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Miami Book Fair To Make In-Person Return In November

October 7, 2021 Elizabeth Pomares Miami Book Fair, Downtown Miami

After a year of virtual-only events, the Miami Book Fair will make its in-person return. The 38th annual literary festival will host more than 100 national and internationally renowned authors in downtown Miami from Nov. 14-21. “The Fair brings our community together in fellowship and that’s great because the… Read the rest at our website.

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Miami Book Fair To Discuss National Book Award Honorees

October 28, 2020 Oriana Rodriguez Books, Miami Book Fair, MBF

The Miami Book Fair will host a discussion focused on National Book Award 2020 semifinalist How We Got To The Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest Adventure on Nov. 7 via CrowdCast. The series—started in September—will host additional book discussions on Nov. 14,… Read the rest at our website.

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Miami Book Fair Goes Virtual This Year With Free Netflix-Style Website

September 8, 2020 Kevin Boulandier Miami Book Fair, virtual

Ultra, the Calle Ocho Music Festival, the Doral Food & Wine Festival and the Miami Beach Pride Festival were all canceled or postponed this year because of the coronavirus. Could the 38th annual Miami Book Fair be next? Nope. The book lovers extravaganza known for its colorful pop-up tents… Read the rest at our website.

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Book Fair’s Annual Miami Writers Institute Goes Virtual

June 26, 2020 Carolina Soto Miami Book Fair, workshop, Miami Writers Institute

The Miami Book Fair will stream the 2020 Miami Writers Institute from July 27 to August 1 through Crowdcast. It will feature writing workshops from bestselling authors, a publishing seminar and manuscript consultations with a literary agent. Workshops are limited to 15 students. Some of the featured participants will… Read the rest at our website.

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He Served As Barack Obama’s Inaugural Poet, Now He’s Hosting A Virtual Writing Workshop At MDC

June 16, 2020 Heidi Perez Miami Book Fair, workshop, MBF, Richard Blanco, poet, writing

Cuban American poet Richard Blanco, who served as Barack Obama’s inaugural poet in 2013, will present a five-day virtual writing workshop starting July 27 through Crowdcast. The workshop, Poetry: The Conscious/Subconscious, will teach attendees to use their memories and imagination during the writing process. Blanco, 52, has authored several… Read the rest at our website.

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Little Haiti Book Festival Will Celebrate Haitian Culture

June 16, 2020 Carolina Soto Miami Book Fair, Haitian, Little Haiti Book Festival, Sosyete Koukouy

The Miami Book Fair will stream the 2020 Little Haiti Book Festival every Sunday at 2 p.m until June 28. Starting May 31, MBF began live streaming the festival on their Facebook page and Crowdcast. The festival features a wide range of Haitian artists celebrating Haitian culture in the… Read the rest at our website.

COVID-19 News A&E

Virtual Collective, I Remember Miami, Wants Your Fondest Memories of The Magic City

May 7, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos virtual, MBF, artist, archive, Miami, MOAD, Miami Book Fair

Miami Dade College’s Museum of Art and Design, in collaboration with the Miami Book Fair, launched I Remember Miami—a virtual project that allows people to share their fondest memories of Miami while it undergoes a temporary shutdown caused by the coronavirus. The project seeks audio and photo files to… Read the rest at our website.

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Paz Prize Of Poetry Open For Submissions

April 28, 2020 Natalie Gutierrez Miami Book Fair, Poetry, MBF, contest, Paz Prize Of Poetry

The Miami Book Fair will begin accepting submissions for the upcoming Paz Prize for Poetry contest from June 1 to July 31. Winners will receive a $2,000 cash prize, have their manuscripts translated into English and Spanish and later published by Akashic Books. Winners will be invited to read… Read the rest at our website.

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Miami Dade College Kickstarts Virtual Storytelling Series

April 26, 2020 Patrick C. Gross Miami Book Fair, Koubek Center, virtual, storytime

The Koubek Center will live-stream Picnic De Libros En Casa, a virtual bilingual storytime series, on May 16 at 11 a.m through Facebook. There will be additional showings on May 30, June 13 and 27 at the same time. Picnic De Libros En Casa, presented in partnership with Fundación… Read the rest at our website.

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Free Comic Book Making Workshop At Koubek Center

February 21, 2020 Danelis Olivera-Herrera Miami Book Fair, Koubek Center, workshop, comic book

Cuban-American author Jarod Roselló will teach teenagers to make comic strips during a free workshop on March 14. The event, for ages 13-18, will be held at the Koubek Center, 2705 S.W. 3rd St., at 1 p.m. Prior experience is not required. Supplies like paper, pens and art materials… Read the rest at our website.

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