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Fire & Ink: Let's Have A Good Ole Fashion Rent Party
For about four years now Lisa C. Moore, the founder of RedBone
Press, the only black lesbian publishing house in the U.S., and
a handful of friends in her literary circle have been talking
about sponsoring a national conference for gay writers of
African descent.
In September, about 200 gay writers, thinkers, teachers, and publishing
professionals of African descent gathered in Chicago for three
days for the first Fire & Ink: A Writers Festival for GLBT People of African Descent. The conference, which included
workshops and panel discussions, and various types of spoken
word performances, took place Sept. 20-22, at the University of
Illinois, Chicago.
Fire & Ink is in need of your support to help pay off
the outstanding balance owed for this year's conference and to plan
for the 2003 conference.
Moore said "Fire & Ink had a $70,000 budget and currently has an
outstanding balance of approximately $35,700."
Give the gift of literacy and/or liquidity this holiday
season to support Fire & Ink. If you can give $1.00, $5.00,
$50.00 or $100.00, that will help pay down the costs for the the first
conference and help our literary voice for future conferences.
The following is G. Winston James' contribution toward the
cause.
From G. Winston James:
Not that any of us would ever forget, but Fire & Ink is still in need
of funds to both cover costs for this past September's event and to
build a base for Fire & Ink 2004.
On my way back to work today, I wondered how I could best do my part
since neither my wallet nor my bank account are exactly overflowing
with "extra" funds.
In this season of giving (X-mas, Kwanzaa...cold) I've decided to
donate copies of my poetry collection LYRIC to the Fire & Ink cause.
For every copy of LYRIC that is purchased through Fire and Ink, 100%
of the purchase price of $12 will be donated to Fire & Ink.
Anyone who's interested in supporting Fire & Ink in this way should
order their copy through Fire and Ink with your name and shipping
address--and sending your money order (preferably) or check made
payable to:
LAMBDA LITERARY FOUNDATION
Fire & Ink (in the memo field)
P.O. Box 15571
Washington, D.C. 2003
"Fire & Ink" should be written in the memo field on the money order
or check.
So let's give friends or ourselves the gift of literature, and Fire &
Ink the gift of liquidity. :-)
We can all do the math: 100 books $1,200. 200 books $2,400.
Postage and handling will also be covered by me.
A .pdf flyer about Lyric:
Poems Along a Broken Road (GrapevinePress) is attached.
Happy Holidays!
G.
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If you
would like to make a donation to Fire & Ink, make checks
payable to:
LAMBDA LITERARY FOUNDATION
Fire & Ink (in the memo field)
P.O. Box 15571
Washington, D.C. 2003
Thank you and Happy
Holidays
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