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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
October is Speculative Fiction Month on the Black Author Showcase
Media Advisory
October is Speculative Fiction Month on the Black Author Showcase
October 15, 2008
This month we will focus on all things speculative in writings from the African Diaspora.
Discover the wealth and breadth of the speculative fiction genre with members of the Black Author Showcase™ (http://blackauthors.ning.com or http://www.blackauthorshowcase.com).
Among the members featured this month: Milton Davis, Edward Uzzle, Carole McDonnell, Charles Saunders, L.A. Banks, Stafford L. Battle, Brandon Easton, Will Glenn, Valjeanne Jeffers, Oz Wilson, Bridget Moore, Dr. Niama Williams, Corey Burke, Trinia James and many more!
October 29th, the last Wednesday of the month at 7:30 to 9:30pm EST, we will have a special Spec Fiction net/talkcast in place of our usual member show. Join in the conversation, be interviewed, or just participate. There will also be a simultaneous online chat, so you will be able to ask questions of guests and still have a 'voice' in the conversation even if you choose not to dial in.
About Black Author Showcase™:
Black Author Showcase™ is a social networking platform for the literary community. Founded in 2007 it was created by 22nd Century Press, LLC as a cooperative learning, teaching and supporting community for anyone who helps bring a book to life. It is a network for authors, readers, publishers, photographers, librarians, reviewers, graphic designers, editors, ghostwriters, agents, and others. 22nd Century Press is headquartered in Mitchellville, MD – just outside the nations’ capital.
For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.blackauthorshowcase.com.
CONTACT: 22nd Century Press for Black Author Showcase™
Diane Williams
(202) 276-8876
info@blackauthorshowcase.com
October is Speculative Fiction Month on the Black Author Showcase
October 15, 2008
This month we will focus on all things speculative in writings from the African Diaspora.
Discover the wealth and breadth of the speculative fiction genre with members of the Black Author Showcase™ (http://blackauthors.ning.com or http://www.blackauthorshowcase.com).
Among the members featured this month: Milton Davis, Edward Uzzle, Carole McDonnell, Charles Saunders, L.A. Banks, Stafford L. Battle, Brandon Easton, Will Glenn, Valjeanne Jeffers, Oz Wilson, Bridget Moore, Dr. Niama Williams, Corey Burke, Trinia James and many more!
October 29th, the last Wednesday of the month at 7:30 to 9:30pm EST, we will have a special Spec Fiction net/talkcast in place of our usual member show. Join in the conversation, be interviewed, or just participate. There will also be a simultaneous online chat, so you will be able to ask questions of guests and still have a 'voice' in the conversation even if you choose not to dial in.
About Black Author Showcase™:
Black Author Showcase™ is a social networking platform for the literary community. Founded in 2007 it was created by 22nd Century Press, LLC as a cooperative learning, teaching and supporting community for anyone who helps bring a book to life. It is a network for authors, readers, publishers, photographers, librarians, reviewers, graphic designers, editors, ghostwriters, agents, and others. 22nd Century Press is headquartered in Mitchellville, MD – just outside the nations’ capital.
For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.blackauthorshowcase.com.
CONTACT: 22nd Century Press for Black Author Showcase™
Diane Williams
(202) 276-8876
info@blackauthorshowcase.com
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Howard University Continuing Education Partners with Black Author Showcase™ to Promote Metro Area Writers at Open House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT
Jim Washington, Special Projects Coordinator
Howard University Continuing Education
301-608-4100
jrwashington@howard.edu
http://www.con-ed.howard.edu/
Howard University Continuing Education Partners with Black Author Showcase™ to Promote Metro Area Writers at Open House
Washington, DC — Howard University Continuing Education (HUCE) is the venue for the free October 19, 2007 event that will showcase more than 10 works of self-published authors from the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
The open house will feature the Howard University Continuing Education facilities and demonstrate course offerings including paralegal, ESL (English as a Second Language), Arabic, & Chinese language classes, computer workshops and more. This is an excellent opportunity to meet the staff and faculty of Howard University Continuing Education. Invitees are encouraged to bring a new or gently used paperback book or text book to donate to the DC Books to Prisons Project.
Diane Williams, director of the showcase stated "22nd Century Press is very excited about this partnership with Howard University Continuing Education. We are developing expanded resources and courses for self-published & aspiring authors by building on the classes that are currently offered by HUCE to the general public."
Howard University Continuing Education (HUCE) provides training and development services designed to maximize the professional and personal development of individuals and organizations in its state-of-the-art facilities in Silver Spring, at the University's other locations in Washington, DC, and in remote locations worldwide.. As the university-wide continuing education component of Howard University, HUCE draws from the University's rich and diverse resources and with external organizations to create innovative educational opportunities in a wide variety of formats.
