month of May
Reading Fee: $22 (includes one-year subscription to FIELD)
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: None
http://www.oberlin.edu/ocpress/prize.htm

Ohio State University Press/The Journal
Title of Book Prize: Charles B. Wheeler Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages
Reading Period: postmarked during the month of September
Reading Fee: $25 (includes one-year subscription to The Journal)
Monetary Award: $3,000
Restrictions: None
http://www.ohiostatepress.org/

Ohio University Press
Title of Book Prize: Hollis Summers Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 60 – 95 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 31
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Translations and multi-authored collections not eligible
http://www.ohioswallow.com/poetry_prize

Pavement Saw Press
Title of Book Prize: Transcontinental Poetry Award
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between June 1 – August 15
Reading Fee: $18 (includes copies of previous books and chapbooks)
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: None
http://www.pavementsaw.org/pages/transaward.htm

Pearl Books
Title of Book Prize: Pearl Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 64 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between May 1 – July 15
Reading Fee: $20 (includes copy of winning book)
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and 25 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: None
http://www.pearlmag.com/contests.html

Persea Books
Title of Book Prize: Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 50 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between September 1 – October 31
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: For women authors. Translations not eligible
ui8t88http://www.perseabooks.com/LexiRudnitskyPrize.html

Perugia Press
Title of Book Prize: Perugia Press Prize
Type of Prize: First or Second Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 72 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between August 1 – November 15
Reading Fee: $22
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: For women authors. Translations not eligible
http://www.perugiapress.com/contest.html

Pleiades Press
Title of Book Prize: Lena-Miles Wever Todd Poetry Series
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 1
Reading Fee: $15 (includes copy of winning book if entry contains large SASE with $1.24 postage affixed)
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: None
http://www.cmsu.edu/englphil/pleiades/LMWTGuidelines.html

Poetry Foundation/Graywolf Press
Title of Book Prize: Emily Dickinson First Book Award
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 96 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between May 15 and June 15
Reading Fee:
Monetary Award: $10,000
Restrictions: For poets 50 years of age or over. Offered in odd-numbered years
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/Emily_Dickinson.html

Publisher Varies (University of Georgia Press, Graywolf Press, University of Pittsburgh Press)
Title of Book Prize: Cave Canem Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 50 – 75 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between March 15 and May 15
Reading Fee: $15
Monetary Award: $500 (plus reading in New York City and 50 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: For African-American authors
http://www.cavecanempoets.com/pages/programs_prize.php

Publisher Varies (Coffee House Press, HarperCollins, University of Illinois Press, Wave Books, Viking Penguin)
Title of Book Prize: National Poetry Series
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: No minimum or maximum number of pages (48 – 64 pages suggested)
Reading Period: postmarked between January 1 and February 15
Reading Fee: $30
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.nationalpoetryseries.org/

Publisher Varies
Title of Book Prize: Native Writers' Circle of the Americas First Book Award
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: at least 50 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between October 1 and January 2
Reading Fee: None
Monetary Award: $500
Restrictions: For writers of Native American background
http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/FirstBooks2006.html
http://www.nativewiki.org/First_Book_Awards

Quercus Review Press
Title of Book Prize: Quercus Review Poetry Series
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 96 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 19
Reading Fee: $20 (or $25, includes copy of winning book)
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and 50 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: None
http://www.quercusreview.com/QR%20POETRY%20BOOK%20AWARD.htm

Red Hen Press
Title of Book Prize: Benjamin Saltman Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 96 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 31
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $3000
Restrictions: None
http://www.redhen.org/Be_sa_poetry.asp

Sacramento Poetry Center
Title of Book Prize: Cathy Washington Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between January 1 and March 31
Reading Fee: $20 ($15 for current members of the Sacramento Poetry Center)
Monetary Award: $1000 (and 50 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: None
http://www.sacramentopoetrycenter.org/bookcontest.htm

Sarabande Books
Title of Book Prize: Kathryn A. Morton Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between January 1 and February 15
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $2,000 (and royalty contract)
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.sarabandebooks.org/contest/k_a_morton_prize.html

Title of Book Prize: Sarabande Series in Kentucky Literature
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked during the month of July
Reading Fee:
Monetary Award:
Restrictions: Contest is open to any writer of English who is a native of Kentucky, or who has lived in Kentucky for at least five years, or whose manuscript is set in Kentucky, or whose manuscript is about Kentucky. Translations not eligible
http://www.sarabandebooks.org/contest/woodford_reserve_series.html

Saturnalia Books
Title of Book Prize: Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages
Reading Period: postmarked during the month of April
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.saturnaliabooks.com/html/poetry_contest.html

Silverfish Review Press
Title of Book Prize: Gerald Cable Book Award
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 15
Reading Fee: $20 (includes copy of a previous book if entry contains large SASE with $1.59 postage affixed)
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and 100 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.silverfishreviewpress.com/award.htm

Slope Editions
Title of Book Prize: Slope Editions Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 40 – 90 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by March 15
Reading Fee: $20 (includes copy of a previous book if entry contains large SASE with $1.10 postage affixed)
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.slopeeditions.org/prize.html

Snake Nation Press
Title of Book Prize: Violet Reed Haas Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 75 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 15
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $500
Restrictions: None
http://www.snakenationpress.org/guidelines.html

