This is a page created to show past events and links that I just couldn’t delete but needed to save to keep track of what I’ve done and to show achievements of past events.
Plus it’s also a page you can peruse if you’re interested in having me speak on any workshops I’ve done in the past.
(Press Control + F on the keyboard & then type in workshop to find these events)
And you can always contact me for future workshops as well.
October 25th, 2025 – 11am – 4pm Royal Oak Library Author Festival – 203 S Troy St, Royal Oak | Click here for more info
November 1st – 11am – 3pm – Women Who Write & Create at the Hilton Garden Inn – Grand Rapids East, MI | Admission Free hasucollaborative.com/women-who-write
November 29,⋅9:30 am – 2:30 pm – NDL 2025 Small Business Saturday Author Book Fair – 620 E Main St, Niles, MI 49120
August 8th – 9th – Northeast Ohio book signing inside the beautiful Event Center at the Eastwood Mall, Niles, OH. It will be August 9th, 2025. Friday night, there will be a NON-SIGNING meet and greet. Just Authors and readers getting to know one another. Saturday 11-1 will be VIP lunch 1-2. General Admission will be 2-4
July 18th – Graced Sister Circle Meetup workshop facilitator. Topic: Getting Around the Writers Block: Moving Forward No Matter How Stuck You Are. 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Detroit, Michigan
July 20th – 8th Annual Detroit Bookfest 10 am – 4 pm | Eastern Market, Shed 5, Detroit, Michigan
April 26th – Southwest Michigan Writers Conference – 21st Century Literary Goals for Success | Lincoln Township Public Library | Stevenship, Michigan
May 10th – Southside Festival Series – Authors Expo & Book Fair | Jackson, Michigan
May 17th – UPPAA Writers Conference – 21st Century Literary Goals for Success | Peter White Library, Marquette, Michigan
May 31st – Mimosas & Momentum 2025 3-7pm |13741 W McNichols, Detroit, Michigan 48235
March 1st – Romance Bingo | SweetWater Indie Bookstore | Ann Arbor, Michigan
4MAR, WED 12 – 4pm Making Money from your Reading Passion Workshop – @DetroitLibrary Parkman Branch 1766 Oakman Blvd
5MAR, THU 8 – 8:30pm Siera London Podcast online TBD
12MAR, THU 6 – 7:30pm Taylor Library Writer’s Group – 8 Ways a Writer can Achieve Success Taylor Community Library
14MAR, SAT 10am – 1pm #MotownWriters @Meetup Writing Discussion Meetupp Detroit Public Library – Main
March 17, 2020 TUES 6PM. EVENT: We Want Our Bodies Back – with poet Jessica care Moore & journalist Rochelle Riley at The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
22MAR, SUN 11am – 1pm Getting Around The Block, Moving Forward No Matter How Stuck You Are….
11APR, SAT 10am – 1pm #MotownWriters @Meetup Writing Discussion Meetupp Detroit Public Library – Main
18APR, SAT 1 – 2pm 21st Century Guide to Publishing & Marketing Your Book Marguerite de Angeli Library
APRIL 27, 2020 11:00 A.M. “AUTHOR’S WORKSHOP: WRITING WITH A PURPOSE” This workshop will cover tips from author Sylvia Hubbard. Ms Hubbard is the founder of Motown Writers. WCCCD – Eastern Campus-LRC .For more information, please visit: http://www.wcccd.edu/dept/learning_resource_center.htm
9MAY, SAT 10am – 1pm #MotownWriters @Meetup Writing Discussion Meetupp Detroit Public Library – Main
16MAY, SAT All day Red Ink Conference
