Friday, December 13, 2013

Holiday Literary Gathering; Bring a Gift-Take a Gift Dec14 B&N #Detroit All Readers/Writers Invited


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As always we bring in the holiday season together as we talk about our annual success and challenges, plus set our goal for the New Year.

This year as always we ask you to bring a gift for a writer and take a gift brought for you. New this year, we'll have the Motown Literary Goal Board where you can write your name, your new year challenge and your committment challenge to Motown Writers Network!

You must come to find out more about this wonderful way to stay encourage while helping your literary network!!

We're here for you to help you get to your literary goal and connect more readers to Michigan Authors!

PS Readers are invited and if you'd like to bring any donations please do!!


See you Saturday!


Also bring your annual literary challenges, new books to announce and achievements.
 
Networking is key to our survival as writers and authors! This is your chance to learn, network and connect!
 

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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP #Detroit Jan 2014 register early with forms

 
 
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED

Please contact for more information:
Mr. Calvin Colbert
Executive Director
Detroit Impact Inc.
9930 Greenfield,
Detroit, Michigan 48227
313-272-0004 - Office
313-737-5694 - Cell
Detroitimpact@sbcglobal.net


 

 
 
 
 

 

DETROIT IMPACT, INC.

9300 Greenfield, Detroit, MI  48227, (313) 272-0004

 

GRANT WRITING – JANUARY 10, 17, 24, 31, 2014

 

Complete top portion and please sign at bottom of form.

Name

  

Email

  

Telephone

  

 

 

Money Orders/Cash $225.00  (Due by January 3, 2014)

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

For Immediate Release: Live Storytelling Event Showcases Human Spirit Stories #SecretStoryTellers

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 3, 2013

 

Human Spirit Will Showcase at Live Storytelling Event

 

December 20th

 

DETROIT, MI –– The award winning Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers will bring stories of human spirit to the stage at the Charles H. Wright Museum. The popular monthly event is one of winners of the Knight Arts Challenge which funds projects that engage and enrich Detroit through the arts. Satori Shakoor, curator and producer of the event is a recent recipient of the "Spirit of Detroit" Award.

"Events like the Secret Society's bring out the artist in all of us, helping us to think creatively about our lives and our communities and share the stories that bring people together," said Dennis Scholl, vice president of arts for Knight Foundation.

"Storytelling is a way for people to learn more about themselves and each other," says Juanita Moore, president of the Charles H. Wright Museum, which hosts the events. "People coming to these shows experience a feeling of life, growth and excitement through connecting, and that deserves a place to be showcased."

The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers' next event "Human Spirit" will take place at 8:00 p.m., December 20th at The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Radio Host, Coco, Author, Eddie Connor, "Unwrap The Gift In YOU," High school Wrestler, Emma Kellman, Rochelle Mays and Lula Odom will tell personal stories of great overcoming. Musical guests include jazz artist, Sky Covington and opera singer, Betty Lane with pianist Amy Jackson.

About The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers

The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers has a mission to connect humanity, heal and transform community and provide an uplifting, thought-provoking, soul-cleansing entertainment experience through the art and craft of storytelling.

About the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

The Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts. Knight Foundation believes that democracy thrives when people and communities are informed and engaged.

For more information, tickets ($15), watch video performances www.secretstorytellers.com or call 313-744-6037.

 

Contact:

Satori Shakoor at 313-744-6037 or via email satorishakoor10@gmail.com

 

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Great Holiday Gift for a special child: Rose & the Enchanted Seven by @batchelordavis #children #fantasy #motownlit #michlit #mwn

Rose and the Enchanted Seven A young girl must battle an ancient evil for the survival of her kingdom, her family and possibly her very own life
By Kimberly Batchelor Davis $1.99 Rating: Not yet rated. Published: Nov. 23, 2013 Words: 12,590 (approximate) Language: English ISBN: 9781310097362

Extended description

A young girl named Rose, foretold by an ancient prophecy must battle an ancient evil, which has reawakened and taken hold over her beloved kingdom. Adrift in sadness over the death of her mother Rose must decide to remain strong or fall prey to evil to save those that she loves.

