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- 1:11Speaker 1: Think tha, gentle line, I have your attention. Please the
- 2:12Speaker 1: show stops in ten Why day seven six five four
- 2:26Speaker 1: three fwo one go.
- 2:36Speaker 2: Hey everyone, this is your girl Ssie book gut eight
- 2:40Speaker 2: four three. And it's Tuesday, everyone, and today's actually special
- 2:48Speaker 2: why because it is election day? So how many of
- 2:54Speaker 2: you guys went out there and did the thing? All right?
- 3:00Speaker 2: I see you, I see you. In my case, I
- 3:03Speaker 2: was not able to vote because there were no elections
- 3:06Speaker 2: in my area, but I did go and I volunteered. Okay,
- 3:12Speaker 2: so your girl worked the polls. Okay, that didn't come
- 3:17Speaker 2: out right. I worked the election polls. It was wonderful
- 3:23Speaker 2: to greet those in the community, seeing them coming out
- 3:26Speaker 2: and there doing their civic duties. So it wasn't an honor,
- 3:30Speaker 2: and I would like to think everyone that opportunity. So
- 3:35Speaker 2: tonight we were supposed to have author kay Neely, but
- 3:39Speaker 2: her baby is sick. So we send prayers to your
- 3:43Speaker 2: little man. Hope you feel better, sweetheart. So today we
- 3:49Speaker 2: are going to talk about that time of the year. Okay, no,
- 3:53Speaker 2: I'm not talking about that time you guys. Okay, So
- 3:58Speaker 2: are you guys ready? Are you ready? Are you ready?
- 4:02Speaker 2: So we're gonna count down and we're gonna talk about where.
- 4:07Speaker 2: We're gonna show you what we're talking about. Okay, step five, four,
- 4:16Speaker 2: three two one. You guys, it is awards season. Yes,
- 4:26Speaker 2: Aspiring Authors and Bookals Awards twenty twenty six. This is
- 4:34Speaker 2: a chance for you to nominate the best in several categories.
- 4:39Speaker 2: And we're gonna give those authors, those influencers, those promoters,
- 4:46Speaker 2: those book reviewers. They're flowers. Okay, soup. Here's the mission
- 4:54Speaker 2: for SC Bookouts and Friends. SC Bookouts and Friends is
- 4:58Speaker 2: a dedicated to promote owning a love of literature by
- 5:02Speaker 2: spotlighting diverse voices with a special emphasis on uplifting uplifting
- 5:10Speaker 2: black and brown authors through engaging book reviews, thought provoking interviews,
- 5:17Speaker 2: clever giveaway, creative giveaways, and meaningful discussion. Yeah, I am
- 5:24Speaker 2: all over the plaze right. We aim to foster a
- 5:27Speaker 2: vibrant literary community that celebrates cultural richness and champions under
- 5:34Speaker 2: represent stories. So that is the mission of SCI book
- 5:38Speaker 2: House and Friends. And here is the mission and Inspiring
- 5:45Speaker 2: Office Magazine. The Spying Office Magazine was created to be
- 5:49Speaker 2: a voice for those who think they do not have
- 5:52Speaker 2: a voice in the black and brown community. We desired
- 5:55Speaker 2: to bridge the gap between black and brown authors around
- 5:58Speaker 2: the world, while touching on top is affecting our black
- 6:02Speaker 2: and brown people. You have a purpose, and our founder,
- 6:05Speaker 2: Angela Thomas Smith, wants you to know that Genesis twenty
- 6:09Speaker 2: five twelve to fifteen state that you are chosen? Do
- 6:13Speaker 2: you believe that you are chosen? So go ahead and
- 6:21Speaker 2: get your pen and pencils so you can write down
- 6:24Speaker 2: these states. Okay, you got your pen, You got your puzzle.
- 6:28Speaker 2: You gotta beza paper. You need all three maybe two
- 6:31Speaker 2: out of three? All right? So the nomination period is
- 6:38Speaker 2: November fifteenth through December twenty fifth. At that time you
- 6:42Speaker 2: will see a nomination form across the social media networks
- 6:47Speaker 2: of sc book, thousand, friend and aspiring out there some magazine. Okay.
