Where there's a will ...Novelist and writing instructor Tina McElroy Ansa (left) recently launched an independent publishing company, DownSouth Press. The press will focus on African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. literature--fiction and nonfiction by established and new authors who are often undermarketed or even excluded from the current publishing Current Publishing is a small company in southern Maine that puts out six weekly newspapers. Lee Hews Casler is the company's publisher. Publications The Current, a broadsheet that serves Scarborough, South Portland and Cape Elizabeth; The American Journal, a broadsheet landscape's focus on urban or street fiction. DownSouth Press's first list will be released this fall and the lead title will be Ansa's fifth and latest novel Taking After Mudear, a sequel to the author's Ugly Ways (Harcourt, 1993). "The writing, editing and teaching of American literature American literature, literature in English produced in what is now the United States of America. Colonial Literature American writing began with the work of English adventurers and colonists in the New World chiefly for the benefit of readers in have been more than my way of making a living. They have been my calling," says Ansa. "Now this exciting move into publishing is a natural step, and it comes at a time when readers are clamoring for books that matter." Ansa says her press will focus on marketing authors beyond the short-term window that larger publishers allow. DownSouth Press will use innovative approaches--face-to-face and satellite interviews via the Internet, as well as Web book club meetings and live chats, and readings--to market authors and books to readers hungry for meaningful stories that truly reflect the diversity of their culture, spirit and lives. Ansa is the author of four novels, including Baby of the Family (Harcourt, 1989) and The Hand I Fan With (Random House, 1997). In 2004, she founded the Sea Island Writers Retreats to assist emerging writers in honing their skills and polishing their work. Writers Wendy Coakley-Thompson Wendy Coakley-Thompson (born Wendy Cecille Thompson on December 27 1966 in Brooklyn, New York), is a mainstream fiction author. Coakley-Thompson's work is part of emerging millennial contemporary African American literature. , author of What You Won't Do for Love (Kensington Books This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , 2006), and Karyn Langhorne, author of the forthcoming Unfinished Business (Avon), have also launched another literary endeavor--a radio show. Titled The Book Squad, the hour-long show features a diverse list of guests from across genres; and it broadcasts on the District of Columbia's WMET 1160 AM on Fridays from 12 noon to 1 P.M. and online at www.wmet1160.com. "There are a lot of authors like us who are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. publicity for their work," says Coakley-Thompson. "It's good to know we're helping other people spread the word about their work, and hopefully help ourselves, too." Scheduled for future shows are best-sellers Walter Mosley Walter Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is a prominent American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. Mosley has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator and World War and comedian-turned-author Gene Wilder. |
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