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		<title>&#8220;Say Amen, Again&#8221; wins NAACP Image Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to BWRC Alumni Reshonda Tate Billingsley, whose literary work, Say Amen, Again is the recipient of the 2012 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction. Fantastic job, Reshonda! Kudos to Brenda Jackson and Kwame Alexander for their nominations.  We are proud of all of our BWRC Alumni. You may view a list of all winners and nominees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jackson, Billingsley, and Alexander nominated for NAACP Image Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Haley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BWRC is proud to announce we have three alumni nominated for NAACP Image Awards:  Barbara Jackson, Reshonda Tate Billingsley, and Kwame Alexander. The nominations are as follows: Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction A Silken Thread – Brenda Jackson Say Amen, Again – Reshonda Tate Billingsley  Outstanding Literary Work – Children’s Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lacy, Mensah, Mitchell Nominated for Urban Literary Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Haley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three members of the BWRC family have been nominated in various categories for awards sponsored by an urban literary publisher, Marc Lacy, Monique D. Mensah, and Miss Ni&#8217;cola Mitchell. Marc Lacy &#8211; Sexiest Male Author of the Year &#38; Best Dressed Male of the Year Monique D. Mensah &#8211; Best Book Cover of the Year (Smoke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tonya Evans Shines On</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Featured this month in MadameNoire.com&#8217;s business section, literary law leader Tonya Evans, Esq. shares how she orchestrated a stellar career punctuated by countless achievements and accolades. A professor at Widener University School of Law, author of numerous articles and books (including the literary law guides shown below), poet, entrepreneur and founder of Legal Write Publications, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angela Benson&#8217;s Telling Your Tale</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Angela Benson, multi-published author, professor and BWRC 2010 presenter, releases a beginner&#8217;s guide to writing fiction for print and ebook along with a companion workbook. About the book: Whether you want to be published by a traditional publisher or intend to go the independent route and publish your own book through eBook and POD (print [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brian Egeston Shoots Pilot for &#8220;Club House&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brian Egeston, BWRC 2000 &#038; 2001 alumni, writer for Tyler Perry&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Browns&#8221; and &#8220;House of Payne&#8221; shoots pilot for his creation, &#8220;Club House,&#8221; TV&#8217;s first golf sitcom. Local Crew Films Pilot for Golf Sitcom: MyFoxATLANTA.com]]></description>
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		<title>Detra Hicks Presents Play, &#8220;Life Changes&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Detra Hicks, BWRC staff volunteer and supporter, presents her play “Life Changes,” which follows nine friends as they learn that the art of living is as much about letting go as it is holding on. They each suddenly find their meticulously planned lives thrown off course when circumstance forces them to confront some of life’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Venise Berry Joins Creative Writing MFA Faculty</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The much-beloved longtime BWRC mentor and teacher Dr. Venise Berry, associate professor of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Iowa, adds yet another achievement to her long list of accomplishments. The inspirational Dr. Berry has also joined the faculty of a low-residency MFA creative writing program in Boston. www.VeniseBerry.com]]></description>
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		<title>Anita Heiss to Appear in Houston With New Novel, Paris Dreaming</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hosted by the Honorary Consul General to Texas, BWRC 2008, 2009 &#38; 2010 faculty and Australia native Anita Heiss will appear with her newest novel, PARIS DREAMING, on December 15, 2011, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., at the Australian Consulate and Booker Lowe Gallery, 4623 Feagan Street in Houston. www.anitaheiss.com]]></description>
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