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NY Book Publishing Giant to be
Represented at Los Angeles, CA, July 17, 2004: For those "closet writers" who've secretly longed to have millions, rather than hundreds or thousands, read their novels or treatises, International Black Writers & Artists Los Angeles is bringing Simon & Schuster editor Cherise Davis, all the way from the country's book publishing capital to help turn those dreams into reality. Davis will appear along with three local publishers during the group's 30th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, August 14 in the Exposition Park Intergenerational Community Center's Community Hall, at 3980 S. Menlo Avenue in Los Angeles. The publishers' roundtable is just one of the many features of the event that readers, writers and artists are sure to find enlightening, inspiring and entertaining, according to IBWALA board member and event coordinator Linda Hughes. "In the Publishers Roundtable, we wanted to offer a well-rounded view representing several options for the writer or artist seeking to be published. So we invited four different entities. I felt it was imperative to have one of "the big boys" represented because vanity and small presses don't address every need or aspiration," Hughes said. Davis, a Senior Editor at Touchstone Fireside, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, will help prove and break some of the myths surrounding mainstream publishers and aspiring black writers and will share a 90-minute panel with Dr. Rosie Milligan of Milligan Books and the famed Black Writers on Tour; Maxine Thompson of Black Butterfly Press, and Denise Pines of the (Tavis) Smiley Group. Davis has built a strong list of fiction and non-fiction titles covering a broad spectrum of topics (spirituality, relationships, business, career development, parenting, health, pop reference, pop/youth/hip hop culture, humor, American history, illustrated books and strong African American fiction). She has worked with authors Michael Baisden, Nelson George, Stedman Graham, Paule Marshall, Charles Johnson, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Cornel West. Other headliners during the three-day celebration, which runs August 12-14, are New York Times bestseller Eric Jerome Dickey and 94.7 the Wave's Pat Prescott who will emcee the awards dinner dance honoring winners of a recent poetry and short fiction writing competition. "There will be something for everyone," said Hughes. Additional panels, workshops, discussion groups, book signings, a wellness pavilion featuring massage and health information, as well as a spoken word slam and special youth workshop led by Def Poetry Jam alumnus "Poetri" highlight the weekend of activities. General admission to exhibits and some workshops are free and open to the public, but pre-registration is recommended. For further information, log onto www.ibwala.org, email info@ibwala.org or call (323) 964-3721. IBWALA's mailing address is POB 43576, Los Angeles, CA 90043.
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