Day One: Friday, October 22,
2021 - Virtual Event Schedule
FREE - No registration required
Live-streamed via NBBF's Facebook Page
here
| Time All times are CST |
Activity | Participants(s) |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome to 2021 NBBF | Gwen Richardson (NBBF Coordinator); NBBF Managers: Brenda A. White, Shelita Anderson, Pamela Jarmon Wade, Mary Evans |
| 8:45 a.m. | Video presentations | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Biography/Memoir, Motivational, Non-Fiction Group Interviews | Group (Bio): Larry
Singleton, Vashti Sherrod, Ini Veillard,
Charles Wiley, Dr. Sheila Williams Group (Mot): Doris Cole, Latoya Dameron, Keila Harris, Brittney Kendle, Eva Kennedy, Michelle Morris, Sugar Trask Group (NF): Diferent Caldwell, Dr. Barbara Collins, Cissy Jones, LeTysha Montgomery, Ersula K. Odom, Daphne Robinson, Gregory Stallworth |
| 10:00 a.m. | Seminar: Bringing Out the Book In You |
Bonnie Hopkins (Christian fiction author of five novels)
|
| 11:00 a.m. | African Diaspora, History, Politics Interviews | One-on-One: John
Clark, Alois Clemons, Dennis DeLoach, Dr. Daniel Domini
|
| 12:00 Noon | Seminar: The How-Tos of Self-Publishing Your Book |
 Julia
Royston, BK Royston Publishing |
| 1:00 - 1:15 p.m. | Break - Intermission | |
| 1:15 - 2:00 p.m. | Education, Teens & Young Adult, Poetry Author Interviews | One-on-One: Yvonne
Henderson, Audrey/Larry Jones, Angela M. Newman
Group: Veda Green, AmberElizabeth Addison-Scott, Tyiesha Johnson, Kevin Bates |
| 2:00 p.m. | Seminar: Finding Your Audience on Amazon |
 Tricia
Gallagher, Program Manager, Amazon KDP |
| 3:00 p.m. | Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mainstream Fiction, Mystery/Thriller Author Interviews | One-on-One: Sherron
Elise, Tracee Garner, Curley West, AudreyAnn Moses, MJ
Simms-Maddox
Group: Michelle Coles, Sir Wolfdogg Lanier-French, Barbara Mostella, Karen Williams-Tisdel |
| 4:00 p.m. | Seminar: Taking the Look of Your Book to the Next Level |
 Pam
Perry President, Pam Perry PR |
| 5:00 p.m. | Motivation/Self-Help Author Interviews | One-on-One: Erline
Belton, Alan Benson, Anntricia Bray, Rodney A. Brooks, Dr.
Marietta Brown, Dr. Tana
M. Session
|
| 5:50 p.m. | Break - Intermission | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Seminar: Book to Film: Flipping the Script |
 N'Tyse
(Novelist, screenwriter, film producer) |
| 7:00 p.m. | Book Club Meet and Greet | Participating authors and book clubs |
| 8:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 8:05 p.m. | Non-Fiction, Poetry, Biography/Memoir Author Interviews | One-on-One: Felicia
Taylor E., Debra Thompson, Janis Kearney, Dr. Cynthia J.
Lewis-Hickman, John & Linda Osborne, Charity Spears
|
| 9:15 p.m. | Fantasy/Romance/Urban Fiction Author Interviews | One-on-One: Brenda
Hardwick, S.T. Rucker, Danesha Little, Talva Holsey, Tiera
Jones, C. D. Giles, Kim Green
Group: Denna Davis, N.D. Jones, Marc Beausejour, Shawana Rhodes |
| 10:30 p.m. | Giveaways |
For more information, please contact us via e-mail at: info@nationalblackbookfestival.com
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