- 6:51Speaker 2: You can also check our blog which is www dot
- 6:55Speaker 2: Scbookgalsandfriends dot com and be able to click there to
- 6:59Speaker 2: enter your nominations. Now, the voting period is from January
- 7:04Speaker 2: first to January thirty first. Now, last year we made
- 7:11Speaker 2: it to where you can only vote once. This year,
- 7:14Speaker 2: we do not. We're not gonna do that. You can
- 7:18Speaker 2: vote as many times as you like to for your author. Okay,
- 7:24Speaker 2: won as what will be announced virtually on February third,
- 7:28Speaker 2: twenty twenty six. That would be the first show of
- 7:32Speaker 2: season four of sc book Yaws and Friends. Season four.
- 7:40Speaker 2: I feel so honored and so blessed to say season four.
- 7:47Speaker 2: To look back from where I came from to now,
- 7:53Speaker 2: it's remarkable. Okay, so that share saved? The dates? All right? Now,
- 8:03Speaker 2: how to vote again? We're gonna go through this a
- 8:07Speaker 2: number of fifth the December twenty fifth you can nominate
- 8:11Speaker 2: your famous, your favorites across all categories. Feel free submit
- 8:16Speaker 2: as many nominations as you like within that time period.
- 8:21Speaker 2: You can even nominate yourself who can be your biggest fan?
- 8:25Speaker 2: But you yourself correct? All right? Eligible publications are those released.
- 8:32Speaker 2: Pay attention to these dates November of twenty twenty four
- 8:38Speaker 2: and October of twenty twenty five. Again, if you nominate
- 8:44Speaker 2: somebody in a special category, their books have have to
- 8:48Speaker 2: been released or they have to been for my bloggers
- 8:55Speaker 2: reviewer that have to be active between November twenty twenty
- 8:59Speaker 2: four and October twenty twenty five. Okay, Now, from December
- 9:05Speaker 2: twenty seven, twenty twenty five, to December thirty first, twenty
- 9:09Speaker 2: twenty five, all the nominations will be reviewed and the
- 9:12Speaker 2: top five nominees in each category will advance to the
- 9:17Speaker 2: final round. Now, from January first to January thirty first,
- 9:24Speaker 2: you can cast your vote for your favorite finalists in
- 9:28Speaker 2: each category. Okay, so remember number fifteen twenty fifth nominations Okay,
- 9:39Speaker 2: publications have been between November twenty twenty four and October
- 9:44Speaker 2: twenty twenty five. Now, final voting is January first through
- 9:52Speaker 2: January thirty first. Okay, So the category lorries are Best
- 10:07Speaker 2: Nonfiction Book, Best Nonfiction Author, Best Street Lead Street Lit Book,
- 10:16Speaker 2: and Best Street Lift Author. Now do know the book
- 10:22Speaker 2: can be from one author and the nomination for best
- 10:25Speaker 2: Author can be another author. They do not have to
- 10:29Speaker 2: be the same author. Okay. The next one, we have
- 10:37Speaker 2: best Male Author of the Year, Female Author of the Year,
- 10:42Speaker 2: Best New Author. So let me explain Best new Author.
- 10:48Speaker 2: Best new Author means that that author has not had
- 10:53Speaker 2: any other published works before this voting time period. In
- 11:01Speaker 2: other words, that nomination that the period of November twenty
- 11:09Speaker 2: twenty fourth and October twenty twenty fifth. That has to
- 11:12Speaker 2: be the range of their first published novel. Okay, Reader's Award,
- 11:19Speaker 2: that's the book that you love the most Okay, Best
- 11:27Speaker 2: book Blog, Best book Club, Best Collaboration. Best collaboration would
- 11:34Speaker 2: be more than one author in one novel, Okay, doesn't
- 11:39Speaker 2: matter how many authors, just more than one Okay, Best
- 11:44Speaker 2: book Reviewer. Now, remember this has to be between the
- 11:48Speaker 2: years the year November of twenty twenty four and October
- 11:54Speaker 2: of twenty twenty five. Next one Best romance Author, Best
- 12:05Speaker 2: romance Book, Best poetry book, Best poetry book author, Best Promoter,
- 12:16Speaker 2: best podcast, best influencer, best series, and best novella. Now,
- 12:25Speaker 2: when we say novella, we are looking for books that
- 12:29Speaker 2: is under a hundred pages. Okay. It doesn't matter if
- 12:33Speaker 2: it's ebook or printed or even audiobook. It just has
- 12:37Speaker 2: to be under one hundred pages. If you have any questions,
- 12:47Speaker 2: feel free to contact me at email, SI Bookouts of
- 12:51Speaker 2: Friends at gmail dot com or Patrese Brumble on Facebook.
