Kya Publishing's 2nd Annual Toronto Urban Book Expo (TUBE) @ Toronto Public Library (Malvern Branch), Scarborough, ON - Sat Feb 28th!

Kya Publishing's 2nd Annual Toronto Urban Book Expo (TUBE) is taking place this Saturday, February 28 at the Toronto Public Library (Malvern Branch, 30 Sewells Road at Neilson) from 12:00pm to 4:00pm.

This is a FREE event for all ages—a Black History Month book fair featuring 15 local urban writers, selling and celebrating their projects: urban fiction, children’s books, motivational texts, and poetry.

FEATURING:

·        Book launches from children’s authors Angela Walcott, and Simone DaCosta

·        An open meeting of the BlackStarLine Readers Book Club, who will be speaking with Toronto author Kamilah Haywood about her new urban fiction book Concrete Jungle

·        Great raffles prizes: a Kobo Arc 7 e-reader, and a Chapters/Indigo gift certificate

·        A chance to win tickets to an upcoming Toronto Raptors game (with the purchase of a book)

·        Live music from DJ Majesty

·        Refreshments, and a chance to network with Toronto’s hottest urban writers

·        An opportunity to purchase my Urban Toronto Tales book collection, and my new novel Carnival Spotlight

FREE TRANSPORTATION TO TUBE!

We’re excited to announce that Uber, the app that connects you with a private driver at the tap of a button, will be offering new users their first ride free, up to $25 to or from the Toronto Urban Book Expo (the UberX option is 30-40% cheaper than a taxi ride). Just follow these steps to create your Uber account:

1. Sign up here using the code TUBE2015 or go to uber.com/go/TUBE2015
2. Download the free app for iPhone, Android or Windows
3. Sign into your account, and request your ride when you’re ready to go!

Facebook event page here

Toronto Public Library Link here

Toronto Urban Book Expo @ Toronto Public Library, Malvern Branch, Scarborough, ON - Sat Feb 8th!

The TORONTO URBAN BOOK EXPO (TUBE) is the only Canadian event dedicated to celebrating urban fiction—an annual exposition of contemporary urban Canadian writers where authors will have the opportunity to display, sell, and communicate their projects while promoting support and recognition for urban literature and literacy.

TUBE will highlight published, self-published, and aspiring writers and their books—it will also feature other urban cultural artists as well as guests from the Canadian literary/cultural community..

TUBE will take place on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Toronto Public Library, Malvern Branch, and The S.P.O.T. (30 Sewells Road, Toronto, Ontario M1B 3G5), featuring:

*TEEN WRITING WORKSHOP ($25 registration)
*BOOK FAIR (free admission)
*URBAN EXPERT ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS (registration required)

Along with our featured writers, TUBE participants will also include individuals who can inform and guide attending urban authors and book lovers in their interaction with the Canadian readership and urban community (i.e. readers, urban media professionals, urban cultural advocates, literary specialists, representatives from Canadian bookstores and libraries, published Canadian authors, and academic experts).

Time` 1p - 4:30p

For more information, please contact Stacey Marie Robinson at info@kyapublishing.com or 647-342-3040.