Available ebook reading formats

Single purchase gains access to all formats. How to download ebooks to e-reading devices and apps.
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Kimberly Batchelor Davis

Biography

Kimberly Batchelor Davis is an author and screenwriter of tales of fiction, which include current events featuring high drama and suspense. Her debut short story Rose and the Enchanted Seven will be released online as an e-book. Kimberly is also an event planner and fundraising consultant. She is a life-long resident of Detroit, Michigan who is married with two sons. Kimberly is a precinct delegate, community organizer who is very active in her community. She sits on o several non-profit boards and supports her husband’s passion of working with kids through sports. In her spare time she loves watching movies, reading a good book, experiencing new cultures, travelling and writing. She is also a contributing writer for MiEstilo, an online magazine for the Latino and Hispanic community under the pen name Nicole Davis and www.thebrandnewmommy.com as a featured writer who discusses writing, depression and motherhood. You can learn more about Kimberly at www.batchelordavis.wordpress.com/2011/08. She will launch her very own website soon www.KimberlyBatchelorDavis.com .

Where to find Kimberly Batchelor Davis online

Friday, November 29, 2013

Author, Dawne Prochilo @goldendawne1 offers December Writing & Marketing Courses in Troy, Michigan #michlit. RSVP now

workshop_photo Author, Dawne Prochilo is hosting a series of six writing and publishing workshops in the Metro Detroit area. Workshops include: ~How To Write A Query Letter (Thursday, December 5, 2013) ~How To Write An Outline/Synopsis (Thursday, December 12, 2013) ~Character Building: Character connection and character depth (Thursday, December 19, 2013) ~How To Find The Right Publisher (Thursday January 9, 2014) ~Marketing Tips and Promotions: The next step/vicious cycle of writing and series versus stand alone novels (Thursday January 16, 2014) ~Freelance Writing and Making Money Legitimately Online (Thursday January 23, 2014) Contact Dawne at dawne.prochilo@yahoo.com for more information and for prices of workshops For more information http://romancemarketplace.blogspot.com// Classes are from 6PM until 7:30PM on above listed Thursdays) Location- Niles Center, 201 W. Square Lake Road, Troy, MI 48098 (west of Livernois Rd, south side)

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Fwd: FW: Can Book Clubs Thrive in the Digital Age? via @mashables

 

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When most people think of book clubs, they picture intimate gatherings in living rooms or libraries. People rarely imagine a book club as a collection of GIFs, memes, fan fiction and cosplay, all of which are staples of how readers respond to media in the Internet era. But a new Tumblr blog, Reblog Book Club, wants to give the traditional book club a digital update.

While bloggers have previously hosted book clubs on Tumblr, Reblog Book Club is the first book club that's founded and moderated by Tumblr itself. Rachel Fershleiser, the microblogging platform's director of literary outreach, launched the club in September as a way to engage a passionate and diverse online community, but faced challenges in organizing a discussion group Read more...

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Author Jim Ziolowski at @DetroitLibrary, Thurs. Dec. 5! per BookBeat #Michigan #Bookstore #michlit #booksigning


 
per Cary Loren

You are Cordially Invited to the Official

WALK IN THEIR SHOES

Launch Party

 

Please join Michigan native Jim Ziolkowski, founder and CEO of buildOn, as we celebrate the launch of his new book Walk in Their Shoes.  The evening will feature a panel discussion, book signing and presentations from buildOn students that are changing their Detroit community every day.

