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👸🏽 A community for Black women authors + writers. 📧 info @blackgirlswhowrite .com

Los Angeles, CA
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Black Girls Who Write®
6 months
It's unfortunate that some readers have only just FINALLY found books where Black women are loved down. However, we share them all the time over here! So Black authors and readers, share a book where a Black women is loved right in a Black romance or IR book.
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Black Girls Who Write®
4 years
Calling ALL BLACK AUTHORS! Drop your website, goodreads, or amazon page! 👇🏾
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Black Girls Who Write®
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We know some of y'all have been deep in your Bridgeton binge these last few days so we have a question. BLACK READERS: Name a book/series by a BLACK Author that you would love to see adapted for film/tv.
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Black Girls Who Write®
6 months
Happy National Black Authors Day!! Drop your latest release or give us a sneak peek of your WIP! 😌💕
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Black Girls Who Write®
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We're looking for all the Black Literary Creators (authors and/or book influencers)! If that's you, let us know in the comments. Or tag them / leave their info!
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Black Girls Who Write®
3 months
What book y'all reading today by a Black author?
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Black Girls Who Write®
6 months
Y'all ever look back on books & think... 'I definitely shouldn't have been reading that when I was a teen'. Can't just be us, so we have a ❓! What explicit books by Black authors where you reading as a teen that you SHOULDN'T have been? We'll go first: All Zane Books 😅
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Black Girls Who Write®
5 months
There's nothing like the angst of two people who don't like (potentially hate) each other, falling for one another. So act like y'all know why we're here. Where the enemies-to-lovers books at by Black authors with Black characters?!
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Black Girls Who Write®
4 years
It’s officially Romance Awareness Month! What are your favorite BLACK romance books? Drop them below! 💕
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Black Girls Who Write®
4 months
Black Men Write, Too. New York Time’s Best Selling Author, Edward Kelsey Moore’s novel, The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat has been adapted for film. Streaming on @hulu on August 23.
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Black Girls Who Write®
4 months
Where the NOVELLAS & NOVELETTES at that can be read in typically under 2 hours? We want the quick and short reads by Black authors!! Help us out!
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
. @solangeknowles always knows! 💁🏾‍♀️ ✨ And with that, happy Friday! ☺️
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 months
WE HEARD IT'S #BLKIndieAuthorsDay ! So readers it's time to share your latest read by a Black INDIE author! Black INDIE authors... Drop your links, share those books, get new readers!
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Black Girls Who Write®
7 months
Good morning to the Black writers and authors. We hope your creativity flows strong today. Muahhhhh, more books.
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
When people say they can't find Black authors or Black romance books...😏
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Black Girls Who Write®
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BLACK AUTHORS: Give us your 1 - 3 sentence elevator pitch for 1 of your books. Convince our community to read it. NO links. NO covers. NO Titles. UNLESS someone comments & asks! Gifs are okay tho. The goal is to see if u can get someone interested w/ just your elevator pitch.
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 months
Where are all the Black book editors? 👀 We are looking for developmental editors, line editors, and proofreaders.
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 months
Calling all talented and dope book editors, copywriters, and proofreaders! We are looking for Black women to join Black Girls Who Edit, the new editorial agency under Black Girls Who Write. Please note that these are freelance roles. Application:
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Black Girls Who Write®
8 months
Authors/Writers let's check in: How are you feeling going into this week?
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Black Girls Who Write®
6 months
Readers and Writers, drop those books (fiction and non-fiction) written by Black authors that highlight and bring awareness to mental health.
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Black Girls Who Write®
3 months
Let's talk OLYMPIC sports. Where are the books by Black authors that either feature main characters who are Olympians OR who did a sport that could have led to them being an Olympian. Give the book, character and which sport!
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Black Girls Who Write®
5 months
Okay Authors and LIT Content Creators, we are working on doing little pop up events across the US. What cities should we pull up to? And y’all better show up. lol.
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 months
Hola heathens, we are on the hunt for some books. Category is: EROTICA. You should already know the deal, it needs to be written by a Black author and have at least one Black main character. DROP 'EM.
