Children’s Black Book Fair 2024

Hackney Libraries

Join the Young Lit Stars’ takeover of Hackney Central Library for the Children’s Black Book Fair!

Hackney Central Library

As part of the Baldwin 100 Festival, Young Lit Stars are hosting the Children’s Black Book Fair 2024 with a full takeover of *Hackney Central Library*!Join young writers under 16 who will be showcasing their books and talking about their author journey, workshops in Designing Book Covers, Colouring Black History Heroes and Sheroes, Creating Adinkra symbols and writing a non fiction book profile or participate in a Seminar in: How to write a book? Publishing a book or How to improve your child’s reading age? There will be competitions, freebies and light refreshments on the day. The first 100 children in attendance will receive a CBBF Goody Bag.Brought to you by: Young Lit Stars, Twenty 9 Twelve and Hackney Libraries.Participants:<ul><li><a href="https://ballerboysbooks.com/" title="https://ballerboysbooks.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Venessa Taylor</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cocoagirl.com/" title="https://www.cocoagirl.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Selina Boyd</a></li><li>Romeo Bremmer</li><li>Onecia John-Baptiste</li><li>Sheldon Thomas</li><li>Lauryn Rose Teixeira</li><li>Jahmari Maxwell</li><li>Anayo Rose Morrison</li><li>Kayin Rose Morrison</li><li>Isaiah Jamal</li><li>Ethan Fermin</li><li>Renell Sergeant</li><li>Jace</li></ul>Partners:<ul><li>Afroclectic Books</li><li>Marcia Dixon Public Relations</li><li>Don't Waste Your Destiny</li><li>Manhood Academy Global</li><li>Kaye’s Friends</li></ul>

The Children's Black Book Fair UK is part of the Baldwin 100 Festival, which celebrates the centenary of James Baldwin’s birth, and commemorates his visit to Hackney in 1985. Hackney Libraries are proud to be collaborating with Black History Walks, Hackney CVS, Jacaranda Books, Rio Cinema, Way Wive Wordz, Words of Colour and Young Lit Stars to bring you a fantastic programme from July to September 2024.

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