10 Years and Counting!!!!!

The RAWSISTAZ Affair 2010: Ten Years & Counting...

October 1-3, 2010

Doubletree Buckhead
Atlanta, GA



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Event Info/Group History

RAWSISTAZ Literary Group was established in September 2000 and is committed to the support and promotion of books by, for and about African-Americans.  We currently have an online book club, an online literary hang-out for readers and writers with approximately 700 members across the country, a review team called The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers with a repository of over 7000 reviews, and local chapters in ten major cities across the United States.  In addition are our free site services for authors and interaction on Facebook and Twitter.  RAWSISTAZ is making an impact on the literary world and continues to promote literature in a positive, uplifting way.

The RAWSISTAZ Affair is our annual face-to-face readers and writers conference/reunion with our online and offline groups, avid readers, writers, and other literary friends.  This year we will celebrate 10 years of literary excellence and will hold our 8th annual event in Atlanta, GA. 

We are finalizing the author list, but our keynote authors are: Carol Mackey (Sistergirl Confessions), Daniel Black (Perfect Peace) & Leslie Esdaile Banks (aka L.A. Banks). We have also confirmed Jacquelin Thomas, Pearl Cleage, Angelia Menchan, Ja'Nese Dixon, Shawneda Marks, Travis Hunter & Yolanda Johnson Bryant. Stay tuned for additional updates....

Going Back...Our Last Conference

The 7th annual event (The RAW Affair 2008) was held December 8-13, 2008 entirely online and had a host of readers, writers & other literary professionals. If you're interested in "attending" the conference after the fact, stop by and visit the 2008 archives.  There is a wealth of information shared by our guest authors, publishers, publicists, editors and other literary professionals.