South Carolina Poetry Initiative/University of S. Carolina Press
Title of Book Prize: South Carolina Poetry Book Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 45 – 95 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between January 1 and February 26
Reading Fee: $15
Monetary Award: None
Restrictions: Translations not eligible. Poets must be South Carolina natives or permanent residents of South Carolina
http://www.cas.sc.edu/engl/poetry/poets.htm#poetrybook

Southern Illinois University Press/Crab Orchard Review
Title of Book Prize: Crab Orchard Series First Book Award
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 50 – 75 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between May 15 and July 1
Reading Fee: $25 (includes one-year subscription to Crab Orchard Review)
Monetary Award: $2,500 (and reading at Southern Illinois University)
Restrictions: None
http://www.siu.edu/~crborchd/firstpo.html

Title of Book Prize: Crab Orchard Series Open Book Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between October 1 and November 16
Reading Fee: $25 (includes one-year subscription to Crab Orchard Review)
Monetary Award: first prize, $3,500; second prize, $2,000 (and reading at Southern Illinois University, for both winners)
Restrictions: None
http://www.siu.edu/~crborchd/conpo.html

Spire Press
Title of Book Prize: Spire Press Poetry Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 45 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between October 1 and December 31
Reading Fee: $18
Monetary Award: $500 (and 20 copies of published book)
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.spirepress.org/contest.html

Switchback Books
Title of Book Prize: Gatewood Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 1
Reading Fee: $25 (includes copy of winning book if entry contains large SASE with $1.42 postage)
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: For women between the ages of 18 and 39. Translations not eligible
http://www.switchbackbooks.com/contest.html

Tebot Bach
Title of Book Prize: Patricia Bibby First Book Award
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 50 – 84 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 31
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Translations and multi-authored collections not eligible
http://www.tebotbach.org/tebot_ad.htm

Texas Review Press
Title of Book Prize: X. J. Kennedy Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: up to 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by July 15
Reading Fee: $20 (includes one-year subscription to The Texas Review)
Monetary Award: $200
Restrictions: None
http://www.shsu.edu/~www_trp/xkkennp.html

Three Candles Press
Title of Book Prize: Three Candles Press First Book Award
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscoyiript Length: 60 – 95 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 15
Reading Fee: $22
Monetary Award: $500 (and 25 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: Offered in odd-numbered years
http://threecandlespress.com/contests.htm

Title of Book Prize: Three Candles Press Open Book Award
Type of Prize: Open Book
Manuscript Length: 60 – 95 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by September 30
Reading Fee: $22
Monetary Award: $500 (and 25 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: Offered in even-numbered years
http://threecandlespress.com/contests.htm

Truman State University Press
Title of Book Prize: T.S. Eliot Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 60 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 31
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $2,000 (includes copy of winning book)
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
https://tsup.truman.edu/TSEliotPrize/guidelines.aspx

Tupelo Press
Title of Book Prize: Dorset Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 88 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between September 1 and December 15
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $10,000
Restrictions: Translations and previously self-published books not eligible
https://www.tupelopress.org/indexssl.shtml

Title of Book Prize: Tupelo Press/Crazyhorse First Book Award
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between January 1 and April 15
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $3,000
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
https://www.tupelopress.org/indexssl.shtml

University of Akron Press
Title of Book Prize: Akron Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 60 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between May 15 and June 30
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Books accepted for the Akron Series in Poetry must exhibit three essential qualities: mastery of language, maturity of feeling, and complexity of thought. The University of Akron Press is committed to publishing poetry that, as Robert Frost said, "begins in delight and ends in wisdom."
http://www3.uakron.edu/uapress/poetryprize.html

University of Arkansas
Title of Book Prize: Miller Williams Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 60 – 90 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between September 1 and October 31
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $5,000 (and reading at the annual Arkansas Festival of Writers)
Restrictions: Translations and multiple submissions not eligible. The press will still publish four manuscripts each year as part of the Arkansas Poetry Series: three will be named finalists and will receive publication, while the fourth will be named the Miller Williams Poetry Prize winner and will receive $5,000, a reading, and publication.
http://www.uapress.com/geninfo/guidelines.html

University of Evansville Press
Title of Book Prize: Richard Wilbur Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by December 1
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Offered in even-numbered years
http://english.evansville.edu/WilburAwardGuidelines.htm

University of Iowa Press
Title of Book Prize: Iowa Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 150 pages
Reading Period: postmarked during the month of April
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: Royalties
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.uipress.uiowa.edu/authors/iowa-prize.htm

University of Massachusetts Press
Title of Book Prize: Juniper Prize
Type of Prize: Open or First Book (Open in even-numbered years, First in odd-numbered years)
Manuscript Length: 50 – 70 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between August 1 and September 29
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,500
Restrictions: Translations, multi-authored collections, and multiple entries not eligible
http://www.umass.edu/umpress/juniper.html

University of Nebraska Press/Prairie Schooner
Title of Book Prize: Prairie Schooner Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 50 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between January 15 and March 15
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $3,000
Restrictions: None
http://prairieschooner.unl.edu/html/book%20series.html

University of North Texas Press
Title of Book Prize: Vassar Miller Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by November 15
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: None
http://web3.unt.edu/untpress/potential_authors.cfm

University of Notre Dame Press
Title of Book Prize: Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 50 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by January 15
Reading Fee: None
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: For Latino/Latina authors. Awarded in even-numbered years. Translations not eligible. Authors must be permanent US residents
http://www.nd.edu/~latino/poetry_prize/index.htm