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 months
When it comes to love, it can happen at any age. So the category is: Black Romance (or IR) books by Black authors where both characters are between the age of 40 - 60! Give us the 'middle age' love stories!
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Black Girls Who Write®
4 months
Let's talk AUDIOBOOKS. What have been some of your favorite audiobooks by Black authors featuring amazing Black narrators? We'll go first. #CurrentlyUntitled by @AuthorTiaLove Links welcomed. Tag the author too if you can!
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
Calling all graphic designers who design book covers and marketing materials. We are going to go through the list and add people to our designer directory. Plug your folks here.✨
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Black Girls Who Write®
6 months
Heathens, we gotta question! What 3 - 5 songs is a must for a love making (and/or being super super grown and straight 😈) playlist? We going first: Body Party x Ciara Say It x Neyo Do What It Do x Jamie Foxx Motivation x Kelly Rowland Yeah we took it back, your turn.
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Black Girls Who Write®
9 months
What are some couples from #BlackTVShows that never should have been a thing (or you hated together)? We'll start. Joan and William from Girlfriends should have neverrrrr happened!
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Black Girls Who Write®
1 year
AI CAN’T WRITE AAVE. We need writers. We need authors. We need show runners. We need journalists. We need words from PEOPLE. We stand with WGA. ✊🏾
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Black Girls Who Write®
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Authors, What’s a show or film that has top tier story telling?
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Black Girls Who Write®
4 years
Black Girls Who Write check-in. How are y’all feeling? Are you writing? Are you finding it hard to write with everything going on? Talk to us.💜
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Black Girls Who Write®
8 months
We know so many of us have been glued to TikTok watching 'Who TF Did I Marry?' so we gotta ask... What are some Black books written by Black authors that you've read that had plot twists like ReesaTeesa story?
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Black Girls Who Write®
5 months
@gumgum_cobra Before I Let Go is being adapted by Peacock. 🥰
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
Read dope books by Black Women and drink wine.
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
And the nominees are for the IT’S LIT! Literary Awards! ….
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Black Girls Who Write®
6 months
So why you not writing?
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Black Girls Who Write®
5 months
Black writers, what do you need today to start your week off right?
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Black Girls Who Write®
9 months
The Super Bowl is around the corner. What football books by Black Authors do you love? Authors, if you have a sports romance that has a Football player as the MC, send that over!
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Black Girls Who Write®
6 months
What's a writing tip you wanna share with a fellow writer? We'll go first: Don't worry about the next writer, find what works for you and lean into that.
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Black Girls Who Write®
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What Black male actors would you like to see in a Rom-Com? We will go first…
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Black Girls Who Write®
10 months
Merry Christmas to all of our Black Girls Who Write 💜
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 months
Authors....y'all writing today? What's your goal? 1 chapter? 2 scenes? 2000 words? 10 words? Let us know!
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Black Girls Who Write®
6 months
Happy Mother's Day! You know why we're here, authors and readers drop those books by Black authors where one of these is true for the Black FMC: 1. Single mom 2. Oops baby 3. Secret baby Let us know the trope and/or genre to. Link them for razzle dazzle.
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
"I want to be a writer." Black families: What bills does that pay? #KindredFX
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Black Girls Who Write®
7 months
What's a book you love with SIBLINGS? These can be books with siblings who love each other down or siblings who are messy and dating their sibling ex... we want them all.
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
When you’re reading Black romance, what Black men do you picture in your mind? We will go first. (Comment with GIPHS only!)
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Black Girls Who Write®
7 months
You're gonna wanna bookmark this thread of affirmations for authors: Beyoncé edition. Then pick a favorite from each set in the thread and don't forget to RT for fellow authors to get their affirmations.
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Black Girls Who Write®
4 months
Which of your book baes - by a Black author - are you wishing a Happy Father's Day to?
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Black Girls Who Write®
4 years
If you need help with a pitch letter, send us an email at info @blackgirlswhowrite .com
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Black Girls Who Write®
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CLOCK IT!!!
@authorchassilyn
⏩️Love in Reverse1.5 is LIVE🧡
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Then I scroll and see this. The message is for somebody. Catch it!