June5th Griot & Grub, is excited to announce another addition to our JUNE guest storytellers…WELCOME, Sylvia Hubbard-Hutula, founder of Motown Writers, and an award winning author! (https://griotandgrub.ticketspice.com/griot-grub)
13JUN, SAT 10am – 1pm #MotownWriters @Meetup Writing Discussion Meetupp Detroit Public Library – Main
25JUN, THU – 28 All Weekend CILLA’S BOOK MANIACS 2020 Extravaganza Maritime Conference Center Calendar: Sylvia Literary World, Accepted
11JUL, SAT 10am – 1pm #MotownWriters @Meetup Writing Discussion Meetupp Detroit Public Library – Main
2AUG, SUN 8 – 9am The National Book Club Conference InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta Calendar: Sylvia Literary World, Accepted
8AUG, SAT 10am – 1pm #MotownWriters @Meetup Writing Discussion Meetupp Detroit Public Library – Main
15AUG, SAT All day Who’s ready for the 2nd Mayhem in the Midwest Madison Marriott West
12SEP, SAT 10am – 1pm #MotownWriters @Meetup Writing Discussion Meetupp Detroit Public Library – Main
10OCT, SAT 10am – 1pm #MotownWriters @Meetup Writing Discussion Meetupp Detroit Public Library – Main
14NOV, SAT 10am – 1pm #MotownWriters @Meetup Writing Discussion Meetupp Detroit Public Library – Main
12DEC, SAT 10am – 1pm #MotownWriters @Meetup Holiday Literay Gathering Detroit Public Library – Main
9JAN, SAT 10am – 1pm #MotownWriters @Meetup Writing Discussion Meetupp Detroit Public Library – Main
Spring Writers’ Conference – Focus on Self Publishing | Keynote Speaker, Workshop Facilitator & Panel Member. Go to www.RochesterWriters.com for more information and to register
Dreaming Dirty In Michigan 2018 PARTICIPATING AUTHOR http://dreamingdirty.com/attending-authors/ Eden Rose and Virginia Johnson are bringing Dreaming Dirty to Michigan. This event is an opportunity for readers to meet their favorite authors, interact with others and find their new favorites!Ed… See details
Jan 26, 2019 11:00 AM
Oak Park, Michigan
Coop Exchange LLC
21st Century Publishing & Market Workshop – Because many writers get overwhelmed with the abundance of information about the self-publishing process, what it’ll cost, how to do it right, how to come up with a good book idea, and more, I’ve created a step-by-step comprehensive self-publishing guide that will walk you through the beginning steps of how to write your book all the way to how to self-publish it. For more information on the workshop, please visit https://howtopublishandmarketyourbook19.eventbrite.com
Feb 16, 2019 3:00 PM
Lapeer, Michigan
Lapeer Library
Goals for Writers & Authors to Reach Success Workshop @ Marguerite deAngeli Branch. Learn 8 goals you need to make and how you can achieve them to build your brand & increase book sales.
Jan 4, 2019 6:00 PM
Eastpointe, Michigan
New Way Christian Center
MODUS – The Self-publishing Series by Holden Entertainment Ministry Friday, January 4, 2019, at 7pm & Saturday, January 5, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Vendoring author Learn writing techniques used by associations that produce groundbreaking educational resources during our Writing Session. Hear the pearls and pitfalls of self-publishing from authors that have experienced it firsthand during the Authors Panel. Ask all of your tax, intellectual property, copyright, and marketing question during our Professional Expert Panel.