 

Thursday, December 5, 2013

5:30 – 8:00 PM

 

The Detroit Public Library

5201 Woodward Avenue

Detroit, Michigan 48226

Cocktail Reception with heavy Hors d'Oeuvres

hosted in the Mezzanine and Friends Conference Room

Panel Discussion to follow in the Clara Stanton Jones Friends Auditorium

 

To RSVP visit:

act.buildon.org/detroitbooksigning

For questions, contact Michelle Mirzoian at

248.217.7456/312.441.7108 or michelle.mirzoian@buildon.org

 Invitation is non-transferable

 Limited parking is available in the library's employee lot located on Putnum, between Cass & Woodward

The Detroit Public Library and the buildOn organization present a Book Launch Party for the founder and CEO of buildOn Jim Ziolowski on Thursday, December 5, 2013 from 5:30-8:00pm at the Detroit Main Library branch (5201 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202). Come out and celebrate with the Michigan native as he debuts his new book Walk in Their Shoes during an evening that promises to be fun and enlightening.  The event will feature a panel discussion, book signing and presentations from buildOn students that are dedicated to changing the city of Detroit. Cocktail Reception takes place in the Friends Conference Room followed by a Panel Discussion in the Clara Stanton Jones Friends Auditorium. Books will be available for signing and purchase at the event courtesy of Book Beat. This event is Free and open to the public.  To get your tickets for this event click here.

For more information, please contact Michelle Mirzoian at 248.217.7456/312.441.7108 or at michelle.mirzoian@buildon.org.

 
 

The Detroit Public Library and the buildOn organization present a Book Launch Party for the founder and CEO of buildOn Jim Ziolowski on Thursday, December 5, 2013 from 5:30-8:00pm at the Detroit Main Library branch (5201 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202). Come out and celebrate with the Michigan native as he debuts his new book Walk in Their Shoes during an evening that promises to be fun and enlightening.  The event will feature a panel discussion, book signing and presentations from buildOn students that are dedicated to changing the city of Detroit. Cocktail Reception takes place in the Friends Conference Room followed by a Panel Discussion in the Clara Stanton Jones Friends Auditorium. Books will be available for signing and purchase at the event courtesy of Book Beat. This event is Free and open to the public.  To get your tickets for this event click here.

For more information, please contact Michelle Mirzoian at 248.217.7456/312.441.7108 or at michelle.mirzoian@buildon.org.

The Detroit Public Library and the buildOn organization present a Book Launch Party for the founder and CEO of buildOn Jim Ziolowski on Thursday, December 5, 2013 from 5:30-8:00pm at the Detroit Main Library branch (5201 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202). Come out and celebrate with the Michigan native as he debuts his new book Walk in Their Shoes during an evening that promises to be fun and enlightening.  The event will feature a panel discussion, book signing and presentations from buildOn students that are dedicated to changing the city of Detroit. Cocktail Reception takes place in the Friends Conference Room followed by a Panel Discussion in the Clara Stanton Jones Friends Auditorium. Books will be available for signing and purchase at the event courtesy of Book Beat. This event is Free and open to the public.  To get your tickets for this event click here.

For more information, please contact Michelle Mirzoian at 248.217.7456/312.441.7108 or at michelle.mirzoian@buildon.org.

 


Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Free Saturday Event News frm Nat'l Inspiration Role Models Month #NIRMM #Detroit

Happy National Inspirational Role Models Month. We are excited to be counting down to a great family-friendly event. Hope you can join us for the celebration.


National Inspirational Role Models Month Celebration Features Family Literacy EventNational Inspirational Role Models Month (NIRMM) Family Fun & Literacy Innovations Day is scheduled for Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the Detroit Public Library – Redford Branch (21200 Grand River, Detroit 48219). Program participants include Excellent Schools Detroit Chief Executive Officer Dan Varner, Author of Plant A Seed…Read!! 101 Activities to Motivate Children to Read Gwendolyn R. Lewis plus Poet/Educator Brittany Pauling. Additional activities include: NIRMM Inspired Readers, interactive games, prize drawings, make & take activity time and light refreshments. Books will be available for purchase at the event. The first 50 guests to call 313.778.1550 to register for the free NIRMM Family Fun & Literacy Innovations Day will receive a special commemorative celebration gift.

The 2013 NIRMM theme is "Revisiting Past Creations to Inspire Future Innovations". Other NIRMM official components for 2013 include the annual month long showcase at Redford Township District Library (25360 W. Six Mile Rd., Redford, MI 48240) and NIRMM Recommended Reading List. For additional information about NIRMM, call 313.778.1550 313.778.1550.
NIRMM is a celebration held annually in November. It encourages everyone to, as expressed with ongoing main theme, "celebrate who inspires you". The celebration was originated by the current coordinator, Darlene House, in 2005. NIRMM's purpose is to acknowledge impact contemporary and historic role models have on our lives. Individuals chosen for recognition may include celebrities, historic figures, relatives, friends, colleagues and associates. Celebrate with creative projects and activities featuring historic role models and by spending time with contemporary role models.
 