Title of Book Prize: Ernest Sandeen Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: None specified
Reading Period: postmarked between May 1 and September 1
Reading Fee: $15 (includes one-year subscription to Notre Dame Review)
Monetary Award: $500 (plus $500 advance against royalties)
Restrictions: For authors who have published at least one book. Awarded in even-numbered years.
http://www.nd.edu/~alcwp/sandeen.html

University of Pittsburgh Press
Title of Book Prize: Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between March 1 and April 30
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $5,000
Restrictions: None
http://www.upress.pitt.edu/prizes.aspx

Title of Book Prize: Donald Hall Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between January 1 and February 28
Reading Fee: members $10, non-members $25
Monetary Award: $4,000
Restrictions: None
http://awpwriter.org/contests/series.htm#eligibility

University of Tampa Press/Tampa Review
Title of Book Prize: Tampa Review Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: at least 48 pages (prefer 60 – 100 pages)
Reading Period: postmarked by December 31
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000 (plus royalties, hardcover publication, and preview in Tampa Review)
Restrictions: None
http://tampareview.ut.edu/tr_prize.html

University of Utah Press
Title of Book Prize: Agha Shahid Ali Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 64 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between February 1 and March 31
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and reading in University of Utah's Guest Writers Series)
Restrictions: None
http://www.uofupress.com/Agha-Shahid-Ali/

University of Wisconsin Press
Title of Book Prize: Brittingham Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked during the month of September
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $2,500 ($1,000 cash prize and $1,500 honorarium to cover expenses of reading in Madison)
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/poetryguide.html

Title of Book Prize: Felix Pollak Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked during the month of September
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $2,500 ($1,000 cash prize and $1,500 honorarium to cover expenses of reading in Madison)
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/poetryguide.html

Utah State University Press
Title of Book Prize: May Swenson Poetry Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by September 30
Reading Fee: $25 (includes copy of winning book).
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and royalties)
Restrictions: None
http://www.usu.edu/usupress/poetry_award/

W.W. Norton & Co.
Title of Book Prize: Barnard Women Poets Prize
Type of Prize: Second Book
Manuscript Length: None specified
Reading Period: ostmarked between August 1 and October 15
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,500
Restrictions: For women authors. Offered biannually (next submission period in 2008)
http://www.barnard.columbia.edu/english/wpprize.html

Washington Writers' Publishing House
Title of Book Prize: Washington Writers' Publishing House Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 60 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between July 1 and November 1
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $500 (and 50 copies of the published book)
Restrictions: Open to poets from Washington and Baltimore area. Winners become members of the WWPH Collective and are expected to actively participate in the work of the press
http://www.wwph.org/submit.html

Waywiser Press
Title of Book Prize: Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: First or Second Book
Manuscript Length: 50 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by December 1
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $3,000 (and publication in both US and UK)
Restrictions: None
http://www.waywiser-press.com/hechtprize.html

West Chester University Poetry Center/Aralia Press
Title of Book Prize: Donald Justice Poetry Award
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 50 – 100 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by October 1
Reading Fee: $25
Monetary Award: $1,000 (and a public reading at the annual West Chester University Poetry Conference)
Restrictions: Manuscripts must pay close attention to form. Offered in odd-numbered years
http://www.wcupa.edu/_academics/sch_cas/poetry/justiceaward.htm

White Pine Press
Title of Book Prize: White Pine Press Poetry Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 60 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between July 1 and November 30
Reading Fee: $20
Monetary Award: $1,000
Restrictions: Translations not eligible
http://www.whitepine.org/compt.htm

Word Works
Title of Book Prize: Washington Prize
Type of Prize: Open
Manuscript Length: 48 – 64 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between January 15 and March 1
Reading Fee: $25 (includes copy of winning book)
Monetary Award: $1,500
Restrictions: None
http://www.wordworksdc.com/washington_prize.html#rules

Yale University Press
Title of Book Prize: Yale Series of Younger Poets
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 64 pages
Reading Period: postmarked between October 1 and November 15
Reading Fee: $15
Monetary Award: Royalties
Restrictions: For authors under 40. Translations and multiple submissions not eligible
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/youngerpoets.asp

Zone 3 Press
Title of Book Prize: Zone 3 First Book Prize
Type of Prize: First Book
Manuscript Length: 48 – 80 pages
Reading Period: postmarked by May 1
Reading Fee: $20 (includes one-year subscription to Zone 3)
Monetary Award: $1,000 (10 copies of the published book and a reading at Austin Peay State University)
Restrictions: Offered in even-numbered years only. Translations not eligible
http://www.apsu.edu/zone3/

The Servant Leadership School and Potter's House Books Presents A Book Discussions and Signing

2008-09-18T20:35:00.003-05:00

The Servant Leadership School and Potter's House Books present a book discussion and signing entitled:"Engaged Spirituality: Faith Life in the Heart of the Empire" with Author Joe Nangle

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 6 p.m.

The Festival Center
1640 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC
(202) 328-0072
3½ blocks from Columbia Heights Metro
Event is free and open to the public

The event will include a short presentation by the author,followed by book signing

During his fifteen years in Latin America, Joe Nangle observed first hand the awakening of a church and a new reading of the gospel that is "good news to the poor." In Engaged Spirituality he shares the lessons from that experience, showing how the radical challenge to "love God and our neighbors as ourselves" can transform, on every level, our understanding and practice of faith. On an obvious level, this involves a recognition of the social dimension of the gospel. But this leads inevitably to a new understanding of scripture, prayer, religious vows, the church, Eucharist, and spirituality.

