The Black Writers Reunion & Conference blog was created to share insight and conference experiences from faculty and participants since the first BWRC was held August 2000 in Atlanta. BWRC has been attended by roughly 800 attendees, some of whom will be sharing their stories and news of their post-conference achievements here. For more information about the conference, visit www.blackwriters.org.

The conference blog is managed by Tia Ross, administrated by Patricia W., and edited by DeJuan Mason.

Tia Ross, Blog Manager, is an editor, writer, and information architect who happens to be accomplished in event planning and management as well. Tia is the Director of the Black Writers Reunion & Conference, Executive Director of the National Black Writers Foundation, and former Executive Director of the Black Writers Alliance. For more information about Tia, visit her website at www.tiaross.com.

Patricia Woodside, Blog Co-Hostess and Administrator, is a writer, wife, and mother of three. She’s also a full-time business/IT manager specializing in financial analysis and reporting, process reengineering, web design, and information systems development and management, as well as being a pastor’s wife. Patricia caught the writing bug several years ago and has published several short stories in nationally distributed magazines and an anthology. Her first e-book mini was published by The Wild Rose Press in 2006. Her book reviews can be found at FreshFiction and SORMAG. She is currently working on her first full-length novel. BWRC 2008 will be her first “in-person” writer’s conference. For more information about Patricia, visit her blog at http://readinnwritin.blogspot.com.