Michigan Literary Group to Host 1st Annual Awards Banquet & Writers Conference this Summer in Metro Detroit.
The Metro Detroit Literary Collective in conjunction with the Essence of Motown Writers Alliance will host the 1st Annual Literary Entrepreneur Awards Banquet and Writers Conference this August in Detroit for educational networking, to recognize the achievements of self publishers in the literary industry and to contribute to ongoing efforts of eradicating illiteracy in the community.
Detroit, MI (PRWEB) March 29, 2005
The awards show, the first of its kind to be held in Michigan and nationally publicized, will honor excellence and achievements among those in the self publishing business. “For too long the power of the written word has been cast by those represented by agents and large publishing houses,” stated Nilah Daniels, a new Romance Author of Detroit. “We (‘literary entrepreneurs’ - a term created by Tia Shabazz, Founder of Blackwriters & Pen Touch Literary Services) have stepped up to the plate and taken on the challenge of publishing and marketing our own works without the assistance of large houses and publishing contracts.” Writers intend to show the country that there is a multitude of talent and resources not only among this group, but right here in the Midwest.
The Metro Detroit Literary Collective founded by Sheri Brooks consists of five entities which exist to promote, educate, encourage and strengthen MichiganÂ’s literary community through networking events, book fairs, workshops, author meet & greets and conferences. It is also the hope of MDLC to help expel illiteracy in the Metro Detroit community by offering volunteer and monetary assistance to literacy programs in and around Metro Detroit.
In addition to the Awards Banquet, the weekendÂ’s festivities also include workshops such as: The Business of Self-Publishing, Internet Marketing, Literary Law, Heating Up Romance, Christian and ChildrenÂ’s Literature and a poetry pavillion. Reshonda Tate Billingsley, author of My BrotherÂ’s Keeper and Let the Church Say Amen will be one of two keynote speakers. The conference and banquet is slated to take place at the Marriott Southfield.
The conference registration is $179.00. All authors, aspiring writers/poets and interested individuals can visit www. mdlc. mllbnetwork. com or www. mllbnetwork. com/mdlclinks. html (http://www. mllbnetwork. com/mdlclinks. html ) otherwise call 248-763-2254 for more info, sponsorship opportunities and registration.
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