Authorpalooza: Hilton Room – Panel on Diversity: How do you do it right?
2023-10-07 11:30 - 12:30 UTC | Hilton Houston Plaza Medical Center Hotel, 6633 Travis Street, Houston, TX, 77030
Join this group of amazing authors as they discuss the issue of diversity in writing. How do you create an inclusive world for your novel? How do you honor cultural representations when you are not of the cultures you are including? Come learn how to integrate a healthy and respectful view of our diverse and vibrant world into your writing.
Panelists:
Kim-Ling Sun
Writer: Multicultural Literature
Award-Winning Educator
Kim-Ling Sun grew up in Singapore before immigrating to Texas where she attended University of Houston and graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in English. As a mixed-race Chinese American writer, her life experiences living in the margins inform her work. She is an award-winning educator who has 20 years of teaching experience, with 12 years teaching in community colleges. She is a published poet, community activist, and a freelance writer covering topics related to the Asian American community, education, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Best Colleges. Her creative writing can be found in Raising Mothers, OPAWL Pandemic Stories Zine, Poets Against Walls. Emmy Perez’ Digital Texas Poet Laureate Project, and the chapbook Faceless Brown Masses: A Blackout Response to Flatiron Books. In Fall of 2023, the release of the Texas Writer’s Lab Anthology will include some of her recent work.
Mack Little
Writer: Historic Fiction, Horror
Mack Little holds an undergraduate in English Literature from the University of Dubuque, Iowa and a Masters of Information Science from the University of North Texas. Born in Conyers, GA, Mack has gone on to live, as a University Student in Seville, Spain and, as a soldier, in Wurzburg, Germany. Her studies and career have taken her and all over the United States. Mack is the Membership Director of the Houston Writer’s Guild. While Progenie is her first novel, she co-authored “Disaster Planning: a How-to-Do-It Manual”, published by Neal Schuman. She has also authored several articles for professional library journals.
In 2004, Saborna Roychowdry’s short story Bengal Monsoon appeared in New York Stories magazine and received a Pushcart Prize nomination. Saborna’s debut novel, “The Distance,” was published in the U.S. by Istoria books. “The Distance” received a starred review from Publishers Weekly in 2013. Her second novel, Everything Here Belongs to You, was released in June by Texas based publisher, Black Rose Writing and received a starred review from Indie Reader. Kirkus Reviews called her book, A heart-wrenching family drama, as powerful as it is delicate. The novel was well-received in other publications in the U.S. and elsewhere, including the Sublime Book Review and Readers’ Favorite. On September 1st, 2022, her book won 3rd Place/Bronze Medal in the prestigious Reader’s Favorite International Book Awards contest, Saborna was born and raised in Kolkata, India, and moved to the U.S. for
Event Prices:

Members:

Friday, October 6th, 2023 Only — $50
Saturday, October 7th, 2023 Only — $200 (includes lunch)
Sunday, October 8th, 2023 Only — $100
3 Day Conference Pass (Fri-Sun + Saturday Lunch) = $325

Non Members:

Friday, October 6th, 2023 Only — $70
Saturday, October 7th, 2023 Only — $220 (includes lunch)
Sunday, October 8th, 2023 Only — $120
3 Day Conference Pass (includes full conference, lunch, plus a one-year membership to HWG) = $345

** Venue parking information will be coming soon and may include an add on cost which will be purchased separately for those who need

2024 Spring Local & Indie Author Fair
2024-04-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Copperfield Books, 8220 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379, Spring, TX, 77379, United States
Join Copperfield’s Books for it’s 10th Anniversary Spring Author Fair for Local & Indie authors from 10 am to 5 pm Saturday, April 6th and Sunday, April 7, 2024! Join us in celebrating our first decade with two days of meet & greets with an amazingly talented group of local writers and artists, plus free refreshments, giveaways and raffle prizes! Check out the Discussion tab for clips from last year’s event, and visit often for updates on this year’s participating authors!

If you’re an author or artist interested in sharing your work at this year’s event, visit the registration page here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/…/ffe89288-f8d3…

BLCK History Now! @ Karbach Brewing Co. (Black Market)
2025-02-23 11:00 - 18:00 | Karbach Brewing Company, 2032 Karbach St, Houston, TX, 77584, United States

Copperfield's Books Author Fair 2025
2025-04-05 08:00 - 2025-04-06 17:00 | Copperfield Books, 8220 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77379, Spring, TX, 77379, United States
It’s time to mark your calendar so you don’t miss Copperfield’s Books’ 11th Anniversary Spring Author Fair for Local & Indie authors and artists, scheduled for the weekend of April 5 – 6, 2025. We expect even more amazing new and fan favorite creative talents at this year’s event!

Annual Spring Local & Indie Author Fair Hosted by Copperfield’s Books

Lone Star Festival 2025
2025-06-07 08:00 - 2025-06-08 17:00 | TX
A Texas Size Event for Texas Creatives
Since 2021, Texas Authors Institute of History has produced an event that draws
authors, artists, musicians, and soon filmmakers from Texas together to celebrate
their creations.

This year’s event will be held in Austin, Texas, on June 7 & 8, 2025, at the Wyndham Garden Hotel.
LSF will showcase incredible talent in the Arts, Books, Music, and Film, plus, if plans align, we will aim
to achieve five World Records related to Authors and their books that weekend.

World Record Event @ the Lone Star Festival
2025-06-08 08:00 - 17:00 | TX
On Sunday, June 8, 2025, we would like to break the world record for the following:
Most Indie Authors Gathered in One Place
Most Black Authors Gathered in One Place
Most Hispanic/LatinX Authors Gathered in One Place
Most Female Authors Gathered in One Place
Most Male Authors Gathered in One Place

2025 National Black Book Festival, Oct. 23-25 in Houston
2025-10-23 08:00 - 2025-10-25 17:00 | Fallbrook Church, 12512 Walters Road, Houston, TX, United States
This year we will be celebrating our 18th anniversary and are looking forward to 2025 being our best year yet!

Several of our featured authors have already been confirmed:

White House correspondent and author April Ryan
Best-selling romance author Brenda Jackson
Best-selling historical fiction author Beverly Jenkins

Other developments are in the works, including exceptional participating authors and publishers, amazing networking connections, informative free seminars and workshops, and a FREE Children’s Festival..