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.@theWrightMuseum Weekly Update Nov 18-24 #Detroit Events

 





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for more info
Voices of the Civil War Episode 22
Wednesday 11/20 online at TheWright.org/voices

The Voices of the Civil War is a five-year film series dedicated to celebrating and commemorating the Civil War over the course of the sesquicentennial. Each month, new episodes cover pertinent topics that follow the monthly events and issues as they unfolded for African Americans during the Civil War. Within these episodes there are various primary sources – letters and diaries, newspaper reports, and more - to recount various experiences of blacks during this period. We encourage your feedback and commentary through our Voices of the Civil War blog, where you can view new and previous episodes at
www.TheWright.org/voices.

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for more info
Meet the Scientist Saturday featuring David Head & Dr. Terrance Dillard
Saturday 11/23 at 1 pm
Do you know a curious student, a young Einstein, or a future tech wizard who is always thinking of the next big thing? Bring them to discover and explore science with activities led by scientists and technologists from the new, hands-on exhibit, Inspiring Minds: African Americans in Science and Technology! David Head & colleagues from the David L. Head Foundation will discuss African American inventors like Granville T. Woods and Elijah McCoy, and their inventions and contributions to science. Free with museum admission.

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for more info
Liberation Film Series presents Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power Screening & Discussion
Saturday 11/23 at 2 pm
Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power tells the dramatic story of the often-forgotten civil rights leader who urged African Americans to arm themselves against oppression. In doing so, Williams not only challenged the Klan-dominated establishment of his hometown of Monroe, North Carolina, he also alienated the mainstream Civil Rights Movement, which advocated peaceful resistance. Following the film will be a discussion of the right to Black self-defense led by Reverend John Williams, Esq. (son of Robert F. Williams), Dr. Gloria House (Aneb Kgositsile), Mabel Williams (widow of Robert F. Williams), and General Gordon Baker, Jr (founding member, League of the Revolutionary Black Workers). Free.

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for more info
Hustle for History Weekly Dance Lessons ($)
Sunday 11/24 @ 5 pm in the Ford Freedom Rotunda

Get your groove on with our weekly hustle lessons, taught by instructor Thomasenia Johnson of Two Left Feet. Free for Members, $7 for non-members. Purchase 5 lessons and receive a complimentary museum membership, making your next 12 months of hustle lessons FREE! For more information, please call (313) 494-5800.
Current Exhibitions
Inspiring Minds: African Americans in Science and Technology
Ongoing
This comprehensive, high-tech and permanent exhibition highlights trailblazers, contemporaries and careers in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. African Americans have contributed to the scientific and engineering output of the United States since the 17th century, and this history is brought to life through interactive computer kiosks, a touchscreen video wall, and hands-on activities and play areas. Inspiring Minds introduces individuals from across the spectrum of fields, levels of renown, and from times past and present, with particular focuses on African American women in science, black aviators, black inventors, medical ethics, and key historical figures such as George Washington Carver. Click here to learn more...
Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints: Popular Art of the Northeast of Brazil
Through January 5, 2014
Organized by Con/Vida – Popular Arts of the Americas, in partnership with The Wright Museum, Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints features nearly 200 works of art by more than 50 artists and tells the story of how African, European, and indigenous cultural traditions have interacted over a period of more than 500 years to form this distinctive regional culture of the largest country in South America. Brazil is home to one of the largest populations of African descendents in the world, with more than 75 million people. During the 16th through 19th centuries, an estimated 5 million Africans were brought over to Brazil into slavery, ten times the estimated 500,000 Africans that were brought to the United States. Click here to learn more...
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Celebrating a Century of Sisterhood, Scholarship & Service: 1913 - 2013 Presented by the Detroit Alumnae Chapter
Through March 31, 2014
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Detroit Alumnae Chapter presents this exhibition in celebration of the National organization's centennial year. Twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University founded the Sorority on January 13, 1913, with the objective of using their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to persons in need. The first public act performed by the Delta Founders involved their participation in the Women's Suffrage March in Washington D.C., March 1913. This exhibition presents the history and good works that this chapter has presented in the community during the past 72 years. Click here to learn more...
Ingrid Saunders Jones: 31 Years of Distinguished Service... and Counting
Through March 31, 2014
Join the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in celebrating the amazing career and achievements of Detroit native Ingrid Saunders Jones. Ingrid retired in June 2013 as the Senior Vice President of Global Community Connections for The Coca-Cola Company and Chair of The Coca-Cola Foundation, after 31 years of distinguished service. This limited-engagement exhibit honors her life as she moves on to its next chapter - as the volunteer national chair of the National Council of Negro Women. Click here to learn more...

