Event Schedule
10AM-1PM
CreativeSoul Experience (Morning Feature)
Kahran Bethencourt
Regis Bethencourt
10:50 – 11:30 AM
Raising a Reader
Conversation Guide: Denene Millner
Natasha Tarpley
Denene Millner
Amber Johnston
Karen Good Marable
Leilani McWilliams
Focus: How families and communities cultivate a love of reading.
Location: Main Stage (Goizueta Stage for Youth and Families)
11:40AM – 12:20PM
Black Boy Joy Lab
Conversation Guide: Derrick Barnes
Saxton Moore
Julian Winters
HD Hunter
Shamar Knight Justice
Focus: Stories that center joy, imagination, and complexity in Black boyhood.
Location: Main Stage (Goizueta Stage for Youth and Families)
12:30 – 1:10PM
Black Girls Write the Future
Conversation Guide: Nic Stone
Nic Stone
Jill Tew
Maisha Oso
Channelle Desamours
Delali Adjoa
Focus: The future of storytelling that centers Black girls.
Location: Main Stage (Goizueta Stage for Youth and Families)
1:20 – 2:00PM
Lessons in Using Your Voice
Conversation Guide: Kimberly Jones
Kimberly Jones
Sherri Winston
Ain Heath Drew
Jen Hayes Lee
Tanisia Moore
Focus: Stories that empower young readers to speak, imagine, and lead.
Location: Main Stage (Goizueta Stage for Youth and Families)
2:10 – 2:50PM
Visual Storytelling Lab
R. Gregory Christie
Jade Orlando
Jennifer Mack-Watkins
Shamar Knight Justice
Focus: How illustration and visual art shape the storytelling experience for children.
Location: Main Stage (Goizueta Stage for Youth and Families)
Hello!
AUTHOR SIGNING
10:50 AM – 11:30 AM
Nic Stone
Sherri Winston
Kimberly Jones
11:40 AM – 12:20 PM
Karen Good Marable
Denene Millner
Jen Hayes Lee
12:30 PM– 1:10PM
Natasha Tarpley
Julian Winters
HD Hunter
1:20 PM – 2:00 PM
Saxton Moore
Shamar Knight Justice
Delali Adjoa
Amber Johnston
2:10 PM – 2:50 PM
Maisha Oso
Tanisia Moore
Jill Tew
Channelle Desamours
3:00 - 3:50 PM
Jade Orlando
R Gregory Christie
Ain Heath Drew
Jennifer Mack-Watkins
AUTHOR Readings
Hear from your favorite authors as they read from their books out in the Piazza.
10:50 AM – 11:30 AM
HD Hunter
Jen Hayes Lee
11:40 AM – 12:20 PM
Natasha Tarpley
R Gregory Christie
12:30 PM– 1:10PM
Saxton Moore
Shamar Knight-Justice
Tanisia Moore
Jennifer Mack-Watkins
1:20 PM – 2:00 PM
Maisha Oso
Nic Stone
Denene Millner
2:10 PM – 2:50 PM
Kimberly Jones
Sherri Winston
Karen Good Marable
Ain Heath Drew
Delali Adjoa
What to Know
We’re so excited to welcome you all to our first Beautifully Black Children’s Book Festival.
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more info to come
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We are easily accessible by MARTA at the Arts Center Station (N5) on both the Red and Gold lines. Below are parking options nearby The Woodruff Arts Center:
Woodruff Arts Center Parking Garage: Max Rate on Weekends: $25
Promenade Parking Garage (Lot B): $4 per hour, Max Rate: $14
Boys and Girls Club Parking Garage: Max Rate: $15
Colony Square (Lot C): $6 hour, Max Rate: $16
LAZ: $5 per hour, Max Rate: $10
Metered parking is available on Peachtree Street. We recommend the ParkMobile app to make parking easier. Street Parking is free on Sundays.
We are easily accessible by MARTA at the Arts Center Station (N5) on both the Red and Gold lines
Metered parking is available on Peachtree Street. We recommend the ParkMobile app to make parking easier.
There is free parking in the Ansley Park neighborhood (on Peachtree Circle) between specific times, but please read the signs carefully if you choose this option as Park Atlanta is diligent in their ticketing.
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There will be panels and discussions, story times for the littles, activities for everyone to enjoy as well as some incredible vendors you can visit.