In a few days, the Los Angeles Black Book Expo (LABBX) will celebrate five years showcasing the best in the written word along with our guests, L.A. Banks, Ivan Houston, Michael Datcher, Anthony Prior and many other authors and exhibitors in attendance. Here’s the schedule breakdown for the venues around the Expo Center on Saturday, August 22:

SPECIAL EVENTS:
LIONSGATE will be on hand to promote Tyler Perry’s new film “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” with contests, giveaways and handouts.

WORKSHOPS AND PANELS:

COURTYARD

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Paula Lonergan - Writing and Publishing

12:00PM - 12:30PM 
Tiffany Bradshaw - Marketing and Branding Yourself

12:45 PM - 1:30PM     
Delena Flakes - “We Just Want To be Loved: A Message to My African-American Brothers.”

1:30PM - 2:15 PM    
Sophia Simmons - “Going from, 'I write' ...To, 'I'm an author'”, for beginning writers

2:30PM  - 3:00PM    
Anthony Prior - “The Spiritual Side of Sports”

3:00PM  - 3:30PM    
Reflections Publishing - Creative Writing Workshop

3:30PM  - 4:00PM    
Kwadwo Obeng - discusses his book, “We Are All Africans”


BALLROOM

11:45 - 12:30 Ivan Houston: Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II

12:45 - 1:30   Relationships Panel  “He Said, She Said”
Anthony Rucker and Deanna

1:45 - 2:30 DMA: “Writing Your Life into a Movie Using Classic Screenplay Story Structure”

2:45 - 3:30  Dani Dixon, the creator of “13” and Tumblecreek Press - “Diversity in Comics”

3:45 - 4:30 Publishing and Writing Panel: “The Keys to Success”
L.A. Banks, Itibari M. Zulu, Denise Cook (the Oracle), Rene Reyes, Michael Datcher


SPOKEN WORLDS: FRONT PATIO
Azure Antoinette hosts a day with featured poets and the second annual LABBX Teen Poetry Fest where participants compete for a grand prize!

CHILDREN’S LITERARY ZONE
COURTYARD
Children’s Work Stations (Free 4 All)

* Worksheet (Word Search, Fill-in-the-blank)
* Make Your Own Book
* Color, Cut, and Paste (clowns)
* Make Friendship Bracelets
* Story Writing

11:30am – 12:30pm
Children’s Work Stations (Free 4 all)

12:45pm – 1:45pm
Cartoonist David G. Brown

1:03pm
Raffle Prize Drawing (Book-give-away)

1:05pm -- 1:40pm
Children’s Work Stations (Free 4 all)

1:43pm
Raffle Prize Drawing (Prize Give-a-way)

1:45pm – 2:45pm
Children’s Work Stations (Free 4 all)

2:50pm – 3:40pm
Ina Buckner-Barnette, The Sunshine Storyteller

3:40 pm
Raffle Prize Drawing (Prize Give-a-way)

3:45pm – 4:20pm
Children’s Work Stations (Free 4 all)

4:20pm
Raffle Prize Drawing (Prize Give-a-way)

Spelling Bee Contest throughout the day

Looking forward seeing you at LABBX 2009!

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