Awards & Opportunities
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DECEMBER 2024
A cross discipline project
combining the art of writing and dance.
DECEMBER 5th - 8th 2024 at The Firehouse Theatre RVA
MIDDLE PASSAGE from JOY! Another Book of Poetry was the finale and one of seven written pieces choreographed for the production Read Style Weekly's "Third Time's A Charm."
Invited back!
SEPTEMBER 2024
Invited back to Penguin/RandomHouse for Women and Words 2! Honored to meet
one-on-one with two editors and one agent. Encouraged to take I AM HERE BECAUSE ... to the next level as an in-depth historical fiction.
She did it!
Commissioned ...
MARCH 2024
10,000 participants in five virtual presentations by Penguin Random House and Storehouse in a Box were invited to submit manuscripts. More than 300 manuscripts were submitted; Y.B. Taylor's landed in top 10% garnering her invite to speed date with literary agents in New York. (March 2024) What happens now?
Commissioned ...
Commissioned ...
to write "In Memoriam" poem for DREF (Delta Research and Educational Foundation) 2023 Roses and Violets Charitable Campaign, "A Mother's Love Creates Possibilities."
Y.B. Taylor
Y.B. Taylor
2018 Award of Merit recipient
Henrico County Historic Preservation
Recognized as an author of inspirational writings depicting and preserving the African American cultural experience.
Events: Check frequently for updates!
DECEMBER 5-8, 2024
PAGE TO STAGE III
by Starr Foster Dance
Firehouse Theatre
1609 W. Broad Street
Richmond VA
Poet, Y.B. Taylor, one of seven writers, in the cross medium performance.
Jun. 9, 2023, 10:00 AM EDT
Gary Flowers Show
Rejoice 101.3 FM
Poet, Y.B. Taylor and Author, Judith Bice
Interview with Host, Gary Flowers. If you missed, the broadcast can be heard using link below. Judith's and my segment of broadcast starts at the top of the second hour.
Enjoy!
Mar. 29, 2023, 6:30-8:30PM EDT
The Book Bar
1311 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Poetry Reading and Wine Tasting
The UVA Club of Richmond invites all alumni, friends, and families to join us for an evening of poetry reading and wine tasting with
Yolanda (Y.B.) Taylor (CLAS '76).
$15 per ticket to include wine tasting and charcuterie.
The 2023 Black Book Expo ⦿ A Conscious Literary Festival will showcase a vast display of literature featuring topics including black history, social justice, science, health, African Diasporic culture, African spirituality, personal development, novels and children’s books.
Independent authors will make presentations and sign their books. Live streaming will occur from the in-person event as well via the Society’s Facebook page. Books will also be available on the Society’s website.
Y.B. Taylor will present Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 6:30 PM!
BROWSE and BUY • DOMINION ENERGY CENTER
600 E. GRACE STREET
RICHMOND VA 23219
February 25, 3p – 7p, and Sunday, February 26, 3p – 7p
Pictured in my gallery of photos is this cap sans moi wearing it. In response to a request for photographs of "quirky" UVA memorabilia, I responded with a photo of my cap.
Fast forward, a few months later, I was contacted about being photographed in the cap for the Summer/Fall 2022 edition of the VIRGINIA magazine. Little did I know I would have an entire page to myself.
For those interested in reading the article, here is the link to the digitized version ...
Look what South Atlantic Region Author will be participating in the
Eastern Region's "Delta Authors on Tour!"
My membership name is used on the flyer but it is indeed Y.B. Taylor!
Updates will be provided on my Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Y.B.TaylorWrites and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CaLdhHGMmS6/
The New Haven Alumnae Chapter will be tracking sales; they are asking purchases be made by 11:59 PM, April 9, using any of the following links.
NHAC: https://nhacdst.org/events/daoter2022/
Eventbrite version: https://bit.ly/daoter2022
Facebook event link: https://fb.me/e/3191MF7wA
"SEE" YOU THERE!
Saturday, April 9, 2022
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
VIRTUAL
Through University of Virginia's RETOLD: Celebrating the Women of UVA, the author secured her place in the archives of UVA. RETOLD might even be considered an extension of the "Share Your Story Exhibit," which celebrated Black sisterhood through the centuries and organized around five themes:
- “Black UVA Women: Being First”
- “Charlottesville-Albemarle Women: Groundbreakers on the Homefront”
- “Artwork & Authors: Black Female Voices and Faces”
- “Fashions & Livelihoods: The Way They Wore”
- “Love, Marriage & Family: The Ties that Bind”
Y.B. Taylor, formerly Yolanda Burrell, and her Charter Line sorority sisters of the Kappa Rho Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. were part of the "Share Your Story" exhibit.