The Charlotte Literary Festival

Aug 08, 2008 Comments Off by

CHARLOTTE TO HOST ONE OF THE LARGEST INSPIRATIONAL EVENTS OF THE YEAR, THE CHARLOTTE LITERARY FESTIVAL

Best-Selling Authors and Motivational Speakers to Attend This Year’s Festival

Charlotte, NC (BlackNews.com) – The Charlotte Literary Festival will take place September 6, 2008 at the Charlotte Convention Center. We have some of the best influential speakers and authors in the industry featured at the festival this year. We will attract over 10,000 people!

Celebrity guests include:

- Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith & his wife, Rickie Beckwith ("The Secret")
- Susan Taylor ("Essence Magazine," author, motivator)
- Terrie Williams (author/speaker)
- Susan Jeffers ("Feel the Fear," author/speaker)
- Karrine Steffans (Speaker, motivator, video vixen)
- Terry Brooks (Sci-Fi NY Times best selling author)
- Mary B. Morrison (NY Times best selling author)
- Omar Tyree (NY Times best selling author)
- Terri Woods (NY Times best selling author)
- Troy Johnson (author, Speaker, motivator)
- Stephanie Mills (Grammy award winner)
- Dale Henry (author, Speaker, motivator)
- Michele Andrea Bowen (NY Times best selling author)
- Little Bill
- Dora the Explorer

Festival partners include Best Buy, Family Dollar, UNC Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College and Charlotte Public Libraries.

The Charlotte Literary Festival’s mission is to foster an atmosphere of unity, awareness and growth, through literature, art and culture. This high-energy event exposes residents to authors of all genres, educational seminars, exciting new foods and live entertainment.

We believe that our communities are suffering, and one reason is because some of our "leaders" are neglecting those who need inspiration the most. This is why we invited so many great speakers and community leaders to the festival.

Over 50 authors will be on site, over 50 venders, a kid’s corner and more. Be inspired by one of the biggest inspirational events of the year!

Contests:

The Charlotte Literary Festival will have a Kickoff to Writing Scholarship Contest, in which a student can win the Stephanie Mills Scholarship. They will also giveaway 50 additional prizes include gift cards and more! This program was designed to encourage kids to read and write. Each student must create a comic book script or short story about a hero in his or her life. The hero must use words to save the world instead of powers. Visit www.CharlotteLiteraryFestival.com for more info.

Book clubs can win a chance to meet their favorite author and/or speaker. Just email us at president@realeyesbookstore.com, subject "Book Club Contest" and tell us about your book club and tell us which one of our guest you want to meet.

Compete in the Terry Brooks Sci Fi/Fantasy Costume Contest and win up to $500 in cash. Register by 4pm, day of the festival.

For more information visit www.CharlotteLiteraryFestival.com or call 704-377-8989.

For vending, call 704-737-4335
For sponsorship, call 704-965-0434
For volunteers, call 704-713-9676
For media inquiries, call 704-965-3297

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About the author

Tyora Moody is an author, entrepreneur and the managing editor at Written Voices Blog. Her debut novel, WHEN RAIN FALLS, will be released March 2012 (Urban Christian/Kensington). Visit her online at tyoramoody.com
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