Ep. 123: Celebrating Jamaican Heritage and Building Connection with Dawn Forrester Price

How can you help children of Caribbean parentage in the Diaspora to become familiar with their Caribbean heritage? How about writing Caribbean stories and sharing it with them? This is exactly what Dawn Forrester Price did in her historical fiction adventure series, “Run to Freedom.” "Run to Freedom" is a trilogy set on an 18th century Jamaican plantation about an enslaved family’s quest for freedom. Dawn began writing "Run to Freedom" for her children, who have been raised in the USA. She was concerned that they were going to grow up in a society where they had to think of their ethnic make-up as being a defining and sometimes limiting factor in their lives. In Jamaica, she grew up without needing to identify herself by race but being very proud of her nationality. She wanted to show her children pictures of her own national heroes, people who, though enslaved, were not servile... Learn more about Dawn Forrester Price and this exciting family saga in this episode of the Authorpreneur Secret$ podcast. About the Author Dawn Forrester Price is an experienced educator with undergraduate and graduate degrees in English and Education from the University of the West Indies, and a master's degree in Teaching from Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA. Dawn taught English Literature in Kingston and excelled in Jamaican Theatre and Music as a singer, lyricist and award-winning actor. Having emigrated to the US, she taught college-level English and ESL, focusing on drama as a route to communication skills. She wrote, directed and performed educational and religious theatre and video productions including "Jamaica Woman." Contact the Author at: www.forresterprice.com Get Run to Freedom today on Amazon   The Annual Rocket-Writing Competition It’s not too late to join Ruth’s Annual Rocket-Writing Challenge, November 1-30, 2023. Write a small non-fiction book and make your dream come true. To get started, download a free copy of the book, “The Rocket-Writer” from www.authorpreneursecrets.com/resources Listen to “The Rocket-Writer” Audiobook Join the Indie Authorpreneurs Facebook Group About the Host: Jamaican authorpreneur, Cameka “Ruth” Taylor, a.k.a. “The Rocket-Writer,” is the CEO and founder of Extra MILE Innovators Limited, trading as BambuSparks. Since 2015, she has published 27 books including 5 Amazon bestsellers. Ruth has leveraged her book "Authorpreneur Secret$" to create the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy, the Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit, and the Authorpreneur Secret$™ podcast. She works with published and aspiring authors to write and publish their books to achieve their God-given mission and financial goals. Ruth is on a mission to raise up 10,000 winning Caribbean Authorpreneurs by 2030. Podcast Website: https://authorpreneursecrets.com/  Free Resources for Authors: https://authorpreneursecrets.com/resources/