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
Authors & Bookies, what do you need help with in 2023? We are about to start doing a series to help you with your social media, marketing, and overall writer needs via Twitter Spaces, TikTok, or IG live starting next month! Comment what you need help with! Be SPECIFIC! 👏🏾
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Black Girls Who Write®
10 months
Whew! Ya’ll have to see @TheColorPurple ! It was excellent! The cinematography and direction by @BlitzAmbassador is chef’s kiss! Thank you to everyone who came out and wore their purple! 💜
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Black Girls Who Write®
6 months
What y'all doing? What book you just finished? Is BBL Drizzy also stuck in your head? Did you authors eat today? We nosey.
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Black Girls Who Write®
10 months
Happy #TheColorPurple Screening Day with #blackgirlswhowrite ! 💜
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Black Girls Who Write®
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Black Authors and Literary Content Creators. Drop (or RT) a gif or two that encompasses how your May went. We'll go first.
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Black Girls Who Write®
3 years
Awards Szn is BACK! Give your favorite authors the flowers they deserve by nominating them for the Black Girls Who Write awards. Nominate:
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Black Girls Who Write®
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Maturing is forgiving yourself for that first fanfiction or Wattpad story you wrote.
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Black Girls Who Write®
3 years
“To truly be a visionary, we have to root our imagination in our concrete reality while simultaneously imagining possibilities beyond that reality.” bell hooks (Gloria Jean Watkins) you will be missed, for you have not only inspired multitude generations. 🕊
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Black Girls Who Write®
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Are y'all saying y'all heathens? Cause we only got like 3 book recs.
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Black Girls Who Write®
7 months
Easter is coming up and we want to know where are all the Black Authors with some good wholesome Christian books or books that include Pastors as the main characters. 👀
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
Writer problems! 🙃 Who all can relate? 🥴
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Black Girls Who Write®
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Reading is fundamental, but comprehension is key. Y’all not ready for this conversation.
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Black Girls Who Write®
3 years
Coming in HOT! The Creative Connection Retreat is our annual 3-day hybrid event for Black women writers, independent authors, and creative entrepreneurs. It's going down this October 14—16, 2022 in Los Angeles, California🌴! Get your tickets NOW! 😎
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Black Girls Who Write®
1 year
Do we have any Black Authors who have written books about Black nurses? #blackgirlswhowrite
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Black Girls Who Write®
7 months
And the winners for IT’S LIT! Literary Awards are…
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Black Girls Who Write®
5 months
Black authors, drop a line that your Black MMC said that made your other main character(s) weak in the knees. If you have two FMCs or Non binary characters still drop a line from one of the Black ones.
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Black Girls Who Write®
8 months
Authors, These social platforms can be here today and gone tomorrow. Make sure you are backing up your newsletter or creating one. Build a community outside of social media: discord, slack, Patreon, something.
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Black Girls Who Write®
10 months
Authors who are looking for legal services in regards to piracy, please contact Nikki @NTesq | nikki.thompsonesq @gmail .com and can draft cease and desist letters. Please let her know you were sent by Black Girls Who Write.
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Black Girls Who Write®
10 months
Authors, please check this site to make sure your books aren’t on there. If so, you need to send a cease and desist letter immediately. This is why it’s so important to get your books registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. This is not okay or fair to authors.
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Black Girls Who Write®
4 years
BIG B and the B stands for Black. Black Authors. Black Books. Black Everything. 🖤
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Black Girls Who Write®
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Message ✍🏾 #blackgirlswhowrite
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Black Girls Who Write®
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More content. More tips. More events. Bigger opportunities in 2023!✨
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Black Girls Who Write®
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What Gorilla Zoe said back in the day 🎶All the girls jockin' beat steady knockin middle of the stage got the whole club rockin...' 🗣️Man she said she wanna hood 🥷🏾... And we want the BOOKS. The urban books with the hood men, the street boos... all the grit! Drop them!
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Black Girls Who Write®
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READERS: Drop a book you've read this year - by a Black Author - that someone should add to the top of their TBR list. For razzle dazzle, add the genre of the book as well!
