Our Poet Laureate's Memoir + More TWWBF2025 Prep

Educator, poet, short story author, mindfulness guide and now the moniker of memoirist has been added to the long list of creative accomplishments earned by Poet Laureate of The Write Women Book Fest Aressa V. Williams.

She was born and raised in the vibrant community of Washington, D.C.'s Northeast neighborhood of Deanwood. Her Memoir evokes the nostalgia, challenges, victories, heartaches and joys of her life that connect with readers across generations and locations.

[photo credit: H.L. Brooks; image: two paperback ARCs of In Deanwood, A Memoir by Aressa Verdell Williams arranged on a tabletop; cover art of a sepia toned two-story colonial house with four columns - two on each side of the front door]

The ebook is currently available with print copies coming soon!

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-deanwood-aressa-verdell-williams/1147594007

Just under 3 weeks before day one of The Write Women Book Fest and we've finished decorating t-shirts for our awesome volunteers, and we've organized the fantastic swag already sent by some of our very talented authors. Others plan to bring theirs with them and distribute swag from their tables.

[bookmarks, postcards, writing pens, pamphlets, stickers, business cards and more assorted swag from authors, poets, narrators, influencers, etc. for The Write Women Book Fest 2025 swag bags for attendees]

[a collage of 3 images, all showing different stages of painting "I <3 Books" onto black t-shirts; fabric paint, paint brushes, stencils; paper bowls]

This week's BAC (Book Acquisition Compulsion) Stack;-)

[horizontal bookstack with 5 books from top to bottom: Poettry Is Not a Luxury, Christmas in Spite of You. Along Came Amor, The High Dive, All Too Well]

Come join us in celebrating the freedom to read, to learn, to explore and expand our horizons on Saturday, July 19 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at Bowie Comfort Inn & Conference Center!

https://www.thewritewomenbookfest.org/#/

Always wishing you abundant good health, peace of mind & joy!

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