Heather Buchanan | SpeakerHub

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Heather Buchanan is a producer, publisher and musician. Founder of Willow Books, Buchanan oversees a mission to develop, publish and promote writers of color. Her LitFest series streams broadcasts of authors of color online. Buchanan is also the founder of AUXmedia, a film production company. A former Business Development Specialist for APR of London, Buchanan is the Executive Producer of The Remembrance Project, a multimedia and musical series. A Fellow of the Society for American Music, Buchanan is a composer and violinist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Community Ensemble.

Current position (3)

Founder

AUXmedia LLC

Owner

Aquarius Press

Assistant Producer

Valiant Films Limited

Achievements (1)

LitFest 2018 Festival New York City

Host of national literary festival featuring poets and writers of color. Sixth-annual event.

Degrees (1)

Liberal Studies

University of Michigan-Dearborn

2000 to 2004

Presentations

Presentations (4)

Featured Presenter, ASALH Conference, Washington, D.C.

Featured presentation on the history of African American soldiers in World War One at the ASALH Conference, Washington, D.C.

Featured Presenter, Teaching for Change, Washington, D.C.

Featured presentation on people of color in the publishing world. Sponsored by Teaching for Change.

Presenter Ragdale Foundation

Presenter on current issues in publishing. Sponsored by the Ragdale Foundation.

Presenter, Passage to Paradise, Michigan Humanities Council

Multimedia arts and humanities presentation on early African American entertainment history. Sponsored by the Carr Center and the Michigan Humanities Council.

Past talks (2)

Paradise Valley and 1950s Detroit Entertainment

1950s Entertainment

Southfield Public Library

October 5, 2018

Literary festival

LitFest 2018 NYC

Cassava House, New York City

May 31, 2018

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Entertainment & Art

Leadership

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Fellow, Society for American Music

Society for American Music

2017

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