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4th Annual The Write Women Book Fest is 1 Month (Or So) Away!

 






[Ebooks shown were borrowed from TWWBF2022 Partner Prince George's County Memorial Library System and from Anne Arundel County Library System via OverDrive.] 

Come to the Author/Poet/Publishing/Artisan/Foodie/Music/Books-pa-looza on the grounds of Marietta House in Glenn Dale, Maryland on Saturday, October 8 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. 

It's FREE TO ATTEND! 

Fiction 
  • romance authors 
Golden Angel * C. Rose Dahl * Britt Delaney * M.K. Hale * Mae Harden * Emmy Lou Hayes (erotica) * Lang Johnson * B.K. Lockamy * K. McCoy * Natalina Reis * Katherine Rhodes * Alyssa Roberts * L.C. Son * Nancy C. Weeks * Erin Wright (TWWBF2022 Keynote Speaker) * Aria Wyatt 

  • scifi, fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, speculative 
Marissa D'Angelo * Amy L. Bernstein * K.M. Bishop * T.L. Ford * E.R. Griffin * Karen Janowsky * A.L. Kaplan * Alexis C. Maness * Claudine Marcin * Aline P. Mora * Leslye Penelope * Cherease Richardson *  Jaimie N. Schock * Dea Schofield * L.C. Son * Sula Sullivan 

  • more genres 
Kat Caldwell * Courtney N. Foster * Tracee Garner * D.A. Jennings * Kathy Kasunich * K.R. Raye * Donna Koros Stramella * Jacqueline P. Walker 

Non-fiction 
  • cookbooks, memoirs, haircare, self-help, grief & more 
Jamala Murray Arland * Patricia Crews * Dr. Ophera Davis * Jackie Hilton * Jill Homiak *  Keianna Johnson * Miko Marsh * Dr. Karyne Messina * Mary B. Patterson * Dr. LaTanya Wilkins * Tanerra Willis * Carolyn Wilson 

Kid Lit 

Angela Ayres * Ingrid Bough * Cheryl W. Brooks * Elle Cole * Re'Shae N. Green * Julia Inserro * D.A. Jennings * Kim C. Lee * D'manda Martini * Paula Murrain * Morenike Euba Oyenusi * Shanequa Waison-Rattray * Jamila Romero * Joanne Sanders * Jennifer Schick * Chaundra Scott * MJ Silver * Rachelle Jones Smith * Raecheal Ware - Enchanted Children Castle 

Poetry 

Patti "Little Pi" Ross (EC Poetry & Prose + TWWBF2022 MC & Partner) 
Angela H. Dale * Kari Martindale * Janique Muckelvene * Cherease Richardson * Patrice Smith * Aressa Williams - TWWBF Poet Laureate 

Bookish Services 

Khadijah Butler - Craig D. Butler Scholarship Foundation 
Kat Caldwell - "Pencils & Lipstick" podcast, The Creative Writing Community, etc. 
Audrey Hughey - Author Transformation Alliance 
Jade and Wilnona - The And I Thought Ladies; Inspirational Women in Literature, Media... 
Christine Johnson - JayMedia Publishing 
Donna Knutson & Joanne Sanders - editing/writing coaching
Robin McCormick - Quill & Co. 
Nerdy Book Box (TWWBF2022 Partner) 
Stephanie Rabell - Book and Wine Lovers Marketing 
Stacie Seidel - writing workshops 
Lillian Sue - In Retrospect Writing Services
Erin Wright - Wide for the Win (TWWBF2022 Keynote Speaker & Partner) 
The Writer's Center  
Yellow Arrow Publishing 

Draft2Digital 
IngramSpark 
Kobo 

Health 

LaNysha Adams - Edlinguist Solutions 
The GiftUnveiled 
Dr. Karyne Messina 
Dr. Tammy McCotter 
Carolyn Wilson 
Write Like a Mother - Scribente Maternum 

Artisans, Coffee, Foodies, Organizations 

Barnes & Noble Bookseller at Bowie Town Center in Bowie, MD * Fable Grounds Coffee * The Folkhaus * Girl Scout Troop 81265 * Modern Design Paper Co. * Maryland Romance Writers * Prince George's County Memorial Library System * Rosa Bakes * Silver Quill Studio 

Additional Partners 

Erika McIntyre Editing and Writing * Prince George's County Historical Society * Prince George's County Parks & Recreation  

Extra Special Thanks to the team at Marietta House Museum and the Prince George's Park Police! 



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