BLACK WRITERS WEEKEND
Friday July 31st 2026
FILM FEST
📍Auburn Ave. Research Library
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM - Featuring this year's independent filmmakers.
| Time | Film | Runtime |
| 10:30 AM | Finding Myself | 5:30 |
| 10:36 AM | Blind Faith | 8:00 |
| 10:44 AM | Dear Black Girl Who Stayed Online Anyway | 9:50 |
| 10:54 AM | The Reel Life | 11:00 |
| 11:05 AM | Who's Ya People | 13:23 |
| 11:19 AM | The Voicemail | 14:29 |
| 11:33 AM | Hard Conversations: Jayla and Malcolm | 15:00 |
| 11:48 AM | Attached | 15:00 |
| 12:03 PM | Look Up, Child | 16:52 |
| Time | Film | Runtime |
| 12:20 PM | LAUNDRY | 18:50 |
| 12:39 PM | Intergalactic Ingenue | 19:33 |
| 12:59 PM | Skipping A Beat | 19:35 |
| 1:19 PM | S.O.S. | 19:55 |
| 1:39 PM | A Beautiful Lie | 20:00 |
| 1:59 PM | Our Thoughts & Prayers | 20:44 |
| 2:20 PM | Damaged Goods | 30:00 |
| Time | Film | Screened |
| 2:50 PM | A Song for Nia | 15:00 |
| 3:05 PM | SEASICK | 15:00 |
| Time | Film | Runtime |
| 3:50 PM | Dear Black Writers | ~1 hour |
The Filmmakers Panel
📍Auburn Ave. Research Library
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Featuring this year's independent filmmakers
Access To Hollywood Panel
📍Auburn Ave. Research Library
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Access To Hollywood Panel
KICKOFF MIXER | OPEN MIC
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM - 🎉 Readings & Mixer
📍 Darwin Hotel Garden
Featuring literary Creatives — Moderated by Anayo Awuzie
Saturday , August 1, 2026
FULL EXPERIENCE DAY
Loudermilk | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
CHECK-IN & VENDOR MARKETPLACE AT Loudermilk
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Loudermilk
40 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
Pitch Fest - For Books
11:15 AM - 5:00 PMLoudermilk
Creative Access Pass Holders can pitch their book concepts plus win book deals.
Lit Lounge
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | BookFunnel Workshop |
| 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | Stewarding Stories Across Language, Place, and Time |
| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | The Biggest Book Launch Blueprint |
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | So You Want To Be A Publisher... |
| 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Scripting Our Survival: Harnessing the Power of Narrative to Build Identity and Influence |
| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | "Creative Stillness: Reframing Writer's Block as Creative Pause |
| 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | Build A Career Across Multiple Genres |
The Pen House
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Sharing Your Story Builds Connections |
| 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | Purpose, Process, and the Journey to Publication |
| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | Shopping Hour & Lunch |
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Healing Forward Workshop |
| 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Healing the Writer |
| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Digital and In-Person Networking Strategies for Creatives |
| 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | Wealth, Wellness, and Writing with Agency |
Main Stage
| 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM | We Been Through Some Things | |
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | #BlackAFBookTok | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | Next Up Panel | |
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Little Readers, Big Impact | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | I Am Creative | |
| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Comics, Cosplay & Culture | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | HiStory | |
| 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Buckhead Art & Company | Book Swap Mixer |
Sunday August 2, 2026
Pitch Fest - For Books
11:15 AM - 5:00 PMLoudermilk
Creative Access Pass Holders can pitch their book concepts plus win book deals.
Lit Lounge
| 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM | The Business of Books: How the Black List is Supporting Fiction and Nonfiction Writers |
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Diverse Representation: A Conversation with Black Talent Managers, Attorneys, Publicists and Financial Advisors |
| 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | From Idea to Impact: Preparing Your Message for Publication |
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | From Page to Platform: Storytelling, Publishing & Influence |
| 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | The DEI Hire |
| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Every Line A Legacy Panel |
The Pen House
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | The Pen, The Pulpit, and The People |
| 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | Writing with AI |
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | GRANT WRITING AND STORYTELLING: Turning Mission Into Momentum |
| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | AI by US: AfroTemporalistic Intelligence, The Source Code for Black Storytelling |
Main Stage
| 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM | The Future Is Black & Booked |
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Behind the Confessionals: Inside the World of Black Reality TV |
| 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | Books That Make You Go Oooo |
| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | I AM CREATIVE |
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Wrong Path, Right Perspective Panel |
| 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Raising Funds, Raising Stories |
| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | The Authorpreneur Mindset |
| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Plot Twists & Truths: Q&A With Phoenix Williams |