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
Calling all Black professional graphic designers who design book covers, brand design, and/or marketing materials, specifically for authors & creatives. We will go vet this list before adding people to our website. Please no DMs. Drop your portfolio or website link here.✨
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Black Girls Who Write®
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This is for Book/Literary Content Creators/Influencers only. What do you need help with in 2024 to meet your content creator goals?
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Black Girls Who Write®
8 months
Authors, drop the link below if you have a book featuring a Billionaire or Filthy Rich FMC or MMC
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Black Girls Who Write®
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AUTHORS, let us know where you are mentally using GIFS only. We will go first.
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Black Girls Who Write®
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We don't know about y'all but we're ready to go on vacation and find our next boo. And of course we need a book (or 5) to read for inspiration! READERS/AUTHORS: So where are the books by Black authors where people meet (or go) on vacation? Give them to us!
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Black Girls Who Write®
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Authors/Writers we have a serious question: What does happiness look like for you as an author/writer?
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
We told you that our Creative Connection Retreat wasn’t your ordinary author event… It was THEE author-bookchella. It was the homecoming for the soul. See you in 2024! We are headed East for the next retreat! 💜 #blackgirlswhowrite #creativeconnectionretreat
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
Happy Authors Day to all of our Black Authors. We have a few things up our sleeves to celebrate and honor you. 💜
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
Can we get some more Black Romance movies please? 😩 @netflix @strongblacklead
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Black Girls Who Write®
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Authors who have been building their own fictional worlds, what advice would you give to fellow authors/writers who want to do the same?
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Black Girls Who Write®
9 months
Authors, it’s a marathon. Not a sprint. Do not try to do everything at one time. Sometimes things need time to marinate. Sometimes you may need help. Sometimes you need to focus on one thing. Stop rushing the process to success.
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This Black Girl Who Writes is tired.
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It's #NationalPoetryMonth and what better way to get into the vibes then with Darius from Love Jones front and center. So tell us, what is your favorite Black love movie that highlights poetry and why is it Love Jones? #blackgirlswhowrite
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Black Girls Who Write®
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. @rihanna is known for being a style chameleon and she’s worn every color under the sun. In honor of her birthday, we want you to share your book covers with a photo of RiRi rocking the same color!
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Black Girls Who Write®
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AUTHORS: It's Saturday evening and the couple in your last release or current WIP decided to have a date night in. What are they doing?
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
It’s awards szn!!! It’s LIT! Literary Awards is back! (We upgraded the name.) Go vote for your fave today! We have 20+ categories now OPEN! Nominations are open until January 17!
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IT'S A #JUNETEENTH GIVEAWAY! Win a physical copy of Caste by Isabel Wilkerson or ROOTED by Brea Baker Rules: 1. Follow @BGWW_ on Twitter. 2. 18+ & US participants only. 3. Must answer this question: Which #BannedBook by a Black Author is one of your favorite reads?
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Black Girls Who Write®
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Sunday Funday question: Black Authors, when it comes to your catalog, what is currently your magnum opus? This would be what you consider to be your greatest work.
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Black Girls Who Write®
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In 2022, we are going to help more Black indie authors realize their true buying power and potential. You have the potential to be an influencer beyond selling books and your own merch.
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Black Girls Who Write®
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Authors what hobbies do your main characters have in your current WIP or latest release?
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Black Girls Who Write®
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School is back in session so we're on the hunt for the fiction and non-fiction books around teachers/education and business by Black authors! So books featuring teachers, books for teachers, books to help entrepreneurs and business owners, etc. Drop 'em!
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 months
How y'all doing today? How is your week starting? Y'all writing?
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Black Girls Who Write®
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There's a time to market your book and there's a time to answer the question asked 🙃
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
Happy birthday to talented poet and writer, Nikki Giovanni! 💕 “You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts because if you write with someone looking over you shoulder, you'll never write.” ― Nikki Giovanni
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Hey Litties! Let's talk writing and reading goals for September. What are yours?
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Black Girls Who Write®
2 years
The way Black Women go up for White women authors is the same energy we want to see from Black Women in regards to going up for Black Women Indie authors. We said what we said.
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Today we celebrate the birthday of writer, poet, and activist, Alice Walker. In 1982, she became the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Price for Fiction for her novel, The Color Purple. 💜 #BlackHistoryMonth
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