About this Event
Join the Winston Salem Chapter of Jack & Jill of America, Inc. and Bookmarks for a family event featuring authors Tameka Fryer Brown and Lamar Giles that empowers youth by encouraging self-expression. The event will take place on February 1st at Reynolds Place Theatre and will include storytime, a tween/teen writing workshop, and an author panel.
Authors Lamar Giles and Tameka Fryer Brown will share stories that reveal the power of telling your story and sharing your voice.
This is a free event with registration required.
Details
10:00am - 1:00pm Registration
10:30am - 10:45am Welcome and Agenda
10:45am: Tameka Fryer Brown storytime
11:05am - 11:30am Performance by NC A&T Theater
11:30am - 1:30pm Activities (drumming, quilting, puppets, and more!)
12:30pm: Lamar Giles writer workshop and book signing
1:30pm - 2:00pm Closing comments and performance
To share in the Bookmarks mission, book donations to Best Choice Learning Center can be added during registration.
To ask questions about accessibility or request accommodations, please contact Bookmarks at [email protected] or (336) 747-1471 x1001. At least two weeks' notice will allow us to provide the best experience possible for you and your guests.
About the Authors
Lamar Giles is the critically acclaimed author of Ruin Road; The Getaway, a YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction title and a Quick Pick; Spin, which was a New York Times Editors' Choice and a YALSA Quick Pick; Overturned, which was also a YALSA Quick Pick; Not So Pure and Simple; Fake ID, which was an Edgar Award finalist and a YALSA Quick Pick; and Endangered, which was also an Edgar Award finalist, as well as numerous middle-grade novels and comics. He is the editor of the anthology Fresh Ink. Lamar is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books. He resides in Virginia with his family.
Tameka Fryer Brown is a picture book author who writes to sow seeds of self-love, pride, connectivity, and inclusion in the hearts of children. Her books have won awards like the Charlotte Huck Honor Award, the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award, and the Jane Addams Children's Book Honor Award. They have also been featured on Best Book lists by NPR, Parents Latina Magazine, the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, New York Public Library, Kirkus, SLJ, Bank Street College, The Little Free Library, and more. Tameka’s picture books include Twelve Dinging Doorbells, Brown Baby Lullaby, That Flag, and All the Greatness in You. She is a member of The Brown Bookshelf, Writers and Illustrators of North Carolina (WINC), and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Learn more about Tameka and her work at tamekafryerbrown.com.
About Winston Salem Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
The Winston-Salem Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., is a non-profit membership organization of mothers and children. The mission of the Winston-Salem Chapter is to nurture future African-American leaders by strengthening children through leadership development, volunteer service, philanthropic giving and civic duty.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Reynolds Place Theatre (inside Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts), 251 North Spruce Street, Winston-Salem, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 23.53
