LECTURE: Join award-winning writer Jewell Parker Rhodes, Weds June 7 @ 5 pm for the 27th annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture. Attend in person (San Francisco) or via Zoom. Register: sfpl.org/events/2023/06… Follow Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes

DALLAS TX: Teen Writers-in-Residence Summer Program Dallas, TX June 5-22, 10 am-3:30 pm Monday - Thursday In-person only program Apply: teenwritersproject.org/summer-residen…

CFS: grist’s climate fiction contest Imagine2200 Deadline: June 13th, 2023 Details: bit.ly/3yzPciH #WritingCommunity #InternationalWriters #SpeculativeFiction

This is your weekly reminder to stay true to your vision 💫 “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” – Audre Lorde

Happy #Juneteenth y'all ❤️🖤💚 Here's to celebrating our ancestors, our culture, our community & our freedom.

We love to see it! #Juneteenth

📚 As Black writers, how do we navigate the line between authentic representation and harmful stereotypes? Share experiences, insights, and strategies for crafting multidimensional Black characters that challenge conventions and uplift our voices. #WritingCommunity #BlackWriters

Black Writers Collective✊🏾 First start with the premise that your work is 1) “by, for and about Black people.” 2) As Tom Burrell said, “Black people are not dark-skinned white people. And 3) Must contribute to “dismantling the System of White Supremacy (SOWS).”

Call for submission 🚨 MAYDAY’s deadline is June 30. Details below.

Want to learn how to become a literary agent? BWC members are invited to tune in for this informative webinar on Monday, July 10 - 7 pm. Details/registration link provided on the list serv and in the network (Events calendar and Home feed). Questions? blackwriters.org/contact-us/

CFS: @megaphonewrite is open now for applications from UK writers of colour who want to spend a year being mentored while writing their first children’s or young adult novel. Closing date 31/08/23. Apply megaphonewrite.com . Funded by ALCS and Arts Council England

🚨10 days left🚨 to submit for the 5th annual Black Voices in Children’s Literature Writing Contest! Submit your entry before July 24! See bit.ly/3P5EOZu for details! 📚✏️ #Blackwriters #PitBLK #BVM #writingcontest #pbwriters #kidlit PitBLK Black Writers Collective✊🏾

One of the best compliments for an author is for somebody to tell you they finished the book, the day after they bought it. Means the book was engaging enough to keep them reading. UrbanReviewsOnline Black Writers Collective✊🏾 BlackBookReleases My Urban Books Lit Diaries

RESOURCE: Tracy McGhee (Tracy Chiles McGhee)—self-publishing consultant, 9X award-winning author, founder of My Published Book—guides authors in publishing independently and reaching their audience. mypublishedbook.com 🗣️ Ask about her Aug. 3 self-publishing workshop w/Marita Golden. Author. Creative Writing Coach.

One Book One Bronx + two community gardens host conversations on The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead) in the Bronx & via Zoom. Free. DETAILS/REGIS: onebookonebronx.com ZOOM: Tue, 7-8:30p, Sep 19, 26, Oct 3, 10 BRONX: Sat, 12-1:30p, Sep 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14 #onebookonebronx

Meet Khloe Cain, a distinguished editor and our latest addition to the #BlackEditors directory, bringing her expertise and passion for storytelling to our community. Visit BlackEditorsProofreaders.com to check out her new profile, request an estimate, or reach out. #BlackWriters

Looking for a book club with online parties, book chats and more? Check out Sankofa Literary Society @ edc-creations.com/sankofa-litera…. #blackwriters #blackreaders

The @blackwriters Collective has a beta readers and reviewers program! Learn more how to join this network of Black creators and readers: buff.ly/406HBVo

EVENT: Steelton, PA - African American Read-In, February 24, 2024, 10a-1p #AlphaKappaAlpha