Black Book Festival is a showcase for African-Caribbean writers, publishers and illustrators, and promotes reading of Black books in the wider community.

 

Featured Authors

 Professor Kehinde Andrews Back to Black: Black Radicalism for the 21st Century

 Reni K. Amayo Daughters of Nri

 Robin Walker  When We Ruled

 Sandra Agard Harriet Tubman: A Journey to Freedom

 Michael Williams Black Scientists and inventor series

 Chiemeka Nicely Innocence Tainted

 Pamela R. Haynes Loving the Brothers

 David Simon How to Unlock Your Child’s Genius

 Derek Owusu That Reminds Me

Plus may more authors, publishers and booksellers!

Talks/presentations:

• 12pm – 12.30pm Selling and Distributing Books to the African American Market with Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati (USA)

• 12.45pm -1.15pm Afrofuturism: In conversation with science fiction writer, Chiemeka Nicely

• 12.45pm – 1.15pm African-Caribbean storytelling for children with Sandra A. Agard

• 1.30pm – 2pm In-conversation with novelist Derek Owusu

• 1.30pm – 2pm Seven steps to writing a great book with Denise Roberts

• 2.15pm – 2.45pm Black Radicalism for the 21st Century with Prof Kehinde Andrews

• 2.15pm – 2.45pm Black Book Publishing: The story of Conscious Dreams Publishing

• 3.45pm – 4.15pm How to Unlock Your Child’s Genius (family workshop) with David Simon

• 3.45pm – 4.15pm Women writers speak: Hear our Story with Pamela Haynes & Sharon Fevrier

• 4.30pm – 5pm In-conversation with novelist Reni K. Amayo: Daughters of Nri

• 4.30pm – 5pm Celebrating Science Week with Black Scientists and Inventors series creator Michael Williams

• 5.15PM – 5.45pm Lifetime Achievement award to Eric and Jessica (posthumous) Huntley

• Book launch: How to Unlock Your Genius Using Black History by David Simon
• Toni Morrison tribute