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General Meeting - Saturday, March 3, 2012

Please join us for our Saturday, March 3 general meeting (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).   Our topic is "The 8 Habits of Highly Successful Authors” presented by Wilma Brockington, author of Cinnamon Girl Blues, Office Politics and Been There, Done That: Lessons Learned on Love & Life from Women 55 and Better.  Ms. Brockington’s website is www.wilmabrockington.com. The meeting will be held at: 

Sojourner-Douglass College
200 N. Central Avenue, Room 111
Baltimore, MD 21202

Parking is available behind the building. The entrance is on
Aisquith Street.  We hope to see you there!  The meeting is free and open to the public.   Please bring a friend!

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Annual Black History Month Program  - "Celebrating Black Writers"
Saturday, February 4, 2012 

Please join us for our annual Black History Month program on Saturday, February 4 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at:

Sojourner-Douglass College
200 N. Central Avenue
Room 111
Baltimore, MD  21202

We'll feature poets, journalists, authors, historians, essayists, and lyricists.  This is a free event and open to the public.  Parking is available behind the building (entrance on Aisquith Street).  Light refreshments will be served following the program.  We hope to see you there!  Please bring a friend!

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General Meeting - Saturday, January 7, 2012 (Members Only)

 The first BWG general meeting for 2012 will be held on Saturday, January 7 from  1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at:

Sojourner-Douglass College
200 N. Central Avenue, Room 111
Baltimore, MD  21202

This is a BWG member only event.  We will discuss the organization's strategic direction and future. 

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General Meeting - Saturday, December 3

Please join us for our Saturday, December 3 general meeting (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).   We will feature the winners of the First Annual Black Writers' Guild of Maryland/Sojourner-Douglass College Writers' Contest and Ms. Martha Ruffin, Storyteller.  Ms. Ruffin is a member of the Griots' Circle of Maryland.  Her website is http://www.sistamartha.4t.com/.

The meeting will be held at Sojourner-Douglass College, 200 N. Central Avenue, Room 111, Baltimore, MD 21202.   Parking is available behind the building.  The entrance is on Aisquith Street.  We hope to see you there!  The meeting is free and open to the public.   Please bring a friend!

We will also sponsor a free raffle for a great prize (BWG members only).

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General Meeting - Saturday, November 5

Please join us for our Saturday, November 5 general meeting (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).   Our topic is "The A-B-C’s of Book Marketing”.   We'll feature Kevin Wayne Johnson, author of the book series “Give God the Glory!”  Mr. Johnson’s website is www.writingforthelord.com.  

The meeting will be held at: 

Sojourner-Douglass College
200 N. Central Avenue, Room 111
Baltimore, MD 21202

Parking is available behind the building. The entrance is on
Aisquith Street.  We hope to see you there!  The meeting is free and open to the public.   Please bring a friend!

We will also sponsor a free raffle for a great prize (BWG members only).

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General Meeting - Saturday, October 1

Please join us for our Saturday, October 1 general meeting (
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).   Our topic is "Edit or Regret It!”.   We'll feature author, empowerment speaker, radio personality and attorney, DeBora M. Ricks.  Ms. Ricks is the author of Love Addicted.  Her website is www.deboraricks.com.
  
The meeting will be held at: 

Sojourner-Douglass College
200 N. Central Avenue, Room 111
Baltimore, MD 21202

Parking is available behind the building. The entrance is on
Aisquith Street.  We hope to see you there!  Please bring a friend!
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General Meeting - Saturday, September 3

Please join us for our Saturday, September 3 general meeting (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).   Our topic is "Ten Books Every Author Should Read".  We'll feature Gregory Kane, former Baltimore Sun columnist and current columnist for the Baltimore Times and Tom Joyner's website www.blackamericaweb.com

The meeting will be held at: 

Enoch Pratt Free Library
400 Cathedral Street, Edgar Allan Poe Room
Baltimore, MD 21201

We hope to see you there!  The meeting is free and open to the public.
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General Meeting - Saturday, June 4

Please join us for our Saturday, June 4 general meeting (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).   Our topic is "The Creative Process".   We'll feature Dr. Eugenia Collier, former Chair of the English Department at Morgan State University.  Her short story, Marigolds, won the Gwendolyn Brooks Prize for Fiction.

The meeting will be held at: 

Sojourner-Douglass College
200 N. Central Avenue, Room 111
Baltimore, MD 21202

Parking is available behind the building. The entrance is on Aisquith Street.  We hope to see you there!  Please bring a friend!

