“Reading is a Family Affair!” |
Celebrating 25 years of hosting the region’s largest African-American Festival, the Southeastern Virginia Arts Association kicked off a literacy campaign aimed at encouraging families to read together at home. In support of that campaign, this year’s Literary Café promises to offer something for every literary taste! Check Out the activities planned!
Saturday
“Street Grit & Contemporary Lit”
Café Features:
Alexander Roderick, Allison Hobbs, Bill Holmes, Bree Thomas, Candice Dow, Caroline McGill, Dashawn Taylor, DM Jackson, Erica N. Martin, Greg O. Jones, Hazel Mills, J. Hall, Jarold Imes, Jessica Tilles, JM Benjamin, Kurin Keys, Lindsey E. (Rob) Robinson, Makenzi, Marissa Monteilh, Moses Miller, Nataki Suggs, Stephanie Mara Dawson, Tina Brooks McKinney, Treasure E. Blue, Trice Hickman and Victoria Wells
| 1:00 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: The Art of the Hustle – The Small Press/Self-Published Author, Lit Café (Moderated by 3 Chicks On Lit) |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Black Love Today – Surviving Today’s Relationships, Lit Café 2:30 p.m. (Moderated by Alexander Roderick host of The Truth Zone) |
| 4:00 p.m |
Panel Discussion: Erotic City: The Divas of Erotica Lit Café (Moderated by 3 Chicks On Lit) |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Conversations Series: Karen E. Quinones Miller, Marriott Waterside
Join us for an intimate Q & A session with Essence Best-Selling Author Karen E. Quinones Miller. She’ll be reading and signing her latest titles: “Harlem Godfather: The Rap on My Husband, Ellsworth ‘Bumpy’ Johnson” and “Passin’” |
Sunday
“Non-fiction & Christian Couture”
Café Features:
Angelo Galloway, Beverly T. Gooden, Bill Holmes, Bree Thomas, DM Jackson, Erica N. Martin, Erick S. Gray, Harold Turley II, Hazel Mills, J. Hall, Jarold Imes, Jessica Tilles, JM Benjamin, Karen Quinones Miller, K'wan, Lindsey E. (Rob) Robinson, Makenzi, Michelle C. Taylor, Nataki Suggs, Olivia Stith, Stef Williams, Susan Majette, Toya L. Evans, Victoria Christopher Murray, Vincent Alexandria, and Victoria Wells, William Fredrick Cooper
| 12:00 p.m. |
Conversations Series: Victoria Christopher Murray, Marriott Waterside
Join us for an up close and personal discussion with Essence Best-Selling Author, Victoria Christopher Murray. She’ll be reading and signing her latest novel, “The Ex Files” |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Christian Fiction: Edgier/Grittier, Lit Café (Moderated by 3 Chicks On Lit) |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: The State of Black Literature, Lit Café (Moderated by Urban Literary Review) |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Why I Gotta Be a B. . .?? Lit Café (Moderated by Urban Literary Review) |
Monday
“Celebration of Youth”
“Children’s Playhouse & Local Giants”
Café Features:
Angelo Galloway, Arlether Wilson, Bill Holmes, Bree Thomas, Carolivia Herron, DM Jackson, Enrique Wiggins, Hazel Mills, J. Hall, Jacqueline Thomas Rome, Janet Gingold, Jarold Imes, Jessica Tilles, JM Benjamin, Lindsey E. (Rob) Robinson, Maarea Miles, Makenzi, Michelle C. Taylor, Nataki Suggs, Olivia Stith, Sonia Hayes, Stephanie Mara Dawson, Victoria Wells, and Vincent Alexandria
| 10:00 a.m. |
Workshop: “Black Males Read,” Marriott Waterside (Facilitated by Vincent Alexandria) (tickets $15)
Join us for a workshop designed for black males ages 8 – 18 (open to girls as well). Best-Selling author, Vincent Alexandria will take the youth on a journey of publishing. The children will collaborate and write, design and publish their own novel. (Tickets $15. Visit the Café Saturday & Sunday to receive complimentary tickets!) |
| 12:00 p.m |
Workshop: A Mother & Daughter Tea feat. Miss Preteen Greater Richmond, Prentiss Marquis and author Stephanie Mara Dawson, author of “The Best Recess Ever” and “Victory”, Selden Arcade (tickets $15)
Join Prentiss Marquis, Miss Preteen Greater Richmond and author, Stephanie Mara Dawson for an afternoon tea especially for mothers and daughters. We’ll be talking about self-esteem and discussing literature. Visit the Literary Café Saturday & Sunday to receive complimentary tickets!
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Storytelling:Dr. Carolivia Herron
Join Dr. Carolivia Herron on the Fine Arts Stage for a reading from her works. Dr. Herron is the author of the controversial children's book, "Nappy Hair," "Always Olivia," and "Thereafter Johnnie."
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Young Writer’s Award Ceremony, Lit Café |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: For Kids Only/It’s a Teen Thing, Lit Café (Moderated by Lil S.i.S. BookClub™) |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: V.A. On The Map! Lit Café (Moderated by YOU!) |
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