The Bombay Sapphire® Artisan Series at The Wright Museum
Through December 8, 2013
Detroit area artists submitted 147 works of art to the annual Bombay Sapphire® Artisan Series competition, 24 pieces of which were selected for inclusion in this exhibition, which includes works of emerging, experienced, and master artists such as Clifford Wade, Valencia Brockington, Lobyn Hamilton, Raymond Wells, Desiree Kelly, and Allie McGhee. One artist from the exhibition and two from the online competition will be selected to travel, along with his or her art, to Art Basel in Miami, Florida. Click here to learn more...
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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Metro #Detroit Readers, book lovers, librarians, book groups and bookworms #MotownLit Nov 8-9

SaveTheDate: Nov 8-9, 2013 Essence of #MotownLit Conf & Jam #Detroit | Give, Write & Network Books! #literary #literacy #michlit

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The Essence of Motown Literary Jam & Conference

November 8th –9th, 2013

 Various Locations, Detroit, Michigan

www.MotownLiteraryJam.com

* most events are FREE to public

To celebrate the written word in Metro Detroit with every reader and writer around!

Detail Schedule of Events

November 8th, 2013 6pm – 10pm – Free to Public
(donation of 3 or more gently used books encouraged, for our book drive or min $4 for entry)

Location: SOURCE BOOKSELLERS, 4240 Cass Avenue, Ste. 105, Detroit, Michigan 48201

Networking, Poetry Performances, Comedy Show & More!

Hosted by EchoVerse, ReppinTheD &  MotownWriters

All ages can attend

 

November 9th, 2013 8am – 4pm

Location: Julian C. Madison Building LLC
1420 Washington Blvd · Detroit, Michigan

  • 8am Registration for Morning Workshops
  • 8:30 Keynote Speaker
  • 8:50 Workshops (2)
    • Write To Be Read| Write to Finish Facilitator TBA
    • Editing Essentials Facilitator: @TenitaJEditor
  • 9:50 Workshops (2)
    • Getting an Agent or Publisher Facilitator: Karen White Owens
    • Taking Book to Stage Facilitator: Octavia Lesley @detroitwriter71
  • 10:50 Workshops(2)
    • Social Media Made Simple – Stephanie Lewis @23_Exchange
    • 360Digital Publishing Symposium
  • 11:00 Poetry Symposium hosted by Aurora Harris
  • 11:30 Marketplace Opens
  • Noon – VIP Lunch for Morning Workshop Participants with speaker
  • 12:10 2013 Awesome Party Reunion & presentations
  • 12:30 Detroit Cares Presentation
  • 12:40 Too Blessed To Be Depressed Author Panel (Inspirations & Autobiographies)
  • 1:30 All Male Literacy Panel w/Questions & Answers
  • 3:15  Love Shouldn't Cost A Thing (Romance Genre Panel)
    • Literary Voice Vendor Winner Announced
    • National Writers Union Presentation
  • 3:30 Potpourri of Different (SciFi, Fantasy, Horror, Graphic Novels & Comics)
  • 3:45 Telling A Good Story (Fiction Panel)

3:55 Kindle Winners (Must be present to win)

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