Joseph Nangle is a Franciscan priest and former co-director of the Franciscan Mission Service in Washington. He lived and worked in Peru and Bolivia for 15 years. He currently is associate pastor at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Arlington.

For more information, call Tim Kumfer at (202) 328-0072 or Tom Taylor at (202) 232-5483

Upcoming Book Festivals

2008-09-09T19:33:00.003-05:00

Upcoming Book Festivals

Fall for the Book 2008, September 21 - 26, Fairfax, VA. Readings, panels, book fair, family events. Featured authors include: Chinua Achebe, Jennifer Atkinson, Alan Cheuse, Eric Pankey, Richard Bausch, and newly-appointed US Poet Laureate Kay Ryan. Also: a series of events commemorating the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Free Admission. Visit http://www.fallforthebook.org

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc 2008 Book Festival. September 25 - 27, Washington, DC. Washington Convention Center (**Exhibit Hall A** Booth 908),801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001. INFO@CBCFINC.ORG; Visit WWW.CBCFINC.ORG/

Baltimore Book Festival, Sept. 26 - 28, Mount Vernon Place, 600 block of N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD. Friday 5-9 pm; Sat. and Sun. 11am - 7pm. Readings, literary walking tours, storytelling, live music, book vendors, family events, food, crafts, book swap. Featured authors include Cornel West, Daniel Mark Epstein, Walter Mosley, many more. Highlights of the Creative Cafe tent include "A Literary Diversity of Men" on Saturday at 1:00 pm, featuring Gregg Shapiro, Djelloul Marbrook, Le Hinton, and Gregg Mosson. At 2:00 pm, "Getting Publicity for your Work" features publishers, presenters, and publicists from Press Kit Communications, Chapter Three, NEA, and Beltway Poetry Quarterly. On Sunday at 11:00 am, "A Literary Diversity of Women" features Lalita Noronha, and Olu Butterfly Woods. At 2:00 pm, "Art & Politics: A Marriage of Heaven or Hell," features Reginald Harris, Alan Barysh, and Brian E. Langston. A Split This Rock reading at 3:00 pm will feature Melissa Tuckey. Other events include publication readings by the Little Patuxent Review and Passager, and a Poets' Ink Workshop. Free Admission. Sponsored by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts. Visit http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/

National Book Festival, Sept. 27, 10am to 5pm, rain or shine, National Mall (between 3rd and 7th Streets), DC. Book pavilions dedicated to Children & Teens, Fiction and Mystery, History and Biography, Home & Family, Libraries & Literacy, Poetry. Featured authors include Eavan Boland, Cokie Roberts, Geraldine Brooks, Salman Rushdie, and Kay Ryan. Free. Visit http://www.loc.gov/bookfest

5th Annual Book and Author Forum, sponsored by the Frederick Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Sept. 27, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Delaplaine Visual Arts and Education Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick, MD. Seeking authors in fiction, nonfiction, children's lit, science fiction, and poetry. Registration of $50 includes a table and light refreshments; authors responsible for bringing books and sale materials. Due to space limitations, not all authors can be invited to participate, but all inquiries will be carefully considered. Proceeds benefit Frederick Community College's Project Forward Step. Information and applications: tbisceglia3@yahoo.com

Capital Book Fest, Saturday, October 4, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, The Blvd @ Cap Centre, Largo, MD. Readings, panels, book fair, family events. Featured authors include Nikki Giovani, Tommie Smith, Tanarive Due, Ta-Nehesi Coates. At 1:30 pm, a poetry reading inside the Borders Books store will feature Alita Terry, Katherine Young, Teri Ellen Cross, Dan Vera, Deanna Nikaido, Lenard Moore, and Maritza Rivera. Free Admission. Visit http://www.capitalbookfest.org

8th Annual West Virginia Book Festival, October 11 & 12, Charleston Civic Center, Charleston WV. Readings, panels, Festival Marketplace, family events. Free admission. Visit http://www.wvhumanities.org/bookfest/bookfest2.htm

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc presents 2008 Book Festival

2008-08-27T10:23:00.003-05:00

For Immediate Release

Contact:
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc
1720 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-263-2800
Fax: 202-775-0773
info@cbcfinc.org
http://www.cbcfinc.org/

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc presents 2008 Book Festival

(Washington,DC) – August 27,2008 - Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc presents 2008 Book Festival which takes place from September 25,2008 - September 27,2008 at Washington Convention Center (**Exhibit Hall A** Booth 908),801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH
Pavilion Hours 12noon - 7:00PM
12:00PM - 1:30PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates The Beautiful Struggle A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood
Anthony Browder Egypt on the Potomac
Zane Honey Flava
Judge Mathis Street Judge
Sil Lai Abrams No More Darma: Nine Simple Steps to Transforming a Breakdown into a Breakthrough
Jessica Tilles In My Sister’s Corner
April Silver Be a Father to Your Child
Dr. Suzan Johnson-Cook Moving Up: Ten Steps to Turning Your Life Around & Getting to the Top!
Brenda Greene & Fred Beauford Meditations and Ascencions: Black Writers on Writing
Iyanla Vanzant Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Employment for Women
2:00PM - 3:30PM
Elosie Greenfield The Friendly Four
Brenda Thomas Laying Down My Burdens
Bill Strickland Make the Impossible Possible
Sandra L Frazier Private School It’s Not for the
Wealthy Anymore
Gloria J Browne-Marshall, JD/MA Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls(R)
George Fraser Click
Alicia M. Crowe Real Dads Stand Up What Every Single Father Should Know about Child Support...
Mark McEwen Change in the Weather: Life After Stroke
Max Remeau Take Back the Land, Gentrification and The Umoja Village Shantytown
Dr. Farrah Gray Get Real, Get Rich: Conquer the 7 Lies Blocking You From Sucesss
4:00PM - 6:00PM
POETRY PERFORMANCES
Sistah Joy Lord I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can
Jeff Motley Soul Centered The Thoughts, Emotions & Poetry of Jeff Motley
Monda Webb A Peek Into My Soul Redux
Bill Holmes Straight From My Heart
Billye Okera The Mourners’ Bench
K. Lowery Moore Moments in Love
Ewuare Osayande Blood Luxury
Deserie Johnson Black Butterfly
Jason Reynolds Jacobs Ladder
Andre “Brenardo” Taylor

