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Slam Jam 2008 - Chicago

Here a few pictures of me during Slam Jam, which was held in my home city of Chicago in April! To say we had a great time is putting it mildly - I HAD A BALL!! And I was honored to be the MC for the Friday Night Jam, the Keynote Luncheon (featuring Alice Wootson - she was a RIOT!) and the Emma Awards! Slam Jam in 2009 will be in LA - so get your loot together and come celebrate African American Romance! Hope to see you there!

Click here: http://www.romanceslamjam.org/conference/Newsletter/newsletter.htm

I had just arrived and was already too excited!

Here I am with Lisa G. Riley (to the left) during our Intimate Session with fans of our books. Standing is Cynthia, who is reading our bios. Funny how it always sounds better coming from someone else!

Author Mia Moore (right) and me during the Emma Awards. Mia, who is a new up and coming author (check out her book: Tonight I Give In), is such a doll and just like my little sister! Love ya, Mia!

Mia Moore, Beverly Jenkins (who swept the Emma's!) and Barbara Keaton

Here's Cynthia (right) and I getting down doing the Gangsta Shuffle - Chicago Style - following the Emma Awards!

The 2008 Romance Slam Jam committee: (left to right): Jamie Wesley, Allegra Cole, Jacki Miller (who are all members of Chi-town RAWSISTAZ), Ann Clay, Barbara Keaton, Deatri King-Bey, Dyanne Davis and Lisa G. Riley. It was said that we had great "swag!" LOL!

MORE PICTURES

Barbara speaks to attendees at the annual Ladies
of Romance event hosted at Carter G. Woodson
Library. She’s joined by authors Dyanne Davis and
Lisa G. Riley (not pictured).

Lisa G. Riley (pictured left in black) and Dyanne
Davis (second right in the white jacket) talk about
writing romance at the annual Ladies of Romance
event at the Carter G. Woodson Library, Chicago.

Barbara poses with author Tina McElroy-Ansa
at the recent Books Ink Literary Luncheon.
Barbara was a guest speaker along with Tina.

Barbara talks about creating positive, black
male characters during a recent appearance at
Books Ink Literary Luncheon.

Barbara (center) poses w/Shirley Hawkins (L) and
Linda D. Davis (R) of the Chicago Chapter,
Illinois 1, of Go On Girls Book Club, Inc. at the Books
Ink Literary Luncheon.

Barbara and LL Cool J