Date
City, State
Venue
Event
Dec 17, 2018 10:00 AM
Oak Park, Michigan
Coop Exchange LLC
BLOGGING FOR BUSINESS WITH SYLVIA HUBBARD Workshop “A blog is created every three seconds,” acco… See details
DateCity, StateVenueEventNov 3, 2018 11:00 AMDetroit, MIDetroit Public Library Wilder BranchWriting yourself out of your block RSVP: https://kontactr.com/user/sylviahubbard1. In the Subject Line Add “RSVP to Writing Out My Block” 3 Part Workshop to Get Your Book Completed Participants will get help with “How to start when you can’t”, “How to keep going when you don’t feel like it”, and “How to finish the story when it feels like nothing is left”. Sylvia Hubbard will give tips and tricks to keep the motivation starting and going and answer those deep questions like, “Am I writing this right”?Nov 10, 2018 8:00 AMDec 17, 2018 10:00 AM
BLOGGING FOR BUSINESS WITH SYLVIA HUBBARD Workshop “A blog is created every three seconds,” according to Google in 2006. That number has nearly quadrupled today. “E-marketer.com estimates that in 2012, 96.6 million internet users in the US read a blog at least once a month.” In 2016, e-Marketer estimates the number to increase to 128.2M or 58% of all US internet users. Knowing what a blog is and how to set up your platform will give you the advantage with these readers who could quite possibly become your consumers! With the success of blogging do you really understand what it takes to have a successful blog? Would you want to learn how to generate traffic? Get return traffic? Make money from your blog? See product and services? RSVP & $: https://blogging4businessylviahubbard.eventbrite.com
Mar 17, 2018 12:00 PMDetroit, MIChaney Branch, Detroit Public LibraryHow to Publish and Market your Book In the 21st Century – Workshop Presenter
Apr 17, 2018 6:30 PMDetroit, MichiganAspiring Writers Association of America – Detroit …Using Blogs & Books to Rock Your Career Workshop with Sylvia Hubbard Participants will learn how to build influence and gain profits using their blog (website), books (products) and social media. Learn to maintain a brand, build a platform and time management to help achieve notoriety in the niche, all the while making your passion profitable. http://awaoa.com/
Apr 21, 2018 2:30 PMAdrian, MILenawee County LibraryLenawee District Library 2018 Author Fair – participating author
Apr 28, 2018 11:00 AMDayton, OhioDayton, Ohio Book Event @ David H. Ponitz Conferen…Participating Author
May 19, 2018 12:00 PMDetroit, MichiganCG Community Center
Detroit Hustle and Grind Book Fair sponsored by Hood Book Headquarters. Participating Authors. Initial event takes place at CG Community Center and then the night events adjourn to Hood Book Headquarters Book Store
Nov 29, 2017 5:00 PM
Detroit, Michigan
Women in Digital – Detroit Chapter
Women in Digital – Detroit Chapter November 29th (time and location TBD) Author will be the speaker … See details
Writing Yourself Out of Your Block Workshop by Sylvia Hubbard. Participants will get help with How t… See details
Feb 14, 2018 6:00 PM
Oak Park, MI
City of Oak Park Library
Valentine’s Day for #BookLovers – Featured Author See details
Date
City, State
Venue
Event
June 16, 2018
Pontiac MI
Pontiac Public Library
Authors EXPO will feature author from noon to five. Bring books to sign and get a free gift; buy books to sign and get a gift. Got Ebooks, show them on your device and you get a gift too!
Oct 7, 2017 12:00 PM
Detroit, Michigan
FullerWoman.org
Fuller Woman Expo 3 day event where the author will be teaching a workshop on self-publishing. Regis… See details
Oct 14, 2017 10:00 AM
Southfield, Michigan
TMS Literary EVENT
Keynote Speaker @ Writing, Publishing & Marketing Event See details
Oct 22, 2017 2:00 PM
Detroit, Michigan
WolffHouse Independent Bookstore
WolffHouse Books and Publishing Soft Grand Opening Bookstore for Independent Authors & Artist… Aut… See details
The Writers Collective Writing Group, Author Presenter. Topic: How to Get Away with Writing, Publishing and Marketing a Book. www.meetup.com/The-Writing-Collective
When:
Saturday, August 19, 2017, 10:00 AM
Where:
Columbus Metropolitan Library – South High Branch, 3540 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio, United States 43207
North End Collective, 6513 Woodward Avenue, Detroit , MI, United States 48202
Michigan Sisters In Crime Networking Soiree, Author Participant located Across street from Aunt Agatha Bookshop in Ann Arbor Michigan https://www.eventbrite.com/e/michigan-sisters-in-crime-membership-event-tickets-34950500889 When: Saturday, July 29, 2017, 2:00 PM Where: Across the street from Aunt Agatha’s Bookstore, 212 S 4TH AVE, ANN ARBOR, MI, United States 48104-2102