- 12:56Speaker 2: So you guys, you remember those days, Remember all those
- 13:01Speaker 2: days I was telling you about. Make sure you pay
- 13:04Speaker 2: attention to the dates. And it is an honor to
- 13:08Speaker 2: be able to do this again. So I normally wait
- 13:15Speaker 2: until December, the end of December to say that, oh
- 13:20Speaker 2: we thank you, but I think it's due now, you know,
- 13:24Speaker 2: you guys twenty twenty five has been a year of
- 13:32Speaker 2: places I've never seen, places I never thought I would go.
- 13:38Speaker 2: But all I know is God has had my back
- 13:41Speaker 2: for me, my family and the other ladies and gents
- 13:46Speaker 2: public crew. So I want to give you guys the
- 13:51Speaker 2: opportunity to make yours say so for the twenty twenty
- 13:56Speaker 2: six Aspiring Act Aspiring Authors Book y'all Awards. Okay, if
- 14:02Speaker 2: you have any questions, feel free, like I said, email
- 14:06Speaker 2: me at scbookyalls and friends at gmail dot com or
- 14:12Speaker 2: always on Facebook and it actually that's a quicker way
- 14:15Speaker 2: of getting me at Pittrees grumble. Now I am booking
- 14:22Speaker 2: for next year. Okay. There are three ways you can
- 14:25Speaker 2: book me. We can book for a live Tuesday night podcast,
- 14:30Speaker 2: we can look book for a pre recorded podcast, or
- 14:34Speaker 2: we can book for a blog interview. I would like
- 14:39Speaker 2: make my authors or publishers, or I want to reach
- 14:47Speaker 2: out to illustrators and I want to reach out to
- 14:50Speaker 2: audio narrators. I want to give you a chance to
- 14:52Speaker 2: promote your work on the best comfortable platform for you,
- 14:56Speaker 2: the same way you get in touch on me for
- 14:58Speaker 2: the awards ceremony. It's the exact same way you would
- 15:02Speaker 2: get in touch, in me for the podcasts and interviews
- 15:07Speaker 2: and for the boss. Okay, at the bottom of the
- 15:10Speaker 2: screens you will see all my social media contacts. I'm
- 15:14Speaker 2: starting to get a little bit more active on TikTok,
- 15:17Speaker 2: but really got to get it into my head. I
- 15:21Speaker 2: don't know why. I just don't understand why. I just
- 15:24Speaker 2: can't get it to my head. So and then there
- 15:28Speaker 2: is TikTok, s E book outs and Friends, Good Read,
- 15:32Speaker 2: sc book hous and Friends or SC bookal and then
- 15:36Speaker 2: space Friends. Then I'm on Instagram at sc book Gallen
- 15:40Speaker 2: Friends or sc Bookalue for three So contact me any
- 15:44Speaker 2: type of way form that you need. Okay, it's another
- 15:48Speaker 2: Tuesday night, another book in the books. We can't say
- 15:55Speaker 2: book in the books because guess what we didn't have
- 15:58Speaker 2: a book tonight. Well, I guess that we say another show.
- 16:04Speaker 2: Make sure you nominate someone but each one of those categories. Okay,
- 16:08Speaker 2: and I will see you next week Tuesday with another
- 16:12Speaker 2: author and another book. Remember there's no such thing as
- 16:16Speaker 2: an old book because not everybody is read every book.
- 16:19Speaker 2: You guys, have a good night. Bye,