Dr. Anita Heiss, one of Australia’s most prolific and well-known authors of Indigenous literature and two-time BWRC workshop presenter, sends greetings from BWRC Vegas 2009.

ReShonda Tate Billingsley, 10-year BWRC veteran, journalist, executive producer, bestselling and award-winning author of 18 books, shares how the Black Writers Reunion & Conference helped her get started.

Vincent Alexandria, 10-year BWRC veteran, author, producer, director, screenwriter, poet, and founder of the Brother 2 Brother Literary Symposium, speaks on Black Writers Reunion & Conference from Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, June 18, 2009.

In June 2008, I attended the Black Writer’s Reunion & Conference in Tampa, Florida. Paying for the entire conference and participating in the 50-Author Showcase was a career-defining experience for me. The various workshops offered for aspiring, new and even seasoned authors brought with each presentation a wealth of valuable information that not all writers’ [...]

Outside, the sky was covered with an unfriendly darkness; its companions clamoring of kettle drums and pellets of cold water hitting the windows. It might have been that way outside, but inside the Sheraton Hotel was hot with hundreds of creative minds churning out new stories. I was appreciative to be able to spend one-on-one time with Jewell Parker Rhodes reviewing and discussing my untitled romance novel. After our lengthy discussion I came away with renewed emotion of accomplishment and that I was indeed on the right track and my manuscript is a worthy story fit to be shared with the reading public. I’m glad I decided to attend the Black Writers Reunion & Conference. I came away with a renewed inspiration and a goal to achieve in my professional writing.

by Lauren Brown Jarvis
Black Writers Reunion & Conference has changed my life.
At present there is no information out about next year’s conference which is scheduled to be held in Las Vegas, however, I plan to be super-involved. I went to the conference after finding out about it from my longtime friend Detra Hicks. Her friend [...]