Black British Book Festival 2022

Date: Saturday 4th June 2022

Time: 11am – 7pm

Venue: Legacy Centre Of Excellence, 144 Potters Lane, Birmingham, B6 4UU

Cost: Adults £11.37(early bird), Children £3.83

The Black British Book Festival is designed to celebrate and highlight black authors across all genres​ of literature.

This event will feature several stalls held by budding writers and publishers from across the Midlands and beyond, with topics spanning a range of genres. We will welcome them to sell merchandise, personally sign their books and generally engage in networking to provide exposure for their work. The day will also feature Black Children’s Book reading corner, creative activities and writing workshops.

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Black British Book Festival 2021

Date: Sunday 8^th August 2021

Venue: Legacy Centre of Excellence, 144 Potters Lane, Birmingham, B6 4UU

Time: 11am – 9pm

Cost: £11.37

The Black British Book Festival is designed to celebrate black authors across all genres​ of literature.

Some of the confirmed stalls;

• Angel Books https://www.angelbooks.net/
• Just Like Me Stories  https://www.justlikemebooks.co.uk/
• Afrori Books  https://afroribooks.co.uk/
• 4D House  https://4dhouseltd.com/
• Daniel Harvey author of Sienna Starts School  @danielleharveywrites @siennastartsschool
• Kunda Kids  https://www.kundakids.com/
• Black History Studies  https://blackhistorystudies.com/

Keynote Speakers;

• Laura Henry – Allain MBE (International Award Winning  Writer) @LauraHAllain
• Candice Braithwaite (Bestselling Author) @quercusbooks
• Dapo Adeola (Illustrator & Author) @dapdraws

Some of the confirmed workshops;

• Playing & engaging the imagination: Writing for Children by Serlina Boyd (Magazine Publisher @cocoagirlmag  @cocoaboymag

• Workshops: Children’s Room

               – Natasha Brown (Author, Writer, Teacher)  @author.nnbrown

               – Pelena Cosme (Author & Writer) @exploringlondonbook

• Black Activism: Using the power of your words –by Aundrieux Sankofa-Ei  (Author, Educator)  @profkhonsu

• The future of books in the age of technology by Carolynn Bain (Bookseller, Activist, Mentor, & Lyricist  @afroribooks

• Self-publishing, is it for you? By Lola Adebayo (Author) @the.twinventures

• The art of writing: Overcoming writers block and the fear of writing by Romanah Malcom (Creative Entrepreneur) @romanahzm

• Let’s Get Published: The avenue of publishing by  Ebony Lyon (Founder of Formy Books) @formy_books

• 21^st Century Black Representation in Books by Robyn Travis (Author)   @officialtrav

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