Black Author Showcase™ has been designed by 22nd Century Press to assist authors in creating, preparing, writing, and marketing their works. Its’ aim is to connect authors with other literary professionals and readers utilizing the latest advances in digital publishing. This information is disseminated in the spirit of cooperative economics, shared knowledge and collective works to reach the African American market with writing and publishing education, news and information.
22nd Century Press is an independent publisher that is solely owned by KMG Consulting, a 16 year company in Prince George’s County, MD.
For additional information contact:
Diane Williams
22nd Century Press
info@ blackauthorshowcase.com
www.blackauthorshowcase.com
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CONTACT
Jim Washington, Special Projects Coordinator
Howard University Continuing Education
301-608-4100
jrwashington@howard.edu
http://www.con-ed.howard.edu/
Howard University Continuing Education Partners with Black Author Showcase™ to Promote Metro Area Writers at Open House
Washington, DC — Howard University Continuing Education (HUCE) is the venue for the free October 19, 2007 event that will showcase more than 10 works of self-published authors from the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
The open house will feature the Howard University Continuing Education facilities and demonstrate course offerings including paralegal, ESL (English as a Second Language), Arabic, & Chinese language classes, computer workshops and more. This is an excellent opportunity to meet the staff and faculty of Howard University Continuing Education. Invitees are encouraged to bring a new or gently used paperback book or text book to donate to the DC Books to Prisons Project.
Diane Williams, director of the showcase stated "22nd Century Press is very excited about this partnership with Howard University Continuing Education. We are developing expanded resources and courses for self-published & aspiring authors by building on the classes that are currently offered by HUCE to the general public."
Howard University Continuing Education (HUCE) provides training and development services designed to maximize the professional and personal development of individuals and organizations in its state-of-the-art facilities in Silver Spring, at the University's other locations in Washington, DC, and in remote locations worldwide.. As the university-wide continuing education component of Howard University, HUCE draws from the University's rich and diverse resources and with external organizations to create innovative educational opportunities in a wide variety of formats.
Black Author Showcase™ has been designed by 22nd Century Press to assist authors in creating, preparing, writing, and marketing their works. Its’ aim is to connect authors with other literary professionals and readers utilizing the latest advances in digital publishing. This information is disseminated in the spirit of cooperative economics, shared knowledge and collective works to reach the African American market with writing and publishing education, news and information.
22nd Century Press is an independent publisher that is solely owned by KMG Consulting, a 16 year company in Prince George’s County, MD.
For additional information contact:
Diane Williams
22nd Century Press
info@ blackauthorshowcase.com
www.blackauthorshowcase.com
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Friday, May 25, 2007
Press
July 2009
Author Stafford L. Battle (AfroCyberspace) has won 2nd prize for his story 'The Legend of Shango' in the First Annual Sword and Soul Short Story Competition on BlackScienceFictionSociety.com and his story 'The Lynching' is published this month in issue nine of the online speculative fiction magazine: Expanded Horizons.
Interview with the authors Stafford L. Battle and Rey O. Harris.
December 2008
Black Author Showcase Holiday BookFair
The Show Place Arena and Prince George's Equestrian Center
14900 Pennsylvania Avenue Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (ET)
October 2008
October is Speculative Fiction Month on the Black Author Showcase
April 2008
S.I.S.T.E.R.S. at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) is hosting the Black Author Showcase from 12 noon to 3 PM on Saturday, April 26, 2008, at The Commons.
February 2008
Howard University Continuing Education in partnership with Black Author Showcase™
presents a Black History Celebration.
Friday, February 29, 2008 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Howard University, Continuing Education1100 Wayne Avenue • Silver Spring, MD 20910
October 2007 -
Howard University Continuing Education Partners with Black Author Showcase™ to Promote Metro Area Writers at Open House.
Friday, October 19, 2007
4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Howard University, Continuing Education
1100 Wayne Avenue • Silver Spring, MD 20910
Near Silver Spring Metro • Parking Available
Refreshments served • Prize Drawings
FREE ADMISSION TO PUBLIC
This experience is much more than just a book signing & lecture. Authors and readers will network with other literary professionals that help bring a book to life.
Black Author Showcase has been designed to assist authors in creating, preparing, writing, and marketing their works. It's aim is to connect authors with other literary professionals (graphic designers, copy editors, editors, reviewers, proof readers, photographers, videographers, illustrators, etc.) and with readers.
May 2007
Upper Marlboro Woman Launches Indie Press
Upper Marlboro Woman Launches Indie Press
Upper Marlboro, Md, May 2007 In response to what she sees as a dearth of quality African American nonfiction and serious ethnic fiction titles,Diane Williams, wife of author Stafford L. Battle, has become a publisher, launching 22nd Century Press, an independent house committed to contemporary multicultural literature.