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General Meeting - Saturday, May 7

Please join us for our Saturday, May 7 general meeting (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).   Our topic is "So You Want to Be an Author...Hmmm?  We'll feature James A. Jimason, author, speaker and owner of Keys to Destiny, LLC.   The meeting will be held at: 

Sojourner-Douglass College
200 N. Central Avenue, Room 111
Baltimore, MD 21202

Parking is available behind the building. The entrance is on Aisquith Street.  We hope to see you there!  Please bring a friend!

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General Meeting - Saturday, April 2

Please join us for our Saturday, April 2 general meeting (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).  Our topic is "How to Please Your Readers".  We'll feature author Tamera Swan Mason.  Ms. Mason is the author of several published inspirational articles including, "Mirror, Mirror Look Inside", "Be Your Own Boss! How to Start Your Own Business", "Creating a Calm and Peaceful Environment", "Your Legacy-What Will You Leave Behind" and "Talking With God".  The meeting will be held at: 

Sojourner-Douglass College
200 N. Central Avenue, Room 111
Baltimore, MD 21202

Parking is available behind the building. The entrance is on Aisquith Street.  We hope to see you there!  Please bring a friend!

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General Meeting - Saturday, March 5
Please join us for our Saturday, March 5 general meeting (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).  Our topic is "Researching and Writing Local History".  We'll feature author and BWG founder Louis Diggs.  Mr. Diggs is the author of nine books including "Our Struggles" and "Forgotten Road Warriors".  We'll also feature author and entrepreneur Louis Fields.   Mr. Fields is the author of "Maryland Black Facts: A History of Blacks in Maryland (1634-2010)".  The meeting will be held at: 

Sojourner-Douglass College
200 N. Central Avenue, Room 111
Baltimore, MD 21202

Parking is available behind the building. The entrance is on Aisquith Street.  We hope to see you there!  Please bring a friend!

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General Meeting - Saturday, February 5, 2011
Please join us for our Saturday, February 5 general meeting (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).  In celebration of Black History Month, we will feature, "A Salute to Young Authors (Ages 10-16)".   The meeting will be held at: 

Sojourner-Douglass College
200 N. Central Avenue, Room 111
Baltimore, MD 21202

Parking is available behind the building. The entrance is on Aisquith Street.  We hope to see you there!  Please bring a friend!

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General Meeting - Saturday, January 8, 2011
Please join us for our first 2011 general meeting on Saturday, January 8!  Our topic will be "Writing about True Life Stories".  We'll feature Charlene Davis, MSW, author of Pay Attention to the Red Flags and Clifton "Hines" Early, author of Had I Listened.  The meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at:

Soujourner-Douglass College
200 N. Central Avenue
Room 111, Academic Hall
Baltimore, MD  21202

Parking is available behind the building.  The entrance is on Aisquith Street.  We hope to see you there!  Please bring a friend!
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 General Meeting - Saturday, December 4, 2010

Please join us for our Saturday, December 4 general meeting (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).  We'll feature Christian Authors on Tour (CAOT) for a panel discussion. 

Our regular meeting location (Forest Park Library) is currently closed due to renovations.  The December meeting will be held at:  S
ojourner-Douglass College, 200 N. Central Avenue, Room 111,  Academic Hall, Baltimore, MD  21202.

Parking is available behind the building.  The entrance is on Aisquith Street.  We hope to see you there!  Please bring a friend!

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General Meeting - Saturday, November 6, 2010
Please join us for our Saturday, November 6 general meeting (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).  We'll feature Emmy award winner and author, Mark Vernarelli who will present, "Successful Interviewing".  Mr. Vernarelli is the author of "Christ Bars None".  

Our regular meeting location (Forest Park Library) is currently closed due to renovations.  The November meeting will be held at:  S
ojourner-Douglass College, 200 N. Central Avenue, Room 111,  Academic Hall, Baltimore, MD  21202.
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General Meeting - Saturday, October 2, 2010
Please join us for our October 2 BWG meeting (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).  We'll feature Nicole Barber, MA, CAS, LCPC, NCC, author of A Restored Vessel: A Guide to Overcoming Trauma.  Ms. Barber will present, "How to Write About Tragedy and Triumph". 

We will also have a "Show and Tell" segment.  Members and guests will be given 2 minutes to speak about their latest literary project or favorite book.

Our regular meeting location (Forest Park Library) is currently closed due to renovations.  Our October meeting will be held at:

Sojourner-Douglass College
200 N. Central Avenue
Room 111,  Academic Hall
Baltimore, MD  21202

Parking is available behind the building.  The entrance is on Aisquith Street.  We hope to see you there!  Please bring a friend!