DuEwaWorld News! by DuEwa Frazier

I was so happy to read this week that Dr. Sonia Sanchez has a new book! It is titled Morning Haiku and is due for release in February 2010. Dr. Sanchez is one of my artistic sheroes. Whenever I see her speak and perform I feel blessed to be in the same space with her. She is a legendary poet, author, activist and scholar who has mentored so many poets. Check out her new book, it's certainly on my reading list.

So thankful for another year! This year had many twists and turns for me, creatively and otherwise. I started an M.F.A. in Creative Writing program, I left some things behind, I finished a few creative projects and started new ones! Through it all, I learned that change is good and it is always inevitable. I'm so looking forward to where the ever growing surge of creativity will lead to. Cheers to the New Year! DuEwa

Brooklyn Museum 3rd Annual Children's Book Fair Saturday, November 21, 12-4 p.m. The Rubin Pavilion Meet your favorite Brooklyn authors and illustrators! Storybooks, picture books and graphic novels. Hands-on art activities and refreshments. Book Readings: 1:00 p.m. John & Wendy, authors of Periwinkle Smith and the Twirly, Whirly Tutu 2.00 p.m. Paul Hoppe, author of Hat 3:00 p.m. Tad Hills, author and illustrator of Duck & Goose Participating Authors and Illustrators: Selina Alko, Gail Ablow and Kathy Osborn, Phil Bildner, Sophie Blackall, Peter Brown, Michael Buckley, Shana Corey, Lauren Castillo, R, Gregory Christie, Randall de Seve, Buket Erdogan, Zetta Elliott, Emily Goodman, Melanie Hope Greenwald, Isabel T. Hill, Tad Hills, Paul Hoppe, John & Wendy, Nancy Krulik, Kevin Lewis, Laura Ljungkvist, Andres Vera Martinez and Vito Delsante, Meghan McCarthy, Hiroe Nakata, Roxie Munro, Claudia Pearson, Sean Qualls, Sergio Ruzzier, Shandra Strickland, David Ezra Stein, Laure...

What is NaNoWriMo? National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30. Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved. Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly. Make no mistake: You will be writing a lot of crap. And that's a good thing. By forcing yourself to write so intensely, you are giving yourself permission to make mistakes. To forgo the endless tweaking and editing and just create. To build without tearing down. As you spend November writing, you can draw comfort from the fact t...

Tyler Perry is bringing Ntozake Shange's award winning play For Colored Girls, to the big screen . I am eager to find out which actresses will be cast in the roles for the movie. First staged in New York in 1974, Shange's "For Colored Girls..." became one of the most influential plays of its era. Following its acclaimed production at the Public Theater, the play moved to Broadway in 1976 with playwright Shange playing one of seven women who "reveal themselves, their lives, loves, hardships, and ultimately their discovery of strength and love." The production was nominated for a 1977 Best Play Tony Award, and actress Trazana Beverley won a Tony in the category of Best Actress in a Featured Role (Play), running for two years. In 1982, a version of the play was filmed for television with Shange and Beverly repeating their roles alongside Laurie Carlos, Alfre Woodard and Lynn Whitfield.

Writers Digest Conference Sessions From educated predictions on the future of publishing to concrete advice on marketing and selling your book, this year's sessions are packed with information that's going to revolutionize the way you look at your writing career. Click on each session for more information. Friday, September 18 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Opening Address: The Changing World of Book Publishing: An Author-Centric View 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm Decisions, Decisions: Deciding the Best Publishing Route for You Do You Have a Meaningful Marketing Platform? 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm The First Annual Writer's Digest Poetry Slam Saturday, September 19 7:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast with the Stars 9:00 am - 10:30 am Indie Authors and the Temple of DIY We Control the Audio: Podcasting Your Way to Book Sales Working with an Independent Editor: Do You Really Need One? 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Click This! Build an Effective Author Website Do You Have a Meaningful Marketing Platform? Panel: How Agents Disco...

The Mosaic Literary Conference presents creative ways for keeping books and reading valuable sources of knowledge and creativity. This day of professional-development workshops will help educators incorporate literature into existing curricula to further explore course work that focuses on cultures, history, and social studies. Early Registration: $30 Regular Registration: $50 Registration includes gift bag, continental breakfast, and lunch Conference Date: November 7, 2009 Location: Hostos Community College 450 Grand Concourse at 149th St., Bronx, NY