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Brought to you by Meet the World Image Solutions, the Black History Month Literary Weekend is an annual event that showcases traditionally published, self-published, local, and independent authors. We also introduce young adults to a whole new literary world while exposing them to a part of Black History beyond what they learn in school. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, what would have been our fifth annual celebration is now our first virtual celebration.
This year we will feature 11 local and national authors during a day-long event featuring live musical entertainment, prizes, author interviews, and, of course, our annual 8th and 9th grade essay contest. Although we are unable to come together in person, the Black History Month Literary Weekend will still bring the upscale, inspirational, fun celebration attendees have come to love. Thank you for being a part of this amazing event!
Agenda
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Host Shack Brown
Comedian
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Rosegold Poet
Spoken Word Artist
https://www.facebook.com/RosegoldPoet
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Writers Panel #1
Mindset, Money and Manifestation: The Business of Being an Author
Featured authors
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10PM
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Author spotlight: Brian W Smith
https://authorbrianwsmith.com/
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Sean Geason Project
Smooth Jazz
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Scholarship awards
Winner to be announced
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Author spotlight: Victor McGlothin
https://www.victormcglothin.com/
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Writers Panel #2
Writing Your Story: It’s More Than an Idea (Tips on how to write your story and tools for success)
Featured authors
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Author spotlight: Omar Tyree
https://www.omartyreefilms.com/
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DoubleXperience
Rap/Hip Hop
https://www.reverbnation.com/doublexperience
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Sponsors and Partners
Sponsors
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Gift Shop
Support the Meet the World Foundation by purchasing some merch! A portion of all sales will benefit the foundation's scholarship and philanthropy efforts.
Authors
Featured Authors
Please remember to show these super authors some love throughout the day. Click on their photos to visit their websites and purchase their books. If you've already read their books, make sure you leave a review!
Ebony L. Robinson
Ebony L. Robinson
Author of The Godprint: Navigating Life His Way
LaSean Shelton
Tracey Jackson
Purpose Copeland
Purpose Copeland
Author of Manners My Grandma Taught Me
Marc A. Beausejour
Rosalind Woodfox
Rosalind Woodfox
Author of My Story My Testimony My Deliverance
Dr. Lisa Padgett-Hughes
Dr. Lisa Padgett-Hughes
Author of Suicide, It Happens In Black Families Too
Aston Williams
Aston Williams
Author of The Righteous Seeds: 7 Principles Towards Success
Special Guests
Don't miss Dr. Rhonda's interview with these veteran authors!
Brian W. Smith
Brian W. Smith
Brian W. Smith is the award winning, bestselling author of twenty-eight novels and short stories. His novels have earned spots on the following best sellers’ lists: Dallas Morning News, Amazon, Black Expressions, and Target Retail Stores.
Brian is a sixteen-year veteran of the publishing industry. He has owned a publishing company, and is currently signed to Simon & Schuster. When Brian is not writing novels, traveling to literary events, and meeting with book clubs nationwide he serves as an Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing at Collin College and Dallas Community College (Richland Campus).
Brian’s educational background includes:
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
• Bachelor of Science, Social Science
Brian is a native of New Orleans, La., and currently resides in McKinney, TX.
Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree
New York Times bestselling author Omar Tyree is the winner of the 2001 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work—Fiction, and the 2006 Phillis Wheatley Literary Award for Body of Work in Urban Fiction. He has published more than twenty books on African American people and culture, including five New York Times bestselling novels. He is a popular national speaker, and a strong advocate of urban literacy. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Learn more at OmarTyree.com.
Victor McGlothin
Victor McGlothin
Victor McGlothin, born and raised in Dallas, left a Vice President position with a local bank to pursue his dream of becoming a writer. In the past 20 years McGlothin has penned a monument of best-selling fiction including 12 novels and 5 top-rated anthologies.
McGlothin has written seven movie scripts and four TV teleplays. He has directed and produced two thirty-minute short film projects and a ninety-minute feature, Texas Voodoo Zombies. In the past year Victor has cast, directed and produced two episodes of Mocha Doctors featuring an African American MD cast that keeps it hot, healthy and hilarious.
In addition, Victor has written and filmed a Sitcom pilot project, Single and Separated. In the past few months, Victor completed a dramatic sixty-minute TV script that delves into the lives of rival powerhouse basketball teams in the intercity. In September, Victor’s talents will be on display when LACE – a gritty law drama airs on the AMC/All Black network.
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