Essence of Motown Literary Jam & Conference 2009

Written on September 1st, 2009 by Sylvia Hubbard

Welcome to The Essence of Motown Literary Jam & Conference 2009 site. As we prepare for (we hope) our largest event of the literary calendar, we hope to make your literary weekend one to remember!

Essence of Motown Literary Jam & Conference will take place November 13 -15, 2009 with a possible VIP on the 12th, but that is still in the works.

Purchase Tickets at the bottom of this post or go to our Eventbrite sponsor page at: http://essenceofmotown2009.eventbrite.com/

If you are interested in being an affiliate that is after the ticket information.

Detailed below is the day to day events for you to see what’s going on. Whether you are an author, reader, writer or business, YOU can be apart of this wonderful event.

Would you like to volunteer? Please email us at: motownwriters@yahoo.com.

Essence of Motown Literary Jam and Conference

November 13 – 15, 2009

To Sponsor or sell books at any events, please go to:

http://michiganliterarynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2009sponsorletter.doc to download the form

Some events are Free to Public. See below. If you would like to register for the event (paid and non-paid) please go to: http://essenceofmotown2009.eventbrite.com/

Date: Friday November 13, 2009

Event: Essence of Motown Literary Recognition White Party

Location: Virgil Carr Center, Paradise Valley (formerly Harmonie Park)

Detroit, Michigan

Time: 6pm to 10pm

Hosts: Motown Writers Network

Arts League of Michigan

The National Role Model Month Foundation

The Detroit Impact Center

Sponsors: (click here to sponsor through monetary or promotion items)

Motown Writers Network and The Arts League of Michigan invite readers and writers out for the Edu-tainment event of 2009.

Enjoy music and performance poetry by local artists.

(Would you like to be a featured performance poetry artists? Would you like to be an author at the event?)

Tickets: Price Tentative depending on sponsorship for public. Literary Artists selling products and performing, click here. Saturday Workshop Registrants tickets are already covered.

Date: Saturday November 14, 2009

Event: Essence of Motown Literary Jam & Conference

Location: Northwest Activity Center

Detroit, Michigan

Time: 8am to 5pm

Hosts: Motown Writers Network

The Detroit Impact Center

8am Welcome and Registration with Continental breakfast. Registration will still be taken at the door for this event.

(Would you like to sponsor? CLICK HERE | Register for Workshop, CLICK HERE)

~ ~ Special events and Services for Saturday ~ ~

Manuscript Critique – $20.00 (not covered in Registration Fee | Click Here) Manuscripts must be in no later than October 14, 2009

§ Sharon Stanford – non-fiction, autobiography, poetry

§ Mary Kellem – Inspirational/Christian

§ Octavia Lesley – fiction

Publishers Interviews (FCFS – 5 appointments are available only with Writer’s Registration. Click here to register. Are you a Publisher or Agent interested in interviewing potential clients? Contact us at motownwriters@yahoo.com)
Professional Author Photo – $75.00 (not covered in Registration Fee)

Massage Clinic $1 a minute* (not covered in Registration Fee)

8:30am Morning Keynote

9am Workshop Set 1

A. How to start your writing journey – plotting your way to write a great book and maintaining a writing career. Sylvia Hubbard/Monica Marie Jones HubBooks.biz Literary Service

B. Poetry Publishing and Marketing *Ber-henda Williams of Poetry Pages and Scribe

C. OPEN (send proposals to motownwriters@yahoo.com )

10:15am Workshop Set 2

A. Finding Agent or publisher for your work. Book proposals, queries and understand tradition publishing

B. The Business of Independent Publishing Kimberly Benjamin of HR Solutions

11:30pm Working Lunch – Guest Speaker (Would you like to sponsor?)

Marketing and Promoting Effectively Online and Offline – Jillian Blackwell of www.jillianblackwellagency.com

12:30 Literary Marketplace Opens. FREE TO PUBLIC

12:40pm Workshop Set 3

A. Freelance 101

B. Building and Effective Easily Writers. Sponsored by Wordpress.com

C. OPEN (send proposals to motownwriters@yahoo.com)

1:30pm Workshop Set 4

A. Ebook 101 Versandra Kennebrew

B. Screenwriting with Zel Bothic

Author Genre Panels Start @ 1pm (30 mins each – FREE TO PUBLIC)

Delve into the minds of Authors and Poets as they discuss their writing projects, motives and reasoning to their literary endeavors and get signed copies of their books. (Would you like to be an author at the event?)

1:00pm Murder Mystery and Mayhem

1:30pm Non-Fiction, Inspirational and Poetry

2:00pm Romance – Mild to Wild

2:30pm Science Fiction and other oddities

3:00pm Christian Fiction and Non-Fiction

3:30pm Book Club Mix and Mingle FREE TO PUBLIC

If you’re looking for a book club or you would like to showcase your book club and recruit members, this is the place to do it! Please RSVP your members attending for special gifts and promotions*. CLICK HERE (Would you like to sponsor? If you are an author, who would like to donate at least a minimum of ten books in exchange for a half page ad in conference resource book, CLICK HERE.)

Date: Sunday November 15, 2009

Event: Essence of Motown Literary Jam Publisher’s Breakfast

Location: Southern Fires Restaurant

Detroit, Michigan

Time: 8am to Noon

Hosts: Motown Writers Network

(Would you like to co-sponsor?)

Day of Ticket Price: $20 At Door. Workshop Registration Tickets and all other tickets are covered for this day.

Food, Education and Networking will be provided for Publishers who are serious about running the business.

Accounting 101 for Publishers – Brian Jefferson, Accountant Assistants
Printing in Bulk without Breaking the Bank – Kim Warner, 360 Digital Printing
Distribution Online and Offline – Victor Volkman
Outsourcing Your Office Needs – Entrepreneur’s Assistant
Encouraging Your Authors to Move Their Products

*Event and gifts are tentative depending on sponsorship amounts received.

All proceeds from conference will be divided up for literacy and literary efforts after conference and organization expenses are paid.

Special Thanks in Advance to the following:

Eastern Michigan – Caroline Sanders
Northwest Activity Center – Regina Bush
COD Recreation – Carolyn Keith
COD – Beverlyn Hinton
COD Mayor’s Office
Taboo Media – Tony Adams
House Communications – Darlene House
Perfect Presence – Lynette Jones**
Hobson Photography – Eric Hobson**
FrontPage – Janaya Black**
Ministry Marketing Solutions – Pam Perry**
Java Exchange – Ramone Crowe**

§ Barnes and Noble – Wayne State

Big Girls Ideas – Octavia Lesley
City Stone Publishing
Jillian Blackwell Agency
VKI Touch Incorporated
The Arts League of Michigan
Southern Fires Restaurant
And the Entire Literary Community of The State of Michigan.

If you would like to donate to help our event, please CLICK HERE.

To Sponsor or sell books at any events, please go to:

http://michiganliterarynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2009sponsorletter.doc to download the form.

Some events are Free to Public. See below. If you would like to register for the event (paid and non-paid) please go to: http://essenceofmotown2009.eventbrite.com/

If you would like to donate to this event, please visit us online at: http://essenceofmotown2009.eventbrite.com/