Author Chris Hicks, in partnership with AAMBC, The Frederick Douglass-Isaac Meyers Maritime Park and Universal Publishing Co. LLC in Association with The Greater Baltimore Urban League and The Big Brother/Big Sister of Central Maryland announced today the 2nd Annual Baltimore Urban Book Festival would be held on Sunday May 6, 2012 at 1pm-8pm, at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park, 1417 Thames St, Baltimore, MD 21231. This event is going to be an enjoyable evening as celebrated will be Baltimore’s first and only book festival focusing on African American literature. Featured will be some of the country’s most influential bestselling authors; Omar Tyree, T. Styles, JM Benjamin, Kiki Swinson, Miss KP, Tamika New House, Trice Hickman, Nicola Mitchell, Chris Hicks, Ladawn Black and Nikki Turner, with more authors to be announced.
Festival workshops will be the AAMBC awards ceremony honoring this year’s top performing authors, and an Omar Tyree lecture and book signing, more workshops and panels will be announced. Special children activities will be available this year such as storytelling, free treats, games, face painting and the annual free book giveaway drive.
Some of the proceeds from this event will benefit Ben Carson’s Reading Rooms Program which provides funding and support to local schools so that they can create a nurturing environment for a child to feel safe and secure as they develop their reading skills. The Ben Carson Reading Project also brings students and families together to raise the awareness of the importance of reading allowing students to develop skills to become lifetime Readers and learners. The Baltimore Urban Book Festival will also contribute to The Fredrick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park a program of the Living Classroom Foundation, in support of their Voyage of Exploration a science, technology, engineering, and math program (STEM).
Media sponsors; Mosiac Books, The Baltimore Times, Urbania Magazine, DMD Experience,
BMore News, AAMBC, The Urban Twist, Rolling Out Magazine, Urban Literature Review,
ILuvblackwoman.com, EDC Creations, My Soul Radio.com and Baltimoreblack.com
Author Tables are available for purchase - visit www.baltimoreurbanbookfestival.com
Sponsorship opportunities and food vendors are available, please contact Chris Hicks directly at chrishicks@baltimoreurbanbookfestival.com or chrishicks.hicks@gmail.com.