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH
Pavilion Hours 10:00AM - 6:00PM
11:00AM – 12:30PM
Trice Hickman Unexpected Interruptions
Ronda Penrice African American History For Dummies
Charles D. Ellison Tantrum A Political Thriller
Hayden A Matter of Attitude
Celeste & Jennifer Norfleet She Said, She Said
Queen Afua The City of Wellness Restoring your Health Through the Seven Kitchens of Consciousness
Helen H. Kimbrough – Ocean Waves and Other Tales
Dr. Marimba Ani Yurugu: An African-Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior
Michael Baisden Men Cry in the Dark
1:00PM - 3:00PM
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Harrine Freeman How to Get out of Debt
William R. Patterson The Baron Son
Lynn Richardson Living Check to Monday The Real Deal about Money, Credit and Financial Security
Willie Wilson What Shall I Do Next, When I Don’t Know Next What to Do? The Extraordinary Story of a Man, His Faith, and the Building of a Financial Empire
Stephanie Jones State of Black America 2008 In the Black Woman’s Voice
Kenneth Brown A Leap of Faith From Welfare to Faring Well
Derrick Alexandria Pope Thy will be Done: An African Amercian Guide to Estate Planning
Farrah Gray Get Real, Get Rich: Conquer the 7 Lies Blocking You from Success
3:30PM - 5:30PM
Dr. Emma S. Etuk Never Again: Africa’s Last Stand
Kevin Wayne Johnson Know God and Do the Will of God Workbook
Rod Terry Hope Chest A Treasure of Spiritual Keepsakes
Dr. Gregory and Marcelynn Clark The Link Between Nutrition & IQ How Foods Affect Attention Span, Memory, and Learning
Sheryll Cashin The Agitator’s Daughter: A Memoir of Four Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family
Paul & DuEwa Kamara Paul Travels to Maseleh
L. Trenton Marsh From 1.0 to 4.0: Ten Strategies for Academic and Collegiate Success
Jock M. Smith Climbing Jacob’s Ladder
Nathan McCall Them

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH
Pavilion Hours 9:00AM - 4:00PM
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Omar Tyree Pecking Orders
Sister Claudette Marie Muhammad Memories
Maurice Glenn Reflections: Creative Writings From The African-American Aesthetic
Marcus Reeves Somebody Scream! Rap Music’s Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power
Avlin Singh, Tiny Robinson & John Reynolds Lead Belly: Life in Pictures
Patti Webster It Happened In Church
Candace Sandy & Dawn Marie Daniels Souls Revealed A Souls of My Sisters Book of Revelations and Tools for Healing Your Life, Soul, and Spirit
Charisse Carney-Nunes I Dream for You a World: A Covenant for Our Children
1:30PM - 3:30PM
Breena Jacobs Daddy’s Girl
Pat G’Orge-Walker Somewhat Saved
Dr. Ken Edelin Broken Justice. A True Story of Race, Sex and Revenge in a Boston Courtroom
Lucy Anne Hurston Speak, So You Can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston
Harriet A. Washington Medical Apartheid
Paul Wharton How Models are Made
Raymond Winbush Should America Pay? Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations
Teen Authors; Ashley Jones Teenage Bluez 1; KInae Kelly - Teenage Bluez 2 and LaKeisha Dorsey - Teenage Bluez 3
Charles Ogletree All Deliberate Speed: Reflections on the First Half-Century of Brown v. Board of Education

Schae’s Story by Angelia Vernon Menchan

2008-08-25T20:00:00.001-05:00

Schae’s Story by Angelia Vernon Menchan
Coming December 1, 2008

Schae’s Story Synopsis

Schaelonda Jackson has spent her life consumed by men, her
appearance and what those two things had to offer. However, at forty-
five years of age she has been spending growing amounts of time
attending church, really reading the bible and growing under the word
of her minister, Pastor Naomi. What has been born is a burning desire
to change her life, to parent, to mentor to become something other than
what she has been known as, Center City, Florida’s ultimate gold-
digger.

Schae was raised by a family of women who taught her the money was
everything and the surest way to get money is through wealthy men.
From the age of fourteen, Schae used her looks to get men to invest in
her time with them. As a result she lives well but deep inside she is
searching and yearning for something different. What the world does not
see or know is that within her is a smart, savvy businesswoman.
Everyone knows that she has worked as a bank officer for years, not
realizing that most of what she has came through her own hard work and
tenacity. What Schae knows for sure is that the time to show and tell has
arrived.

