It's on and poppin'! RSJ 2011 registration is now open and ready for business. Compared to other literary events of this magnitude, the RSJ is still one of the lowest priced events with lots of BANG for the BUCK. Hosts A.C. Arthur and the Sweet Soul Sisters are going out of their way to help ensure you have a good time. They've made arrangements with the hotel to extend the discounted rate, soooo, come in early and enjoy Baltimore. I know I plan on arriving the Monday before the conference. Who wants to hang out? The main way people hear about the Slam Jam is by word of mouth. Please help spread the word so our family can continue growing bigger and better. RSJ 2011 Registration RSJ 2011 Invitation
Because of our Fifteen Year Anniversary Cruise last year, we didn't follow our usual format for the conference and activities. I'm please to day the RSJ Aspiring Author Contest is BACK! I've got judges lined up and the first place prize will be consideration by publishing with Grand Central Publishing! That's HUGE folks. So get those Black romance/women's fiction manuscripts together. The contest registration opens sooooon.
The Black Romance Online Book Club is THE BOMB! Big thanks to Brenda Jackson for joining us in June to discuss her novel Spontaneous! Our next discussion will be: July 30 -- Iris Bolling's Look Into My Heart [Please note this is book 3 of a series] Come on and join in on the fun. I know you want to talk about some of these books we're reading with others who enjoyed them. We don't wait until book discussion day. We keep the party going all month long. Our online book club is hosted at http://www.shelfari.com. You'll need to sign up for a membership, which is free, and join the Black Romance Book Club.  |
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Hello RSJ family,
As alw
Be sure to head on over to the
Readers, Authors, Aspiring Authors, Editors..Heck, the entire RSJ Family. If you are interested in being interviewed, please contact Dyanne Davis (davisdyanne@aol.com) Until next month, enjoy! |
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Zuri Day wants to extend a special offer to the
book clubs represented in Romance Slam Jam. Her fourth novel, What
Love Tastes Like, comes out in September. But she’d like to give you
an early sneak peak. When
interviewed recently, Zuri seemed especially excited about this
work. “I love to cook,” she explained, regarding the theme of this
novel. “And I love to travel. So it was a delight mixing two of my
favorite things to do into a sizzling story line. This book is about
a recent culinary grad, Tiffany Matthews, who meets business mogul
Nick Rollins during a trans-Atlantic flight to Rome, where she’s
headed to complete a one-month internship under a renowned
Italian chef. During this brief encounter, both Tiffany and Nick’s
appetites are whetted. After returning to Los Angeles, the flicker
becomes a flame. When people finish this novel,” Zuri concludes,
I've received additional pictures to add to our RSJ 2010 Photo Album. I'll try to get them added by the August Newsletter. Thanks a bunch everyone and I can always use MORE pictures SMILE.
Send the photos you want
added to our RSJ 2010 album to me at
deatri@romanceslamjam.org. If you are planning on attending the RSJ 2011 conference, go ahead and reserve your hotel room. The hotel has agreed to extend our block until there is no available room. We've come down to crunch time on the Reader Survey. If you haven't taken it, please do. If you haven't told everyone you know who reads Black Romance/Women's fiction, please do.
Readers of African-American romance don't read romantic suspense,
paranormal romances or romance with science fiction elements.
Readers of African American romance don't read many books. Readers
of African American romance don't buy books. That's it for now. If you have questions, shoot me an email. Be sure to visit the Romance Slam Jam website for conference information. As always, much joy, peace, and loveDeatri King-Bey http://www.romanceslamjamconference.com |
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