Fire and Ink

Fall in Love: An Erotic Reading and Fundraiser

Fire and Ink — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:52:14 +0000

Fire & Ink invites you to

Fall in Love: An Erotic Reading and Fundraiser

Saturday, November 12, 2011, 7-10 pm
213 Taaffe Place, #114
Brooklyn, NY 11205

Enjoy a fun-filled evening of food, festivities, music and a special reading featuring

CHERYL CLARKE, CHERYL BOYCE-TAYLOR, REGINALD HARRIS, HERUKHUTI,

G. WINSTON JAMES, ANA-MAURINE LARA, MINGUS and JADE FOSTER of CEREUS ARTS!

For your visual stimulation artist CHARLY DOMINGUEZ will be showing (and selling) original paintings commissioned for this special event.

There will also be a silent auction and a chance to win a bundle of black queer books to take home!

$25 in advance or at the door!

Hosted by Lisa C. Moore and Steven G. Fullwood,

President and Vice President of the Board of Fire & Ink

For more information, contact Steven at stevengfullwood@gmail.com!

Thank you, Triangle Pride!

Fire and Ink — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:37:40 +0000

We had a great time at Triangle Black Pride in Raleigh, NC on July 30, 2011. The author/publishers featured, Uriah Bell, Zelda Lockhart and Morei Robinson, had a lot to share about the different kinds of publishing available to new and aspiring writers. We had such a good time we forgot to take pictures! Also, we send a big thank you to our hosts Toya Hankins, Akil Sémaj Campbell and Nina Ricci at Triangle Black Pride who made us feel so welcomed!

Fire & Ink Presents! Triangle Black Pride

Fire and Ink — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:36:39 +0000

“By Any Means Necessary: How Black LGBT Writers Get Published.” Join panelists Uriah Bell, Zelda Lockhart and Morei Robinson as they discuss a history of black LGBT publishing, and the differences between traditional publishing, self-publishing, print-on-demand and electronic publishing. Bring your questions! Moderated by Lisa C. Moore and hosted by Fire & Ink!

Marriott Crabtree Valley Hotel, Salon C—Wolfpack Room, 4500 Marriott Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27612.

12:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 30, 2011; free!

Thank you, Memphis Pride!

Fire and Ink — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:19:06 +0000

A big thank you to everyone who came to learn more about Fire & Ink, donated to Fire & Ink, and gathered books written by black LGBTQ authors. We appreciate your love!

Thank you, Newark-Essex Black Pride!

Fire and Ink — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:19:59 +0000

Check out the fabulous recap of Fire & Ink Presents! at Newark-Essex Black Pride last night in Newark, NJ. Great crowd, great writers, great conversations!

Fire & Ink Presents! at Newark-Essex Black Pride, June 7, 2011

Thank you, DC Black Pride!

Fire and Ink — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:22:48 +0000

Thanks to everybody who came out to Fire & Ink Presents! at DC Black Pride. We had a great crowd, and some really, really good questions about the importance of reading and writing. A big thanks especially to our panelists, Yolo Akili, Aaron Anson, Jade Foster, Bettina Judd, Michelle Sewell and Alan Sharpe, for sharing their wonderful insights into their creative processes.

Bettina Judd and Aaron Anson

Alan Sharpe

Jade Foster speaks of poetry

Yolo Akili breaks it down

Fire & Ink Presents! Newark-Essex Black Pride

Fire and Ink — Wed, 25 May 2011 02:24:33 +0000

“Why Do You Write/Read and How Do You Succeed?” Join panelists Cheril N. Clarke, Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene, John Keene, Tawanna Sullivan, and Rev. Kevin E. Taylor as they discuss what motivates them to produce work, and how the books they read and the lives they live inform their writing in terms of subject matter, style, form, target audience and other literary choices. These authors will also tackle the complex question of what “success” means to them as individuals, artists and educators in today’s literary and media marketplace and how they are striving to achieve that success. Moderated by Darnell Moore, and hosted by Fire & Ink!

Essex County College, Main Bldg. (entrance on MLK Blvd.), 4^th level Multipurpose Room, 303 University Ave., downtown Newark, NJ 07102.

7 p.m. June 7, 2011; free!

Fire & Ink Presents! DC Black Pride

Fire and Ink — Wed, 25 May 2011 02:18:19 +0000

“Why Do You Write/Read and How Do You Succeed?” Join panelists Yolo Akili, Aaron Anson, Jade Foster, Bettina Judd, Michelle Sewell and Alan Sharpe as they discuss what motivates them to produce work, and how the books they read and the lives they live inform their writing in terms of subject matter, style, form, target audience and other literary choices. These authors will also tackle the complex question of what “success” means to them as individuals, artists and educators in today’s literary and media marketplace and how they are striving to achieve that success. Moderated by Lisa C. Moore, and hosted by Fire & Ink!

Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hamilton Ballroom, 1001 14^th St. NW (corner of 14^th & K St. NW), Washington, DC 20005

Noon-2 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2011; free!

For Colored Boys…

Fire and Ink — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:26:57 +0000

…well, not just for colored boys! Come to the Tenth Anniversary Reunion Reading of “For Colored Boys… who have considered s-curls when the hot comb was enuf.” This staged reading, based on the poetry of Fire & Ink board member Marvin K. White, reunites several of the original cast members from the Theatre Rhinoceros performance in 2001, including Marlon M. Bailey, Cedric Brown, Derek Lassiter and Duran Rutledge (and Marvin K. White!). This event will also feature new solo and ensemble work. All proceeds benefit Fire & Ink!

The Berkeley Marsh, 2120 Allston Way @ Shattuck, Berkeley, CA

2 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 2011

$10 suggested donation (but no one will be turned away!)

A good time will be had by all!

WRITES OF SPRING!

Fire and Ink — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:28:18 +0000

You’re invited to

WRITES OF SPRING: A BENEFIT FOR FIRE & INK!

featuring

STACEYANN CHIN and CARL HANCOCK RUX

Saturday April 30, 2011, 7-11pm
213 Taaffe Place #114 * Brooklyn, NY 11205

Enjoy an evening of food, festivities, music and a special reading
by the talented STACEYANN CHIN and CARL HANCOCK RUX!

Co-hosted by Steven G Fullwood and Reginald Harris

$25.00 per person

Advance tickets are available HERE!

Unapologetically Caribbean and Black, Asian and lesbian, woman and New Yorker,

STACEYANN CHIN is the author of the memoir,

The Other Side of Paradise.

Award-winning poet, playwright, novelist, essayist and recording artist,

CARL HANCOCK RUX is the author of

Asphalt and Pagan Operetta.

All proceeds benefit FIRE & INK, INC.

For additional information, please contact:

Steven G Fullwood at stevengfullwood@gmail.com or

Reginald Harris at rmharris2001@hotmail.com