The 2020 conference will be held at Harborside Hotel, 6400 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 (301) 839-7666. The room rate is $179/night and you may make reservations @

BARR CONFERENCE GROUP BLOCK

• The conference will open at 9 am on Friday morning, October 2, 2020.

• The Author Expo will open on Friday from 1 to 6 pm and on Saturday from 9 am til 3 pm.

• Early Bird Registration for Author/Vendors ends June 30.

• Early Bird Tickets for readers ends September 5. A group rate for groups of five (5) or more is available.

• Two author/vendors may share a table or an author may register a helper or assistant by clicking on that ticket.

• Registered author/vendors and ticket holders for BARR, may also register for a Master Class, The Art of Writing, with award-winning Author and Keynote Speaker Bernice McFadden. Seating is limited.

For up-to-date information about the Conference - including a list and pictures of participating authors and the weekend schedule - go to the event website www.blackauthorsandreadersrock.com or to the event Facebook page www.facebook.com/BARRConference