Monday, February 13, 2023

Tickets Are On Sale Now! 15th Annual Great Midwest Book Fest

 






 

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UrbanReviewsOnline.com presents the 15th Annual Great Midwest Book Fest
The Great Midwest Book Fest will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 1pm to 4pm at
Xchange Event & Creative Space 3334 N. Holton Street, Milwaukee, WI.

Featuring Essence Magazine Bestselling Author LaJill Hunt, USA Today Bestselling Author Naleighna Kai. Also featuring London St. Charles, Jeffery Roshell, Tony Lindsay, Olivia Shaw Reel, Eugene Pitchford, Patricia Balentine, R.L. Wilson, K.C. Taylor, Dionne Grayson, and Anthony Alston. There will be 12 African American authors selling their own books. The first hour will be dedicated to author introductions. Each author will get five minutes to either read an excerpt of their book or to tell attendees more about themselves or their books. This will be followed by a 10-15 minute Q&A session with the attendees.

****SWAG BAGS : Buy 1 book from a book event author you get a SWAG bag with 1 free book.

Buy 2 books from 2 different book event authors you get a SWAG bag with 2 free books.

Buy 3 books from 3 different book event authors you get a SWAG bag with 3 free books. ***

***Sponsorship Opportunities are available : https://bit.ly/gmbf2023 ***                  

Saturday, January 28, 2023

Open Call for Authors : 15th Annual Great Midwest Book Fest : Now Open! : UPDATE: All of the author tables are sold out!

 



UPDATE: All of the author tables are sold out! Didn’t get a table and want to still be a part of the book fest? Take advantage of one of the sponsorship packages : https://bit.ly/gmbf2023


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Open Call for authors is now open!
UrbanReviewsOnline.com presents the 15th Annual Great Midwest Book Fest.
The Great Midwest Book Fest will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 1pm to 4pm at
Xchange Event & Creative Space 3334 N. Holton Street, Milwaukee, WI.
Great Midwest Book Fest is a three hour book fair that is open to the public with a $10 admission. This year's headline authors will be National Bestselling authors LaJill Hunt, Naleighna Kai and more!
There will be 10 to 12 authors selling their own books. The first hour will be dedicated to author introductions. Each author will get five minutes to either read an excerpt of their book or to tell attendees more about themselves or their books. This will be followed by a 10-15 minute Q&A session with the attendees. Please be advised that this is a local book event (not a conference), so please think about overall costs when deciding to participate in this event (i.e. airfare, hotel, food, etc)
The participation fee for an author table is $125. You will have your own table to decorate any way that you would like. You will be included in all of our online marketing materials, postcards, posters, and any other media that we will have throughout our city. If you are interested, please respond back to this email radiah@urban-reviews.com ASAP and I will send you an Paypal invoice. Once all spots are filled, invoices will be cancelled. Thank you!

Monday, January 16, 2023

Open Call for Authors : 15th Annual Great Midwest Book Fest

 




UrbanReviewsOnline.com presents the 15th Annual Great Midwest Book Fest
featuring Essence bestselling author LaJill Hunt, USA Today bestselling author Naleighna Kai, and more!

Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 1pm to 4pm

Xchange Event & Creative Space
3334 N. Holton Street, Milwaukee, WI.
$10 admission

What is an Open Call? An Open Call is when the registration is open for author tables for the Great Midwest Book Fest. An email will be sent to all authors that are on the Open Call list first! Contact Radiah Hubbert at radiah@urban-reviews.com to be added to the list!

Monday, November 28, 2022

Monday, March 14, 2022

UrbanReviewsOnline.com presents : 14th Annual Great Midwest Book Fest : Saturday, June 18, 2022 : 1pm-5pm (cst)

 




                                                        REGISTER HERE!


This is a virtual event that is going to be held on Saturday, June 18th from 1 PM to 5PM central standard time on Zoom. Each author will get 10 minutes to tell the audience about themselves or their books.

Featuring New York Times Bestselling authors Mary B. Morrison and Brenda Jackson, USA TODAY Bestselling author Naleighna Kai, NAACP Image Award Nominee , J.L. Woodson, National Bestselling authors Pat G'Orge-Walker, J.L. Campbell, LaJill Hunt, Trice Hickman, Michelle Lindo Rice, and Stephanie M. Freeman. Also featuring appearances by U.M. Hiram, Dr. Vanessa Howard, Marie L. McKenzie, Christine Pauls, Yvonne Elliott, Darryl Benally, Wanda Miller, Eugene Pitchford III, Anthony Alston, Ebony Farashuu, Marion Hill, Betty Smoot-Madison, Dorothy Parhams, LaShaunda Hoffman, K.R. Raye, Dr. Rhonda M. Lawson, and Dr. Emily Woolcock.

Zoom Link :

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87987443005?pwd=dmlCQ280bEM4M2tROGtpYW1NWXB2QT09

Passcode: 476823


14th Annual Great Midwest Book Fest Schedule


1pm-5:15pm (CST)



1:00-1:05-Intro- Radiah Hubbert


1:05pm-1:15pm- La Jill Hunt


1:15pm-1:25pm- Eugene Pitchford III


1:25pm-1:35pm- Wanda Miller


1:35pm-1:45-Break


1:45pm-1:55pm-Ebony Farashuu


1:55pm-2:00pm- Mary B. Morrison


2pm-3pm-Tribe Happy Hour : Chats, Games, and Giveaways


Naleighna Kai

Pat G’Orge-Walker

J.L. Campbell

Stephanie M. Freeman

U.M. Hiram

J.L. Woodson

Marie Mckenzie

Dr. Vanessa Howard

Christine Pauls 

Yvonne Elliott

Darryl Benally



3pm-3:10pm-Break


3:10pm-3:20pm-Trice Hickman


3:20pm-3:30pm- Anthony Alston


3:30pm-3:35-Brenda Jackson


3:35pm-3:45pm-Break


3:45pm-4:00pm-Michele Lindo Rice


4:00pm-4:10pm- LaShaunda Hoffman


4:10pm-4:20pm Betty Smoot-Madison


4:20pm-4:30pm- Dr. Rhonda M. Lawson


4:30pm-4:40pm-Dorothy Parhams


4:40pm-4:50pm-Marion Hill


4:50pm-5pm- K.R. Raye


5pm-5:10pm- Dr. Emily Woolcock


5:10-5:15pm-Wrap up