The RAWSISTAZ Affair 2010 (Atlanta)

The RAWSISTAZ Affair is our annual face-to-face reunion/gathering with our online and offline groups, authors, and literary friends. This year we will celebrate our 10 Year Anniversary and 10 years of promoting and supporting black books and authors.

Our keynotes are Daniel Black (Perfect Peace) and L.A. Banks aka Leslie Esdaile Banks (Left For Undead, Vampire Huntress Series) and we're pleased to announce a special guest appearance by Lisa Wu Hartwell (Real Housewives of Atlanta) and Miasha (Till Death) and their debut title, When the Cake is Made. Other featured authors are Pearl Cleage (Till You Hear From Me), Angelia Menchan (Re-Rambled), Shawneda Marks (Diamond Butterfly), Yolanda Johnson Bryant (Circumstances), Naleighna Kai (The Pleasure's Still Mine), Travis Hunter (Two the Hard Way) and Tina McKinney (Deep Deception).

**Author list updated 9/25 to reflect cancellations. Attendees are NOT eligible for a refund if an author cancels.**

Stay tuned to the RAWSISTAZ main site at http://www.rawsistaz.com, our Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/rawsistaz and http://www.rawsistaz-affair.com for more information.

Help celebrate us as we've celebrated black books and authors for all these years. If you’re interested in advertising, sponsoring, donating, or attending the event, follow the instructions on the site.

RAWSISTAZ Lit Group
http://www.rawsistaz.com

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TENTATIVE AGENDA

(Final agenda will be available at registration)

Friday - October 1, 2010

3:00 PM                      Hotel Check-In

5:00 - 7:00 PM            Registration

7:00 - 10:00 PM          Meet & Greet Dinner with L.A. Banks

Saturday - October 2, 2010

7:30 - 9:00 AM            Breakfast (Hotel Guests Only) & Opening Remarks

8:00 - 10:00 AM          Registration

9:00 - 9:45 AM            Panel: Journey of a Writer

                                       (Angelia Menchan, Yolanda Johnson Bryant, Naleighna Kai, Tina 

                                       McKinney)

9:45 - 10:30 AM          Panel: The Literary World - Beyond 2010

                                       (L.A. Banks, Shawneda Marks, Dee Stewart)

**BREAK**

10:45 - 11:20 PM        One-On-One with Naleighna Kai

11:25 - 11:55 AM        One-On-One with Travis Hunter

12:00 - 12:50 PM        Book Discussion: Perfect Peace by Daniel Black

1:00 - 2:30 PM            Lunch with Lisa Wu Hartwell & Miasha

2:30 - 4:00 PM            Author Booksigning ***OPEN TO THE PUBLIC***

**BREAK**

4:15 - 4:45 PM            RAW Staff & Presidents Meeting

4:00 - 7:00 PM            **Free Time**

7:00 - 8:30 PM            Dinner with Daniel Black

Sunday - October 3, 2010

9:30 - 10:45 AM          Brunch (Hotel Guests Only)

11:00 - 11:40 PM        One-On-One with Angelia Menchan

11:45 - 12:45 PM        Spotlights & Reflections

1:00 - 1:55 PM            One-On-One with Pearl Cleage

2:00 - 2:15 PM            Closing Remarks

**Author list updated 9/25 to reflect cancellations. Attendees are NOT eligible for a refund if an author cancels or if the agenda changes. Please view the website for the latest list of attending authors.**

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