04288cam a22006615a 4500 23877241 BJBSDDR 20260923163435.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 240926s2025 flu rb 000 0aeng d 2024947375 1684817153 9781684817153 (paperback) 9781684817160 (ebook) 1684817161 (ebook) (OCoLC)1446262857 YDX eng YDX OCLCO BDX OCLCQ NYP OCLCO ORX IG# OCLCO HQD JO3 DGW FMU DLC eng lccopycat G618h 2025 813.54 B 23 808.8/9896 23/eng/20250310 Golden, Marita, 1950- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJckJPmC6VgmhbhdrtfjG3 50617 How to become a black writer : creating and honoring black stories that matter / Marita Golden. Miami, FL : Mango Publishing, [2025] ©2025 173 pages ; 21 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Book tlcgt General tlctarget Includes bibliographical references Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter one: the girl who flew on the winds of words -- Chapter two: pride, power, passion--the tree of knowledge -- Chapter three: biting the big apple -- Chapter four: coming home -- Chapter five: making it real -- Chapter six: witness, witness -- Chapter seven: teaching -- Chapter eight: a calling, not a career -- Appendix -- Resource guide -- About the author. "How Black Stories Shaped My Own. Award-winning author Marita Golden explores her writing career and how the igniting power of storytelling is still inspiring generations of Black authors today. A lifetime of stories to tell. Growing up, Marita would listen to bedtime stories of Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and many other champions of Black history. Now a champion herself in the literary world, she shares her story in a motivational autobiography you will never forget. How to Become a Black Writer details Marita Golden's life, career, and the most cherished memories she made along the way. From nurturing her passions during the civil rights movement to celebrating her 40th writing anniversary in D.C., Marita shows that every dreamer can inspire others with their story. A love letter to Black authors and readers. How to Become a Black Writer is not only just Marita's story, but can also be the start of yours. Inside, you'll find lessons and instructions based on her experiences during the renaissance of Black literature to help you cultivate your voice. Featuring timeless knowledge that helped not only Marita, but bestselling storytellers like Nzotake Shange and Toni Morrison, you, too can make a big change in the book publishing world. Discover meaningful events and the people behind them that helped Marita Golden to become the leading icon she is today, such as: How she was mentored under feminist poet Audre Lorde. Life as a groundbreaking journalist at Essence Magazine. Co-founding and leading the Hurston-Wright Foundation to help publish Black stories"-- Amazon.com Golden, Marita. African American women authors Biography. Authorship. Creative writing. American literature African American authors History and criticism. Écrivaines noires américaines Biographies. Art d'écrire. Création littéraire. authorship. aat Autobiographies. lcgft Literature. lcgft Informational works. lcgft Autobiographies. rvmgf Littérature. rvmgf Documents d'information. rvmgf Alexander, Kwame, 1968- writer of foreword. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkTbHrg6vPmkQFH7YCmh3 50618 0 ibc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc 0 BK llh 127980 127980 0 0 lcc 0 0 APT BJB BJB APT 2026-09-23 0 G618h 2025 00000203854 2026-09-23 16:35:12 1 2026-09-23 BK