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Welcome to our Christmas edition of the Marguerite Press
eNewsletter! The tiny book and flower is our registered
service mark.
We here at Marguerite Press are excited about our 10th
anniversary! Please visit the Marguerite Press site for
photos and eNewsletters from 1999 until NOW!
This has been THE best year ever for Marguerite Press. We
helped organize and plan the 3rd Annual Indianapolis
Book Fest; held the 5th Annual Around2It Essay
Contest; the 5th Annual Marguerite Press
Awards; the 2nd Annual Black History Month
Contest; read exciting titles as part of the Indiana
Herald Newspaper's Online Book Club ; expanded the
membership of Marguerite Press Promo; founded
Marguerite Press PR; started the Marguerite Press
Speakers Bureau; started the Marguerite Press Author
eTours.
In May 2007 "How To Self-Publish That Great Novel Without
Going Nuts!" by Delores Thornton, will be re-released by
AMBER BOOKS! We here at Marguerite Press would like to
take this opportunity to thank all those who purchased copies
of Thornton's books, and also those who interviewed her for
various on and offline publications, as well as radio and
television shows. Additionally, we say thanks for all who
supported our members, sponsors and affiliates. It was greatly
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5th Annual Marguerite Press Awards |
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 Marguerite Press 5th Annual Literary Awards! This
online contest is to determine the best Small Press for 2006.
Nominations are open for: Best Promoter, Best Publicist, Best
Reviewer/Interview, Best Online Talk Show Host (radio, tv, or
website) Best In-Studio TV Host, and Best Small Press.
Nominations will be open from now until New Year's Eve!! You
may nominate YOURSELF!!
To nominate someone just send me
<margueritepress@margueritepress.com> their name and put
"MP Awards" as your subject. In the body specify what you're
nominating them for, ex: Jane Doe, for Best Publicist, website
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After the finalists are determined
you'll be asked to send a PROFILE (which includes a street
address, website, and brief description of company) of the
Small Press. On New Year's Day I will post the finalists, then
open up the polls for voting. Winners will be determined by
email voting!!
The overall winner in the Small Press
Contest will receive the coveted Marguerite Press Etched
GlassTrophy. All contests will be judged by email vote EXCEPT
the Website and Blog Contests, which will be judged by expert
webmasters/mistresses. Winners in the other contests will
receive a certificate and a website award. Look at the
entrants and winners from 2005 and visit their sites!
http://www.margueritepress.com/mpawardspoll.html
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Around2It Talk Show |
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Around2It with Delores Thornton has been a driving force in
radio. Since 2002 Thornton has been paving the way for the
tide of Internet talk shows. The New Year will bring exciting
NEW changes for the talk shows, some of which are archived at
www.aalbc.com and www.blackrefer.com.
Past shows have featured singers, comedians, dancers,
publicists, models, promoters, bookstore owners, book club
presidents, authors and poets.
Here are a few of the Around2It guests for 2006: J. Marie
Darden, Mocha Sistah, Joan Robertson, Angela Jennings, Francis
Ray, Pierre Bateau, Barbara Custer, Cairo Styles, George
Afara, Yvonne Bridges, Dwan Abrams, Alicia Fleming, Anita
Lambert, and Jerry Sampson. Please visit the guestbooks at
Marguerite Press to find out more about them.  Full Story
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 Indianapolis Book Fest |
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Join us for the 4th Annual Indianapolis Book Fest
Details Coming Soon
The Indianapolis Book Fest is a
citywide book celebration. It will be held in the spring of
2007. The event is part of an effort to promote the cultural
aspects of the Hoosier capital.
Look for updates and vending and sponorship opportunities
soon. And, make sure you get in the Souvenir Journal! Full Story
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Blackrefer.com |
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Thornton is the literary expert at Blackrefer.com and has
the opportunity to interview and spotlight writers. Here's a
few of the interesting people she's connected with lately:
Joylynn Jossel, N.M. Shabazz, Betty J. Banks, Cherie Harwell,
Dwan Abrams, Nicole Stevenson and Joan Robertson.
AND...look at BlackRefer.com's Best Books of 2006
Best General Fiction 3-way tie: In The Winter Of
Her Season, Joan Robertson; Instant Message (IM), Barbara
Jones/Steven Jackson; Trippin', Michelle Buckley; Best
Nonfiction Break The Silence, Break The Chains, Stella S.
Sabina; Best Mystery tie: Black Rain, Vincent
Alexandria; Never Trust Your Dreams, Tim Smith; Best
Novella Secret Lovers, Patricia Anne Phillips, Maxine
Thompson, Michelle McGriff; Best Poetry General: Tears
of a Woman: The Light Within, Mocha Sistah; Best Poetry
Inspirational: Poems From The Heart, Annette
Hoggs-Jackson; Best Autobiography: Journey Through
Darkness, Angela Jennings; Best Romance: Dreaming of
You, Francis Ray; Best Online Literary Forum: Sexy
Ebony BBW Book Club; Best Online eNewsmagazine: The
Rock.
Click the link below to see the list.
While you're at Blackrefer.com request a link to your own
site. Blackrefer.com is THE most widely accessed online
directory for African Americans.
Learn More
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Holiday Gift-giving! |
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Give the gift that lasts all year! Learn how to assemble a
professional review kit, prepare for and secure radio and
television interviews; fill out those publishing forms, ie.,
BIP, LCCN, SAN, ISBN, Copyright, and Bar Code. Discover how to
plan your book tour, and even how to organize large-scale
literary events.
At last, a complete guide to self-publishing, with an
emphasis on marketing and promotion, by the Queen of Promotion
herself!
The Re-release!!
Coming May 2007 from AMBER BOOKS,
How To Self-Publish That Great Novel Without Going Nuts! by
Delores "Queen of Promotion" Thornton
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Marguerite Press Promo is really growing!
Put Marguerite Press Promo, a mega- marketing- machine, to
work for YOU. Voted the Queen of Promotion, Thornton does it
better than anyone, and at a fraction of the cost. What do all
the following people have in common?
Charlotte Clark-Frieson, Heather
Covington, Barbara Custer, Bertha Davis, Lillie Evans, J.
Prewitt Everett, Cherie Harwell, Kevin Wayne Johnson, Patricia
Richardson, Kim Robinson, Maxine Thompson, Carmel Victor,
Linda Wattley, Sylvia Hubbard, Patricia Wade- Johnson,
Tonya Pinkens, Maude Jennings, Steven Jackson, Annette
Hoggs-Jackson, Joan Robertson, Gloria Oliver, Jewelene
Banks, Author O. Wright, Dana Mask, B.R. White, Alicia
Fleming, Tim Smith, Sammie Ward, Patricia Pope, Shelley
Parris, and Delores Thornton.
They have all decided to take the promotion of
their books and/or business to the next level. They're
done their homework and come to the realization that NO ONE
can promote them better than Delores Thornton, voted the
"Queen of Promotion," by C&B Books of New York, and the
"Literary Expert" on Blackrefer.com.
Find out more...
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