UPCOMING EVENTS (ON THE ZOOM MACHINE FOR NOW)

 HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP

 YOU CAN SIGN UP NOW TO HEAR THE CONTRIBUTORS TO 

COLOSSUS:HOME

READ THEIR WORKS

ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS ANTHOLOGY GO TO 

OAKLAND'S MOMS4HOUSING

I WILL BE READING THE LAST COLLARD GREEN 

ON OCTOBER 6 AND NOVEMBER 30

6:30 PM

DETAILS AT:https://sites.google.com/view/colossuspress/readings?authuser=0

ON OCTOBER 20, 2020

I WILL BE READING FROM "BETRAYAL ON THE BAYOU" 

WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF WOMEN AUTHORS WHO WILL READ FROM THEIR WORKS 

FOR "THIS IS NOT CHICK-LIT"

THIS EVENT IS PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL SERIES SPONSORED BY

AUTHORS LARGE AND SMALL (ALAS)

TO BENEFIT ALAS WRITERS STRUGGLING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC

MORE DETAILS COMING SOON SO WATCH THIS SPACE

ON OCTOBER 27, 2020

I WILL BE THE GUEST AUTHOR FOR THE ELK GROVE WRITERS

6:00 PM

ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED HERE

SO PLEASE RETURN!

WWW.SHERYLJBIZE-BOUTTE.COM

https://www.amazon.com/author/sheryljbizeboutte

READERS ARE TALKING...

...AND HERE IS WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT 

BETRAYAL ON THE BAYOU

"The plot twists and turns are fabulous..a page turner!"

"Finished it in 3 nights. Will need to read again. I know I rushed to see what was going to happen.  Means it was AWESOME!"

https://www.amazon.com/Sheryl-J.-Bize-Boutte/e/B00MS628XQ/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54165307-betrayal-on-the-bayou

Also available at Amazon and other booksellers:

https://www.amazon.com/Sheryl-J.-Bize-Boutte/e/B00MS628XQ/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54165307-betrayal-on-the-bayou 

HAPPY READING!

GET YOUR COPY OF COLOSSUS:HOME

COLOSSUS:HOME

AN ANTHOLOGY FEATURING THE WORKS OF 40 LOCAL POETS

IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT

https://sites.google.com/view/colossuspress/housing/order-colossus-home?authuser=0

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO MOMS4HOUSING

SEE THE CONTRIBUTORS LIST AND MORE INFORMATION AT:

https://sites.google.com/view/colossuspress/home

JOIN US AT THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE FOR A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP ON 8/22!

Story Power: The Storytelling Revolution

 from 

Traditional to Personal

A Virtual Workshop in the Art of Storytelling with Kate Farrell

Saturday, August 22, 2020 - 10:00am to 11:30am

Produced In partnership with the San Francisco Writers Conference

This event will take place via Zoom. After you register via Eventbrite the credentials will be sent to you before the date of the class.

Kate Farrell, author of Story Power, discusses the radical change in storytelling along with contributors to the book who will model their stories. Contributors include Sheryl Bize-Boutte who will share folktales from her Creole relatives’ storytelling and how it helped to inform her writing; andClaire Hennessy who will discuss the movement in storytelling to bring traditional and personal narrative closer together, and will tell a personal story that echoes a traditional tale.

In addition, you will learn how to create, craft, and tell memorable stories. We will study the structure of personal narratives and the seven steps all storytellers should follow.

https://www.milibrary.org/events/story-power-storytelling-revolution-traditional-personal-aug-22-2020

PUBLICATION OF "GIRL OF THE SUNFLOWER"

MY SHORT STORY

GIRL OF THE SUNFLOWER

HAS BEEN PUBLISHED 

BY BIRDLAND JOURNAL

READ IT AND THE BIRDLAND JOURNAL SUMMER ISSUE HERE:

https://www.birdlandjournal.com/journal-issues/summer-2020/

JOIN US ON ZOOM AT THE M.I. ON 8/22!

Story Power: The Storytelling Revolution from Traditional to Personal
A Virtual Workshop in the Art of Storytelling with Kate Farrell

Saturday, August 22, 2020 - 10:00am to 11:30am

Produced In partnership with the San Francisco Writers Conference

This event will take place via Zoom. After you register via Eventbrite the credentials will be sent to you before the date of the class.

Kate Farrell, author of Story Power, discusses the radical change in storytelling along with contributors to the book who will model their stories. Contributors include Sheryl Bize-Boutte who will share folktales from her Creole relatives’ storytelling and how it helped to inform her writing; and Claire Hennessy who will discuss the movement in storytelling to bring traditional and personal narrative closer together, and will tell a personal story that echoes a traditional tale.

In addition, you will learn how to create, craft, and tell memorable stories. We will study the structure of personal narratives and the seven steps all storytellers should follow.

For each class, we reserve the right to cancel at any time and issue a full refund. If you are unable to attend your class, please email tedwards@milibrary.org at least ten days prior to receive a refund. All fees must be paid at the time of registration.  

Story Power is available from Alexander Book Company; Barnes and Noble, or Amazon.

Classes

Admission: 

MI Members $19.99

Public $24.99

Register now ›

Location: 

Offsite: See description for location

Questions?

Classes

Admission: 

MI Members $19.99

Public $24.99

Location: 

Offsite: See description for location

Questions?

A NEW BOOK OF MOTHER AND DAUGHTER POETRY

MY DAUGHTER ANGELA AND I HAVE WRITTEN

 A BOOK OF POETRY 

Paperback available now.  Kindle release on August 15, 2020 and available now for pre-order.

We have been writing and reciting for years, and decided to put some of it in a book.  

Happy reading!

https://www.amazon.com/No-Poetry-Peace-Mother-Daughter/dp/B08DSS84KH/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=