Author
News and Events
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 This Month
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June 5 & 6, 2009
Stella Good, author of Girl Talk, will have a book signing at Blackshelfbooks Bookstore, Broadway, Merrillville, IN.
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June 5 & 6, 2009
Emmazina Day, author of Dear Jesus, has entered the contest at the New York Book Festival Manhattan, NY at 10:00PM.
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June 6, 2009
Dr. Rebecca Mitchell, author of Her Sculptures Speak To My Soul, will have a book signing at The First Philadelphia Charter School for Literacy 4300 Tacony Street, Philadelphia, PA from 2:00PM to 5:00PM.
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June 6, 2009
Glenda Yarde, author of UpWords, UpWords II and Forver Love, will have a triple book launch and book signing featuring her three recently published books at the auditorium of the Elim Seventh-day Adventist Church/Excelsior School, Brooklyn, NY at 8:00PM.
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June 6 & 20, 2009
Keith Kimoni Alexander, author of Portrait of Self Hatred, will guest at the Meet the Author Campaign, Lagniappe Resturant 1529 West 79th Street Chicago, IL on June 6 from 1:00PM to 3:00PM and at the Baymont Hotel (Executive Conference Suite), Alsip, IL on June 20 between 5:00PM and 9:00PM.
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June 6, 20 & 27, 2009
Doris Washington, author of A Blessing, Caring & Sharing and Faith, Hope & Love, will have book signings at:
- Borders 1220 Carl D Silver Parkway Fredericksburg, VA on June 6 from 1:00PM to 4:00pm
- Borders Express 11713 Fair Oaks Mall Fairfax, VA on June 20 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM
- Borders Express 298 Exton Square Mall Exton, PA on June 27 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM
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June 18, 2009
Gary Forney, author of Discovery Men, will be making a presentation on his recently published book to the Madison Valley History Association in Ennis, MT.
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June 20, 2009
Kitty Arceneaux, author of Talitha Cumi, will have a book signing at Simple Goodness Bookstore in Covington, LA from 11:00AM to 3:00PM.
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June 27, 2009
Collin Thomas, author of WHAT KIND Of BOOK Is THIS?, invites you to a tribute to gospel music at the Roosevelt Public Library. Roosevelt Public Library 27 West Fulton Avenue, Roosevelt, NY from 11:00AM to 3:00PM.
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June 2009
Her book, Be Careful What You Wish For ... The Story of: Gwendolyn the Great, Savior of Idlebury, Protector of the Universe, placed as a Finalist the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards and as a Finalist in the 2009 Next Generation Indie Books Awards.
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Marlene Thornton
April 1, 2008 |
Marlene Thornton, author of Devil’s Conversation, will have an interview with native radio in Fredericton NB, Canada.
Alexander Molnar, Jr.
April 9, 2008
Al Molnar, author of Blood Cheaper Than Oil, will have a book signing in Palmerton, PA’s Library ( Palmerton Library, Delaware Ave.) from 6:30PM to 8:00PM.
Pam Strange
May 13, 2008
Pam Strange, author of The Only Way to Get to the Backyard is Through The House, will have a book signing at Santa Paula Library at 6:30PM.
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 On Tour
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Mary Fox
February 12-27, 2007 |
Mary Fox, author of recently released "Teach Me Thy Holy Will," went to La Paz, Honduras with the UP Friends of Honduras Mission team. |
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 Awards
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Joanne Hughson AKA Stef
June 2009 |
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Her book, Be Careful What You Wish For ... The Story of: Gwendolyn the Great, Savior of Idlebury, Protector of the Universe, placed as a Finalist the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards and as a Finalist in the 2009 Next Generation Indie Books Awards.
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Gary Forney
May 2009 |
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Gary Forney, author of Discovery Men, will have a book presentation and signing at the historic Elling House in Virginia City, MT.
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Connie Houser
February 2009 |
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Connie Houser, author of The Letters, Portrait of an Artist, Jim Houser, won FIRST PLACE in the Art and Photograph category in the 2008 California Book Festival.
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Steve Phillips
2008 |
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Steve Phillips, author of Proximity, won the 2008 Gold Medal Award (Navy Category) from the Military Writers Society of America.
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Albert Russo
2008 |
Albert Russo has three books, which qualified as finalists at the National Indie Excellence Awards in the Photography category.
City of Lovers- City of Wonder
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Body Glorious/Corps á corps
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New York at Heart/New York au Coeur
Gina Jones
2008
Gina E. Jones, author of Flying Between Heaven and Earth, was voted semi-finalist for Fiction & Literature in the New Age Fiction category by USA Book News.
For more information, go to www.FlyingBetweenHeavenAndEarth.com.
Lucy Cain
November 5, 6 & 7, 2007
Lucy Cain, author of Secure the Fort, is the recipient of the 2007 Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal Award for Best Anthology to be presented at the annual conference/banquet in Branson, MO.
Kevin Weeks
June 2007
Kevin M. Weeks, author of The Street Life Series: Is it Suicide or Murder?, was inducted as the Best New Urban Author of the Year 2006 for his novel. A voluntary Top Advisory Board of one hundred active members inducts The YOUnity Guild Award Winners of Excellence each year. He also won an award (Wild Card) in the New York Book Festival.
Jameela Alter
2007
Jameela Alter, author of On Clipped Wings, is a finalist in Foreword Magazine's eighth annual Book of the Year Awards in the Fiction-General category.
Judy Snider
2006
Judy K. Snider, author of Goldy’s Baby Socks, and her illustrator, Thomas McAteer, won The Cat Writer's Association award of excellence and the 2006 CWA Muse Award for best children's book.
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 Speaking Engagement
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Sonia Pressman Fuentes
October 2009 |
Sonia will be a luncheon speaker at the October 2009 Third Annual Conference of the Florida Consortium for Women's and Gender Studies, followed by a Q&A.
TOPIC:
"The Women's Rights Movement: Where It's Been, Where It's At"
PLACE:
University of Tampa
401 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, Florida 33606-1490
CONTACT:
Judy A. Hayden, Ph.D.
Conference Organizer
Tel. (813) 257-3535
jhayden@ut.edu
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 Others
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Phyllis Ann Mariani
March 15, 2008
Phyllis Ann Mariani, author of And Baby Makes a Family, will be at an adoption conference sponsored by Adoption from the Heart.
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