In Schae’s story readers will see the unveiling of a woman everyone
thought they knew. We will be exposed to how difficult it is for the
people around us to accept our desire to change. Also, that while many
people preach that God will change someone’s life they really do not
believe it to be true. Schae’s Story will also expose the many ways in
which love manifests itself in a woman’s life, family love, community-
love and most importantly the reciprocal love of God.

Brief Background

Angelia Vernon Menchan, wife, mother, mentor,former Job Corps Counselor pens her first coming-of-age novel for emerging women. Mrs. Menchan is the author of several other books and articles. Born and raised in Ocala Florida, she resides in Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Menchan is the
CEO of MAMM Productions. Further information visit
http://www.angeliavmenchan.com/index.html and http://www.authorsden.com/angeliavmenchan

The New Black Authors and Published Writers Directory Edited by Grace Adams

2008-08-24T19:28:00.011-05:00

The New Black Authors and Published Writers Directory
Edited by Grace Adams
Industry Reference
Edition: 2008/2009
ISBN: 1877807-30-3
ISBN: 1060-9148 Pgs. 360
Photo Illustrated (K-12) Adult
Publication Date: August 28, 2008
Price: $119.95 Annual Indexed
Available on August 28, 2008
Purchase Online at http://www.bapwd.com/index.htm

Featuring Black: AUTHORS • JOURNALISTS • PUBLISHERS • PRODUCERS • AGENTS • RETAILERS • DISTRIBUTORS • PUBLIC RELATIONS • PLAYWRIGHTS • SONGWRITERS • FILMWRIGHTS • POETS • CONSULTANTS • NEWSPAPERS • MAGAZINES • RADIO & TV • PHOTOGRAPHERS • ARTISTS • EXPORTERS • AND MANY OTHER MAJOR BLACK MEDIA INFLUENCES . . .
A Valuable Resource for: INDIVIDUALS • SCHOOLS • AGENTS • LIBRARYS • MANUFACTURERS • DISTRIBUTORS • BOOK EXPORTERS • & OTHER AGENCIES INTERESTED IN NETWORKING WITH BLACK MEDIA. Reviews

First-of-its-kind internationally, an innovative, indexed listing of the Black Literary market place, including profile of writer, authors, agent, or company description and service. Included in the information is a verified address and phone number, fax, email, plus website. All the resources, services, suppliers, and speakers you are ever likely to need are listed here.

• A valuable reference for aspiring authors and writers

• Powerful marketing tool for already published author and writer

• World-Wide Black Resources; Lists Top Agents, Attorneys, Producers, Publishers

• Provides client list for publishing professionals, media, print production companies.

Black Authors & Published Writers Directory was created for authors and publishers who don't have time to research and for librarians who simply need information about the publishing industry

For information visit http://www.bapwd.com/index.htm

Brown Sugar and Spice

2008-08-09T06:33:00.002-05:00

Brown Sugar & Spice
African-American Children's Books and Multicultural Children's Books
Specializing in TRUE stories, for children & adults, a book collection to treasure!
For further information visit them at www.brownSSbooks.com

2008 African American Literary Awards

2008-08-08T09:11:00.003-05:00

For Immediate Release

Contact: The African American Literary Awards Show, Inc.
ATTN: Yvette Hayward
P.O. Box 162
New York, NY 10039
yvette@literaryawardshow.com
http://www.literaryawardshow.com
646.338.3811

2008 African American Literary Awards

(New York,NY) – August 8, 2008 - The 2008 African American Literary Awards will beheld: on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 6:30p.m.,Harlem Gatehouse,150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street New York, NY 10031.

General admission tickets for the awards show and dinner are $75.00 in advance and $85.00 (cash) at the door. Advanced tickets can be purchased by mail and must be received by Friday, September 19, 2008.

Mail payment to:
Checks and money orders must be made out to the African American Literary Awards Show, Inc. and mailed to:

African American Literary Awards Show, Inc.
c/o Yvette Hayward
P.O. Box 162
New York, NY 10039

Visit African American Literary Awards Show -at
http://www.literaryawardshow.com

Voting for 2008 African American Literary Awards Show at http://www.createsurvey.com/c/70819-bwXj6C/

Book Marketing and Publicity for Authors Celebrates and Recognizes Black Heritage Month During August 2008

2008-08-05T06:20:00.005-05:00

In celebrating and recognizing Black Heritage Month during the entire month of August 2008, Book Marketing and Publicity for Authors will be highlighting the following book clubs, social forums, African – American publishers, or African – American authors.

August 3-August 9, 2008 – Xpress Yourself Publishing

Xpress Yourself Publishing, founded in 2002, is “dedicated to publishing general interest fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Our carefully selected, growing roster of writers create spellbinding, entertaining, and thought-provoking literature to expand your world. The audience for quality African American fiction is growing and we will be there to meet its needs.” Visit them at www.xpressyourselfpublishing.org

August 10, 2008 – August 16, 2008 – Black Author Showcase™

Black Author Showcase™ has been designed to assist authors in creating, preparing, writing, and marketing their works. Its’ aim is to connect authors with other literary professionals (graphic designers, copy editors, editors, reviewers, proof readers, photographers, videographers, illustrators, etc.) and with readers.

For more information about Black Author Showcase, visit www.blackauthors.ning.com

August 17, 2008 – August 23, 2008 – Ms. Angeline Bandon-Bibum

Ms. Angeline Bandon-Bibum is a graduate of Howard University who lives and works in Montgomery County, Maryland. She is a poet and author of Sojourner's Dream. Ms. Bandon-Bibum recently appeared at Karibu Books and 2007 Afrocentric Book Expo. She also recently appeared on the air waves of Harambee Radio Network. Ms. Bandon-Bibum is a wife and mother of three children.

