Week of October 16—Finding Hooks to Inspire Your Books
Tuesday, October 18—Holidays and Observances Celebrating Diversity
As a writer you may know about (or discover) and event that needs to celebrated and written about that no one else has tapped into. Who’s to say that a publisher or bookseller wouldn’t decide that the topic you have introduced isn’t worthy of being featured in a store? Be creative, venture into new territory . . . but remember that you can pitch the event, holiday, or observances along with your book. You might very well create a new hook of which no one else could have dreamed!
Holidays and Observances Celebrating Diversity
JANUARY
Religious Freedom Day
FEBRUARY
Black History Month
Chinese Lunar New Year
Rosa Parks’ Birthday
Mexico Constitution Day
Race Relations Day
MARCH
Greek-American Heritage Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
Women’s History Month
World Day of Prayer
Brazil Carnival
APRIL
National Tartan Day
MAY
Asian Pacific American History Month
Jewish-American Heritage Month
National Day of Prayer (USA)
Holocaust Memorial Day
Cinco de Mayo
May Day
JUNE
Fil-American Friendship Day
Juneteenth
Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
SEPTEMBER
Hispanic Heritage Month
OCTOBER
German-American Heritage Month
National Italian-American Heritage Month
Polish-American Heritage Month
NOVEMBER
National American Indian Heritage Month
Seasonal Changes
Spring, March
Summer, June (Summer Solstice—longest daylight)
Fall, September
Winter, December (Winter Solstice—shortest daylight)
For additional information see: http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/ethnic_relig/ethnic.html
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