Welcome Home everyone. I (Deatri)
pray you all made it back safely and have caught up on your rest.
Even though I was running around the majority of the time, I had a
ball and hope you did also.
I wasn’t going to put out a newsletter this month because the
newsletter date is changing from mid month to the first of the
month, but there are quite a few house cleaning things I need to
cover and don’t want to take up the normal newsletter space to do
it.
As promised, below is the link to a 10 question survey. Please take
a few minutes to help us improve the conference.
RSJ 2008 Attendee Survey
RSJ 2009 is in
California and will be a blast. I’ve just received the new text for
the website and hope to have the site updated by 1 June. I’ll send
out an e-blast when the new content is up.
Unfortunately, the California team has hit a tad bit of a bump and
needs a book club to work with them. Now don’t panic. It’s all
gooooood.
California book clubs, please contact me at
deatri@romanceslamjam.org if you are interested in helping host this
fantastic event. The ground work has already been laid. Come on,
don’t be scuuuuurd.
It’s only been a few
weeks since the Slam Jam and I know you have stories to tell about
the 2008 Slam Jam. Send them on so I can include them in our RSJ
Memory Book. I’m also creating an electronic photo album of the Slam
Jam. I saw cameras a plenty.
If you could send me
photos you took at the Slam Jam on a CD to
Deatri King-Bey, P.O. Box 822, Tolleson AZ 85353 or send me to a
link with the photos, I’d be very appreciative.
Also if you have
photos of previous Slam Jams, I’d like those. Just please let me
know the years of the photos. Our 15 Year anniversary will be here
before you know it and you know I have some serious stuff up my
sleeves for you (SMILE). Thanks a whole lot and a bunch.
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• Tired In A Good Way
• California Or Bust
• Memory Book and
Pictures
• RSJ History
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Emma Awards Winners
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Emma Awards Process
• Last
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I’d like to maintain our history on our website. Problem…I need help
compiling our history. I have a list of the RSJ
Hosts cities over the years, but I need to know:
Keynote speakers and the year they were keynote
Emma winners (category and the year(s) won)
RSJ Aspiring Author Contest winners (the year, novel title)
Lifetime Achievement Award and year won
Any assistance you can give will be greatly appreciated. Send
information to
deatri@romanceslamjam.org
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Congratulations to the 2008 Emma Awards
Winners:
* Favorite Anthology: Cuffed by Candlelight by Beverly Jenkins,
Gwyneth Bolton and Katherine D. Jones
* Favorite Hero: Reese Anthony from Deadly Sexy by Beverly Jenkins
* Favorite Heroine: Teresa July from Wild Sweet Love by Beverly
Jenkins
* Favorite Novel: Wild Sweet Love by Beverly Jenkins
* Favorite Novella: "Prisoner" in Cuffed by Candlelight by Beverly
Jenkins
* Favorite Sequel: Only You by Francis Ray
* Favorite Steamy: Whisper Something Sweet by Deatri King-Bey
* Favorite Suspense: Deadly Sexy by Beverly Jenkins
* Cover of the Year: Deadly Sexy by Beverly Jenkins
* Debut Author of the Year: LaConnie Taylor-Jones
* Author of the Year: Beverly Jenkins
Attendees (readers, authors, editors, agents)
nominate the finalists, then attendees are the judges and an
outside accountant is thrown in the mix to ensure everything is
above board.
I’d like to thank 2008’s RSJ judges for doing an
outstanding job. THANK YOU!!!!
There were enough judges
to have three for each category this year. Next year we’d like to
have four judges for each category. Please consider being a judge.
Those of you who were judges last year will have priority to be a
judge this year.
As a judge, you’d need to read four books in 30
days and fill out a judge sheet for each novel in the category. Hey,
we’re all read-a-holics here SMILE. Be a judge.
Also, please keep a list of books you’ve read
throughout the year so when it’s time for nominations, you don’t
leave anyone out. This year the books that will be eligible are
those Black romance books that were published between January 2008
and October 2008. Please notice the dates. This year’s contest will
include 10 months worth of books. This is done to accommodate the
selection process. In the future the eligible books will be from
November present year through October next year.
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You helped raise $900 for the Unsung Heroes
Living History Project! Thank you all for coming out and
supporting this worthy cause. I have a thank you letter from Lisa
Daniels, the chair of the organization, that I'll include in the
June Newsletter.GET YOUR PASSPORT! For our
15 year Anniversary we are taking a cruise.
That's it for now. If you have questions, I'm
here
deatri@romanceslamjam.org
See you at the Slam Jam
Deatri King-Bey
http://www.romanceslamjamconference.com
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