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SUMMARY:Celebrating Black Women’s Voices in Fiction
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DESCRIPTION:Explore the transformative power of inspiration as local autho
 rs share the profound impact Black women writers have had on their literar
 y journeys. Join us for a captivating panel discussion on the diverse voic
 es and stories that have shaped the lives of these talented writers..\nhtt
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 idth="325" height="467" alt="" /></p>\n<p><strong>Eden Appiah-Kubi</strong
 >\, author of "The Bennet Women" and "Her Own Happiness"\, has been puttin
 g her spin on classic stories since third grade. She was born in Washingto
 n\, DC\, and raised in the Maryland suburbs\, where she still lives with h
 er husband and hilarious daughter.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><img src="https://stat
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 ong>Courtney Duke Foster</strong> is a lawyer/mom by day\, turned fiction 
 writer/mom by night\, and day\, and all the time. Bitten by the writer bug
  a few years ago\, she has written dozens of poems and short stories. Two 
 of her short stories have been published in the&nbsp\;Bay to Ocean Journal
 \,&nbsp\;and she published her debut novel\,&nbsp\;Passing Notes\,&nbsp\;i
 n 2022.</p>\n<p>A graduate of Spelman College and Duke University School o
 f Law\, Courtney grew up in Maryland\, where she lives with her two awesom
 e daughters and an extremely snuggly cat. In her spare time\, she enjoys w
 riting stories\, of course\, but also watching movies and attending musica
 ls and comedy shows. She loves the art of storytelling in all forms.</p>\n
 <p></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/pg
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 ="300" height="450" alt="" /></p>\n<p><strong>Shameka Erby</strong> is a w
 riter from Philadelphia currently living in Baltimore. Her love affair wit
 h romance novels started early\, and she loves writing sweet and sexy love
  stories. Her work has been featured in Brown Sugar Literary Magazine\, St
 uck in Notes Magazine\, and on websites such as Permission to Write\, Oyst
 er River Pages\, and Raising Mothers. Besides her fiction works\, she also
  publishes nonfiction essays on Medium and has a newsletter\, Just A Girl 
 and Her Laptop.</p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-imag
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 idth="300" height="463" alt="" /></p>\n<p><strong>Nikki Payne</strong> is 
 an anthropologist who&nbsp\;can. not. turn. it. off. She loves immersing h
 er characters in fresh environments and diverse cultures\, compelling them
  to undergo transformative experiences in the pursuit of love. In her narr
 atives\, traditional settings like churches\, cemeteries\, and the realm o
 f romance novels remain some of the most segregated spaces in America. Dra
 wing inspiration from classic literature\, her romances challenge expectat
 ions\, offering a unique cultural commentary tailored for the hopeless rom
 antic.</p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://pgcmls.libnet.info/event/9683124
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