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NAACP is in town: Celebrate 100 YEARS & Meet Lots of Authors

Literanista July 13, 2009

Visit NAACP Author Pavilion

The NAACP Centennial Author Pavilion Celebration on July 13-15, 2009.100 YEARS, 100 AUTHORS begins today.

Don’t miss the 3 Day Event at the New York Hilton Hotel
1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, United States 10019

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

2009 Authors include: Diahann Carroll, Chris Gardner, Water Mosely, Terry McMillan, Dr. Dorothy Height, Bernice Mc Fadden and many many more. For the full roster click here.

Meet and Greets, Presentation Panels, book signings and live In the Café with Mocha Show tapings are the heart of the NAACP Author Pavilion experience, which is designed to bring readers together with their favorite writers and poets.

They also have a great listing of literacy links.

If you and want to live tweet, use #NAACP.

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