For further information about her, please visit http://www.authorsden.com/msangelinebandonbibum

August 24, 2008 – August 30, 2008 - Dr. Ysaye M. Barnwell

Dr. Ysaye M. Barnwell is a native of New York, now living in Washington, DC where since 1979, she has performed with the internationally acclaimed a cappella quintet, SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK. For further information about her, visit http://www.ymbarnwell.com/biograp1.htm

Scream by Collected Poets

2008-08-05T05:38:00.004-05:00

Title: Scream
Author: Collected Poets
Format: Paperback
Pages: 132
Publisher: Edit RED (May 20, 2008) – www.editred.com
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0615164455
ISBN-13: 978-0615164458
List Price:$14.95
Link: http://www.amazon.com/Scream-Collected-Poets/dp/0615164455/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1216724801&sr=11-1

Product Description
The general consensus in the world of publishing is that people don't want to read poetry anymore. Publishers have canonized dead poets. Formal poetry has been set in stone and laid them to rest. Gravestones adorn the shelves of every mainstream bookshop. Meanwhile, the new poets, the new voices have been stifled, reduced to a muffled cry from beyond the catacombs. They are screaming to be unearthed. These poets scream in this anthology.

Announcement: Book Marketing and Publicity for Authors

2008-08-05T05:13:00.001-05:00

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To Handcuff Lightning

2008-08-04T15:02:00.005-05:00

Title: To Handcuff Lightning
Author: Sharon KD Hoskins
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Format: Paperback
Pages: 212
Publisher: Grapevine Card Company (April 2007)
Product Number: 122152714
Link: http://books.cafepress.com/black-heritage

Description: A work of fiction, this novel appeals to readers who enjoy a good story about loss, hope, and the power of family.
Synopsis:

Between the years of 1940-1970, more than 5 million African Americans left the South and migrated North. It was the largest, mostly undocumented, migration in U.S. history. Edward and Algie Clover of Dublin, Georgia, along with their three daughters and Algie's mother, were among the millions who made that journey and found their promised land in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton is 650 miles from Dublin, Georgia; about an 11-hour car ride. But, in the 1950s, it was a lifetime away from share-cropping, segregation, and the shadow of slavery. In Dayton, the Clovers would unexpectedly become a family of women, which in most cases, just like this one, is an inherited friendship for better or worse. Tressie the duplicate, Honey the heart, and Viola the contradiction will test their mothers ability to hold together that most sacred form of human identity family. Today, too many sisters, aunts, grandmothers, and wives are multi-tasking themselves into all the wrong decisions. Algie made all the right decisions because her yes meant yes, and her no meant no. She wasnt a martyr, a saint, or a hero, but Algie, and her daughters, like so many others that made that journey North, helped solidify the African American, female genus; a kinship that will nurture the offspring of mammies, maids, and big mommas into the highest echelons of fame, wealth, and recognition. But for now, these African American women are just thankful they were able to leave the plantations behind and find a place that feels something like freedom.

Asante Books Grand Opening

2008-07-15T17:59:00.004-05:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 15, 2008

Contact: Ms. LaQuita Adams
3289 B Donnell Drive
Forestville, Md 20747

Phone: 202 527-0189
Email: asante_books@hotmail.com or ladams@asantebooks.com
Website: www.asantebooks.com

Asante Books Grand Opening

(Forestville, MD) – July 15, 2008 - Asante Books has opened in Forestville Centre Park Mall on Donnell Drive in Forestville, Md. Asante Books stocks literature in the following genres:

- Children¦s
- New York Time's Best Seller' List
- Street Life
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
- Biographies/Autobiographies
- Art
- History
- Medical
- Cooking

There will be a grand opening scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 26, 2008

Featuring guest authors

R. Bubba Grimes and Bryce Bevill: Total Focus of Character, Academy,
Discipline, and Faith
Daaimah Pool: All I Want Is Everything; Diamond Playgirls
J Tremble: Naughty Little Angel; More Secrets, More Lies; Secrets of a
Housewife
Jessica Tilles: Anything Goes; Apple Tree; Sweet Revenge; Unfinished
Business
Tyrone Wallace: Double Life; Nothing Personal
Danette Majette: I should¡¦ve Seen It Coming; Deep
James Tanner: Diary of a Thug
Kenda Bell: For Every Love There Is A Reason
Sylvia Dianne Beverly: Forever In Your Eyes
And Many More..

For further information about Asante Books visit them at www.asantebooks.com

Cool Book Cover Sites

2008-07-15T14:33:00.001-05:00

Cool Book Cover Sites

Book Cover Banter: www.bookcoverbanter.blogspot.com/

Cover: http://covers.fwis.com/

The Book Design Review: www.thebookdesignreview.com

TRIAD PUBLISHING GROUP – EXPRESSIONS POETRY BOOK BATTLE

2008-07-14T14:09:00.002-05:00

TRIAD PUBLISHING GROUP – EXPRESSIONS POETRY BOOK BATTLE
Created and Sponsored by:
Deborah Simpson
Director of Poetry Development
http://authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?AuthorID=59677 and www.Triadpublishinggroup.com

TRIAD’s own Poetry Book Battle! TRIAD is dedicated to discovering unique, vibrant and exceptional talent. As part of TRIAD’s commitment to excellence in poetry, we are inviting everyone to take part in this exclusive and exciting opportunity.

