<html><body><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=3><B><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: " face=Arial>Cleveland Public Library</FONT></B><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: " face=Arial> presents <B>FREE</B> <B>and open to the public "The Urban Experience Summit: A Writer's Boot Camp," Saturday, June 28, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., </B>at the <B>Memorial-Nottingham Branch,</B> <B>Lake</B><B> Shore</B><B> Facility,</B> <B>17133 Lake Shore Boulevard</B><B>. </B>Essential skills for writing and publishing Urban Fiction will be offered. Workshops will be directed by <B>J.L. King, </B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">New York Times</I> Best-Selling Author, and <B>Allison Hobbs,</B> <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Essence Magazine,</I> Best-Selling Author.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: " face=Arial><FONT size=3><FONT style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </FONT><B>J. L. King, </B>author of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Down Low</I> and<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> Coming Up from the Down Low, </I>has been cited in over 100 national and international publications including <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Jet, Newsweek, Time, Ebony, People, </I>and<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> Essence Magazine </I>and<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </I>has appeared on numerous television shows. He has consulted with several national health and education organizations and lectured at numerous universities and colleges. </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: " face=Arial><FONT size=3><FONT style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </FONT>King is the recipient of awards for educating people about the importance of getting tested for HIV and in motivating people to make healthy choices relating to sex. He is Founder, President, and CEO of Urban Moon Publishing, a publishing company that he founded to assist aspiring writers to become best-selling authors. King serves as CEO of the Lillie Mae King Foundation which provides financial support to Black families who have been impacted by HIV/AIDS. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia. </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: " face=Arial><FONT size=3><FONT style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </FONT><B>Allison Hobbs, </B>author of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Double Dippin',</I> resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she is working on her next novel. A singer during the era of the "Philly Sound," Hobbs was a member of a female trio known as Brown Sugar. The Philadelphia trio toured as background singers and performed as the opening act for artists such as Marvin Gaye and Earth, Wind, & Fire. A self-taught folk artist, Hobbs' prolific body of work portrays scenes of black Americana. She received a B.S. degree from Temple University. For more information or to register, call <B>(216) 623-2822.</B></FONT></FONT></P></body></html>