Turn the Page

The literary activist, Patrick Oliver has edited a wonderful collection for young people about the importance of reading and writing.

Turn the Page and You Don't Stop features essays, poems short stories, photographs and paintings from award-winning writers, artist and professionals from around the country. Front and back cover paintings by Frank Frazier. Publication date is April 2006.

And yours truly is a contributor. Other contributors include:

Cory Anderson, Melrita Bonne, Traycee Lynn Bryant, Kenny Carroll, Reverend Marrice Coverson, Frank Frazier, Patrice Gaines, Dr. Sandra Y. Govan, Hadassah Hickman, Victor Hill, Allyson Horton, Wade Hudson, Andrew Sekou Jackson, Parneshia Jones, Janis F. Kearney, Haki R. Madhubuti, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Dr. D. H. Melhem, David C. Miller, E. Ethelbert Miller, Opal Moore, Useni Eugene Perkins, Jamel Shabazz, Irene Smalls, Dr. Ivory Achebe Toldson, Lynnette C. Velasco and Latoya Wolfe.

If you are going to be at the National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers next Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, copies will be available for sale.

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