Beginning on July 15, 2008, you will have the chance to compete for a FREE poetry book of your choosing. You will be able to select from any one of TRIAD’s published poetry books and it will be sent to you at ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE! And it gets even better than this. There is no limit as to how many times you can be a winner! All previous contenders and prior winners are welcome to keep entering! That’s a lot of books to win!

BATTLE BOOKS: Titles are randomly selected and posted for battle by Deborah Simpson, Director of Poetry Development. On the 15th of every other month, a new title will be posted and the battle begins.

THE BATTLE: Participants must purchase the battle book. Upon receipt, participants will read the book and write their review. All reviews must include the following *:

• Your overall feeling of the collective verse
• The title of your favorite poem contained within the book and a statement as to why that is your favorite
• Commentary on the overall identifiable and/or interpretative aspects of the poetry

* Note: Reviews may also address other aspects of the book that are undefined hereinabove.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• All submissions are to be sent to expressions@triadpublishinggroup.com
• Reviews must not exceed 2500 words
• All entries must be submitted in MS Word, Times New Roman or Courier New 12pt font
• Submissions must be sent as an attachment to the email
• Subject line: Poetry Book Battle
• Your full name, complete mailing address and telephone number
• A valid email address
• The title and author of the poetry book you would like in the event you are the winner of the battle
DEADLINES:

• Review submissions must be received by the 30th of the following month. (i.e., Contest date: 7/15/08 – Deadline for review submission: 8/30/08).
• The winner will be selected by the 10th of the following month. (i.e., submission deadline: 8/30/08; Winner selected on 9/10/08).
RULES & REGULATIONS:

• TRIAD authors may not read and review their own books
• No vulgar language, obscenities or offensive criticism.
• No poet bashing

WINNERS: All winners will be notified by email. Additionally, winning reviews will be submitted to TREI Literary Magazine for posting.

NOTE TO TRIAD PUBLISHED AUTHORS: If You would like your book to be excluded from the Poetry Book Battle, please forward an email to expressions@triadpublishinggroup.com with the following information:

1. Your full name and pen name
2. Your email address
3. Your reason as to why you would like your book excluded

Questions? Comments?
Email Deborah Simpson directly at expressions@triadpublishinggroup.com

Beltway Poetry Quarterly: Call For Submissions

2008-07-14T13:47:00.004-05:00

Beltway Poetry Quarterly: Call For Submissions

Beltway Poetry Quarterly, an online journal, seeks poems for a special themed issue celebrating museums. Poems should be about specific museums (of any kind, of any size, in any location) or specific items exhibited in museum collections. The issue will be co-edited by Kim Roberts and Maureen Thorson.

Only poets who live or work in DC, VA, MD, WV, or DE are eligible. Poems may be any length. Submit up to 4 poems by email only. Poems that have already appeared in print publications are acceptable if copyright has reverted to the author (and author secures any permissions for reprinting). Poems appearing elsewhere on the web are not eligible.

Submit poems in the body of a single email (no attachments, and please no multiple emails) to beltwaypoetryquarterly@gmail.com and please include your full contact information (snail mail address, phone, email) and a one-paragraph bio. Incomplete entries and those made outside the one-month reading period will not be considered.

The issue will be published in January 2009. All entries must be received during the month of August 2008.

About the co-editors:

Kim Roberts is the editor of Beltway Poetry Quarterly.

Maureen Thorson is the author of two chapbooks, Novelty Act (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2004), and Mayport, winner of the Poetry Society of America's National Chapbook Fellowship for 2006. She is editor of Big Game Books, a literary small press specializing in collectible, limited edition, hand-made books.

For further information about them visit Beltway Poetry Quarterly at
http://www.beltwaypoetry.com

Black Heritage Month in August Announcement

2008-07-12T21:27:00.004-05:00

Greetings Fellow Authors & Writers,

I would like to bring to your attention that Black Heritage Month is coming up next month and if you have a book that is geared to reflection of our heritage and that is on the topics of art, poetry or children literature, then please feel free to contact me for rates and further instruction at Aashawarrior@aol.com and remember it is important for us to celebrate and recognize the beauty of our heritage!

Thank you for your time and consideration in advance.

Cordially,
Afrika Midnight Asha Abney

Book Trailers and Videos

2008-07-11T08:08:00.006-05:00

SOJOURNER'S DREAM, A NOVEL by Angeline Bandon-Bibum
A shy graduate student meets a handsome Rwandan lawyer. Their love inspires enough maturity and courage to face unspeakable horror.

SOJOURNER'S DREAM,A NOVEL

In The Whirlwind by Tichaona Chinyelu

AFROETRY:Afrocentric Poetry that Educates and Motivates by Linda Mayfield -Hayes

Book Selections for Youth African-American Readers of Today, Tomorrow, and Future

2008-07-10T17:08:00.003-05:00

Book Selections for Youth African-American Readers of Today, Tomorrow, and Future

No Mirrors in My Nana's House by Ysaye M. Barnwell
Paintings by Synthia Saint James

God's Quiet Things by Nancy Sweetland
Illustrated by Rick Stevens

Langston Hughes: American Poet by Alice Walker
Paintings by Catherine Deeter

The Gifts of Kwanzaa by Synthia Saint James

My Steps by Sally Derby
Illustrated by Adjoa J.Burrowes

Everybody Wears Braids by Adjoa J.Burrowes