Based in Mitchellville, MD which is in the metropolitan Washington, DC area, the press will release up to six books a year. 22nd Century Press's first release is AfroCyberspace: 1000+ Websites That Will Enrich Your World by Stafford L. Battle and Rey O. Harris, the follow-up to their African American Guide to the Internet (1996, McGraw Hill).
The company plans to provide unparalleled support to the uninitiated writer. 22nd Century Press has already produced several Black Author Showcase™ events in efforts to promote not just their titles, but also other small publishers and self-published authors. They partner with authors to get their product in front of readers in a variety of ways. “Unfortunately for most writers, they think once the manuscript is done their work is over. Nothing could be further from the truth. That’s why we created the showcase event and are also working on several other innovative projects that will help authors continue to sell regularly,” Battle said.
“Everything we do, we share with others” says Williams, who has a multimedia guide to self-publishing upcoming in the summer 2010 catalog. “As I was researching the changes in the publishing business to promote the company, I realized that this information is needed by all writers and would be authors,” she said. In that vein, she has also created a free online author’s community – the Black Author Showcase Community, to share publishing information, promote authors, artists, and freelance editorial professionals and connect with readers.
Battle and Harris were instrumental in the 90’s in creating the successful “Book to the Future” conference that featured Ivan Van Sertima and Sonia Sanchez at the University of the District of Columbia. Stafford Battle is a graduate of several professional publishing courses at Stanford and Howard Universities, besides his work as a journalist and author. Diane Williams is a long time technologist, consultant, writer, and trainer in information technology.
22nd Century Press is currently accepting manuscripts for future catalogs and is also finalizing its distributor selection. The press will utilize a number of talented editorial freelancers from the metropolitan area. The 2009 list will include Federal City View, a book of photographical essays from Ralph Spencer, an autobiography from a prominent local physician, a speculative fiction novel, Insane Messiah; and a multi media entry, “. . . because the industry is quickly changing. Books are not just paper, but interactive DVDs, ebooks, podcasts and more. Our technical expertise keeps our products on the edge of what’s out there now and beyond. You know, the 22nd Century.”
CONTACT:
Diane Williams
info (at) 22ndCenturyPress.com
202-276-8876
12138 Central Avenue, Suite 223
Mitchellville, MD 20721
www.22ndCenturyPress.com
Based in Mitchellville, MD which is in the metropolitan Washington, DC area, the press will release up to six books a year. 22nd Century Press's first release is AfroCyberspace: 1000+ Websites That Will Enrich Your World by Stafford L. Battle and Rey O. Harris, the follow-up to their African American Guide to the Internet (1996, McGraw Hill).
The company plans to provide unparalleled support to the uninitiated writer. 22nd Century Press has already produced several Black Author Showcase™ events in efforts to promote not just their titles, but also other small publishers and self-published authors. They partner with authors to get their product in front of readers in a variety of ways. “Unfortunately for most writers, they think once the manuscript is done their work is over. Nothing could be further from the truth. That’s why we created the showcase event and are also working on several other innovative projects that will help authors continue to sell regularly,” Battle said.
“Everything we do, we share with others” says Williams, who has a multimedia guide to self-publishing upcoming in the summer 2010 catalog. “As I was researching the changes in the publishing business to promote the company, I realized that this information is needed by all writers and would be authors,” she said. In that vein, she has also created a free online author’s community – the Black Author Showcase Community, to share publishing information, promote authors, artists, and freelance editorial professionals and connect with readers.
Battle and Harris were instrumental in the 90’s in creating the successful “Book to the Future” conference that featured Ivan Van Sertima and Sonia Sanchez at the University of the District of Columbia. Stafford Battle is a graduate of several professional publishing courses at Stanford and Howard Universities, besides his work as a journalist and author. Diane Williams is a long time technologist, consultant, writer, and trainer in information technology.
22nd Century Press is currently accepting manuscripts for future catalogs and is also finalizing its distributor selection. The press will utilize a number of talented editorial freelancers from the metropolitan area. The 2009 list will include Federal City View, a book of photographical essays from Ralph Spencer, an autobiography from a prominent local physician, a speculative fiction novel, Insane Messiah; and a multi media entry, “. . . because the industry is quickly changing. Books are not just paper, but interactive DVDs, ebooks, podcasts and more. Our technical expertise keeps our products on the edge of what’s out there now and beyond. You know, the 22nd Century.”
CONTACT:
Diane Williams
info (at) 22ndCenturyPress.com
202-276-8876
12138 Central Avenue, Suite 223
Mitchellville, MD 20721
www.22ndCenturyPress.com
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