Hannah House, 14346 E Jefferson, Detroit, MI, United States 48215
Apr 28, 2016 8:00 AM Detroit, Michigan Romance Slam Jam #RSJ2016 3day conference for readers and authors in Detroit. This author Will host workshops and booksignings
May 23, 2016 6:00 PM Detroit, MI Parkman Branch, Detroit Public Library Social Media for Authors & Readers Workshop @ Technology Literacy & Career Center at The Parkman Branch of Detroit Public Library. Social Media is a great tool for Authors to promote their books, but did you know it could also help readers as well? Not only can you show off your book passion, but also earn money for that passion! Join Sylvia Hubbard, to learn more about getting on Social Media and using the tools to not only sell books, but showcase all your literary endeavors, products and services. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-media-for-authors-readers-workshop-tickets-24198021935
Jun 17, 2016 12:00 PM Detroit, MI Parkman Branch, Detroit Public Library Social Media for Authors & Readers Workshop @ Technology Literacy & Career Center at The Parkman Branch of Detroit Public Library. Social Media is a great tool for Authors to promote their books, but did you know it could also help readers as well? Not only can you show off your book passion, but also earn money for that passion! Join Sylvia Hubbard, to learn more about getting on Social Media and using the tools to not only sell books, but showcase all your literary endeavors, products and services. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-media-for-authors-readers-workshop-tickets-24198021935
Jun 19, 2016 3:00 PM YouTube, ShelfAddiction Book Chat LIVE | Sylvia Hubbard #SABCLIVE #BookTube #RustCity2016 Join LIVE for author of the hour, Sylvia Hubbard, to talk about her book as well as attending Rust City 2016.
Jul 9, 2016 10:00 AM Holland, Michigan Haworth Inn Tulip City Author Event – Attending Author : First ever Tulip City Author Event. Planning for 33 authors in lovely downtown Holland within walking distance to restaurants and shops. http://facebook.com/www.facebook.com/tulipcityauthorevent
Sep 1, 2016 12:00 AM Internet, Internet Featured Author of the Day on Latoya Murchison Website http://authorlatoyamurchison.blogspot.com. Please visit, comment & share. Thx!
OLD EVENTS (CONTACT ME IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN HAVING ANY OF THESE EVENTS AT YOUR CONFERENCE, SCHOOL, WRITER’S GROUP OR MORE)
Apr 3, 2016 12:05 PM Detroit, MI All Things Detroit Contributing Author to Pardon My Dust http://www.pleasepardonmydust.com/ Apr 8, 2016 6:30 PM Detroit, MI Detroit Unity Temple DUPASS Writing Group Author Speaker Author will discuss writing life, offer tips on how to stick to the task of writing, talk about #MotownWriters & promote latest book.
Apr 17, 2016 2:00 PM DETROIT, MI “On Writing” Workshop for The Holistic Training Institute. Intro for new writers and inspire people to continue their publishing projects.
Apr 17, 2016 8:00 PM FACEBOOK [PRIVATE GROUP WEBINAR] How to grab Interviews on podcast and internet to expand sales, reach and create content.
Apr 20, 2016 8:00 AM Internet, Internet Author Blog Feature @ Princess of the Light Blog http://princessofthelight.wordpress.com Check out the author feature all day at this website! Comment, share and subscribe.
Saturday, January 22
10:00am
Creative Writing for Youths
Tuesday, January 25
8:00pm
How to Start and Manage a Fab Book Club Teleseminar
Thurs April 15th: (Taxes & Census Due) RawSistaz Book Chat (online) Rawsistaz.com Hosting Bookclub @ The Carr with Paula Tutman 311 E Grand River 48226 6pm
Fri April 16th (PERSONAL) Dentist appointment w/Daughter
Sat April 17th
Books & Breakfast @ My Sister & Me Restaurant 10am
Creative Writing Class @ The Carr 311 E Grand River 48226 12pm
Stars of Tomorrow Artist Mentorship Program 3pm 311 E Grand River 48226
Tues April 20th – Private meeting for Essence of Motown Literary Jam!
Butterfly Bash – special guest speaker on Motherhood and reaching Goals – How Manage. All portion of proceeds will go to help Latreese Nicole Fagan Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc. Donate today!
May 25th Free Workshop “How To Start Your Writing Journey, Stay With Your Writing Journey Until The End & Finding Your Voice.” Virgil Carr Cultural Center 6pm 311 E. Grand River 48226. RSVP
