TUBookExpo Featured Presenters

TUBookExpo (the Toronto Urban Book Expo) is an annual exposition highlighting writers and their books with the opportunity to display and communicate projects, explore international networking opportunities, and participate in informative sessions with peers, experts, and supporters in literature.

Featuring presentations from members of the international literary community, our events have welcomed guests from the United States, Caribbean, and Canada who highlight the works of authors across the Black/African diaspora.

We encourage you to connect with this year's presenters, visit their sites, and purchase their books!

AMANDA G: https://chuuchliveshow.com/

ANDRE SIMPSON: https://linktr.ee/authorandrelsimpson

ANDREE NICOLE: https://www.instagram.com/iamandreenicole

ANGELOT NDONGMO: https://linktr.ee/authorangelotndongmo

AUTHOR GLOWZ: https://www.instagram.com/author_glowz

D.A. BOURNE: https://www.amazon.com/D-A-Bourne/e/B082YM267W/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1

JAMEEL DAVIS: https://authorjameeldavis.com/

JEFFREY LEE CHEATHAM II: https://jeffcheatham2.com/

KAMILAH HAYWOOD: https://kyapublishing.com/books

RAY MWIHAKI: https://raysattic.wordpress.com/

SM ROBINSON (KYA PUBLISHING , EVENT ADMINISTRATOR): https://kyapublishing.com/books

STACEY ANN BERRY: https://www.staceyannberry.com/

VICTORIA DALEY: https://miasworldbookclub.ca/

WILMONT ST. CYR: https://www.amazon.ca/W-St-Cyr/e/B01CGZIZFI/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1

YOLANDA T. MARSHALL: https://www.ytmarshall.com/

The TU Book Expo takes place on the Thursday before the Emancipation Day long weekend in Toronto; Ontario's Emancipation Day falls on the first Monday of August.

For more details about this year's edition on Thursday, July 29, please visit www.TUBookExpo.com. 

TUBookExpo Featured Presentations for 2021

Kya Publishing’s @TUBookExpo (the Toronto Urban Book Expo) is taking place this week, on Thursday, July 29! Registration for events are free, and will feature writers from Canada, the U.S., Kenya, Jamaica, and Barbados! Here is the day’s schedule, and links to register:

10am EST // A WRITER’S MOTIVATION (with author Andrée Nicole): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/162211305381

Author, educator, and motivational speaker/writer Andrée Nicole starts the day with words of wisdom for writers, personal messages of support and encouragement, and informed greetings for the writing community. Log in with your Instagram account, or just click on the link to be uplifted; all are welcome to attend!

11am EST // CHILDREN’S STORY TIME (with authors Angelot Ndongmo, Yolanda T. Marshall, and Victoria Daley): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/163679988251

Join children's authors Angelot Ndongmo, Yolanda T. Marshall, and Victoria Daley as they read from their captivating children's books and share activities and joy for children aged 4 to 12! All are welcome!

   

1pm EST // LIVE FROM KENYA (with authors Ray Mwihaki and Mutendei Nabutete): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/163768194077

Kenyan writer Mutendei Nabutete in conversation with Nairobi-based author Ray Mwihaki featuring readings, and an introspective look at the author's journey.

2pm EST // INTERNATIONAL WRITERS’ ROUNDTABLE (with authors Andre Simpson, Wilmont St. Cyr, Jeffrey Lee Cheatham II, D.A. Bourne, and Mutendei Nabutete): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/163768535097

Writers Andre Simpson (Jamaica), Mutendei Nabutete (Kenya), Wilmont St. Cyr (Barbados), D.A. Bourne (Canada), and Jeffrey Lee Cheatham II (U.S.A.) connect to speak about their experiences as Black male writers and creatives, from international perspectives.

7pm EST // MARKETING & PROMOTIONS FOR WRITERS (with authors Jameel Davis and Stacey Ann Berry): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/163768378629

Authors and entrepreneurs Jameel Davis (Elevated Waves, Cleveland) and Stacey Ann Berry ( Bstellar™ Group Inc., Toronto) speak to aspiring and published writers about methods, tips, and strategies for marketing your books and appealing to your target audience.

And on Sunday evening, join us for a special presentation of the CHUUCH LIVE SHOW at 7pm EST, featuring an interview with author Glowz, hosted by Kamilah Haywood and Amanda G: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/162212310387

Hosted by author Kamilah Haywood and co-host Amanda G., this special Book Expo edition of the Chuuch Live Show will feature an interview and live reading with Toronto-based author Glowz.

We hope you can join us! Please visit www.TUBookExpo.com for additional details, check out @TUBookExpo on social media, or email us at TUBE@kyapublishing.com.

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TUBookExpo (Toronto Urban Book Expo) Returns Virtually for 2021

TORONTO, ONT. (July 2021) - For the second year in a row, the Toronto Urban Book Expo will take place virtually, providing a series of workshops and presentations for authors, and online readings. The one-day event is scheduled for Thursday, July 29, 2021 and will feature webinars, interviews, and discussions across digital platforms including Zoom and Instagram Live.

Rebranded online this year as TUBookExpo, the writer's retreat and conference was created for authors and publishers to have the opportunity to communicate their projects, explore international networking opportunities, and participate in informative sessions with their peers, experts, and supporters in literature. Surrounding the Emancipation Day long weekend in Toronto, Ontario (which falls on the Civic Holiday, the first Monday in August), the Expo is open to all published and self-published writers.

"Since 2014, we have hosted nearly 100 authors from Canada, the U.S. and virtually from international locations," said event founder, Kya Publishing's Stacey Marie Robinson. "With the support of the Toronto Public Library (TPL) and the Toronto Arts Council, we have allowed writers to connect, learn, engage, and grow in their craft."

Four of the six previous editions of the Book Expo were hosted at TPL branches; the event has been sponsored by the Toronto Arts Council for the last three years.

"We are committed to sharing the voices of writers in Toronto, and internationally, and providing a platform for their creations," said Robinson. "We are particularly proud of the way this event has resonated with Black writers, and the opportunities for development and networking it has provided."

This year's virtual sessions will be provided free of charge for interested writers in hopes that the content will 1) contribute to professional development, 2) increase personal skills and knowledge base, and 3) connect an international gathering of like-minded writers to help build networks.

Presenters include:

Andre Simpson (Kingston, Jamaica), Andrée Nicole (Toronto, Canada), Angelot Ndongmo (Toronto, Canada), D.A. Bourne (Toronto, Canada), Author Glowz (Toronto, Canada), Jameel Davis (Cleveland, USA), Jeffrey Lee Cheatham (Seattle, USA), Kamilah Haywood (Toronto, Canada), Mutendei Nabutete (Nairobi, Kenya), Stacey Ann Berry (Toronto, Canada), Victoria Daley (Toronto, Canada), Wilmont St. Cyr (Bridgetown, Barbados), and Yolanda T. Marshall (Toronto, Canada).

Registration for individual sessions will begin on Monday, July 5, 2021 through the new Book Expo website www.TUBookExpo.com.

All writers are welcome to participate and take part in this virtual celebration of writers and literature, and connect with the growing Book Expo community through social media:

TWITTER: www.twitter.com/tubookexpo

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/tubookexpo

INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/tubookexpo