
18 X Published, Award-Winning Author & Motivational Speaker
ROOM II: 9:15 – 10:10 AM CST – Writing Fiction that Entertains & Empowers

Writer, Speaker & Award-Winning Performing Storyteller
ROOM II: 1:00 – 1:55 PM CST – Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy Centered on the Black Experience (Panel)

Award-Winning Speculative Fiction Author & Multimedia Storyteller
ROOM II: 1:00 – 1:55 PM CST – Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy Centered on the Black Experience (Panel)

Author-Poet-Radio Show Host, JW Bella Writes
ROOM II: 10:45 – 11:10 AM CST – Creating Podcasts, Webinars, and Online Communities to Help Drive Book Sales

Middle Grade & Contemporary Fantasy Author
ROOM II: 1:00 – 1:55 PM CST – Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy Centered on the Black Experience (Panel)

Author, Business Coach & Inspirational/Motivational Speaker
ROOM II: 11:45 - 12:15 PM CST - Introduction to Authorpreneurship

Ebony Nicole Smith Consulting, LLC, Writing Coach + Publishing Engineer Engineer
ROOM II: 3:05– 4:00 PM CST – The Future of Publishing (Panel)

Founder of Black Writers Workspace & Author
ROOM II: 10:45 – 11:10 AM CST: Creating Podcasts, Webinars, and Online Communities to Help Drive Book Sales

CEO, Johnson Tribe Publishing, LLC
ROOM I: 10:15 – 11:10 AM CST – Self Publishing an Award-Winning Book

Author & Founder, We Speak Foundation
ROOM II: 3:05– 4:00 PM CST – The Future of Publishing (Panel)

Award Winning and Amazon Best Selling Author, Writing Coach, Speaker, CEO, TM Davis Enterprise LLC
ROOM I: 3:05– 4:00 PM CST – Why Black Writers Matter (Panel)

Author & CEO/Director, Go Manifest, LLC
ROOM II: 10:15 – 10:40 AM CST – Leadership: How to Manifest Any Vision, Dream or Goal

Author, Host, Press/Media Consultant, Speaker & Educator
ROOM II: 11:15 - 11:40 PM CST - #AudioOnly: The Creative Power of the Audiobook

Founder, Meghan Stevenson Books, LLC
ROOM I: 2:15 – 3:00 PM CST – Winning the Book Deal: How to Position Your Book for Traditional Publishing

Award-Winning Poet & Creative Writing Fellow from The National Endowment for The Arts
ROOM I: 9:15 – 10:10 AM CST – Writing Speculative Poetry: Tools, Tips, and Markets for Your Speculative Verse

Best Selling Author & Empowerment Speaker
ROOM I: 3:05– 4:00 PM CST – Why Black Writers Matter (Panel)
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Founder of Sistah Scifi
ROOM II: 1:00 – 1:55 PM CST – Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy Centered on the Black Experience (Panel)

MSW, TEDx Public Speaker, Coach & Author
ROOM II: 2:15 – 3:00 PM CST – Leadership: Boss Up! Going from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

Founder of Finding Jaymee LLC, Wellness Coach & 2X Published Author
ROOM II: 3:05– 4:00 PM CST: Why Black Writers Matter (Panel)

Award-Winning Author of A Marginalized Voice and Founder of Callista Casey Publishing
ROOM I: 1:00 – 1:55 PM CST – Promoting Great Works: Understanding the Fundamentals of Book Marketing

CEO/Chief Editor of Love for Words
ROOM II: 3:05– 4:00 PM CST – The Future of Publishing (Panel)