Anthony Whyte
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Anthony Whyte is an African American writer of urban literature and Hip hop
Literature who began his writing career while still working for The New York City Administration for Children’s Services http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/html/home/home.shtml. He began writing seriously when he became a member of The Tuesday Night Writers’ Workshop ran by Professor
Sue Shapiro of the NYU School of Continuing Education
http://www.scps.nyu.edu/, and within a year his first novel was published. Whyte grew up in Bronx but also traveled and lived worldwide while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Today, Whyte lives and writes in Inwood
Neighborhood in upper Manhattan.
Whyte's writings are based on characters of hip hop culture. His first novel
, published under the original title, Ghetto Falsehoods was published by !st Books Library in 2001. Shortly after publishing, Whyte discovered that his marketing vision was very different from his publishers and decided to strike out on his own. As a result, he founded Augustus Publishing http://www.augustuspublishing.com/ with Jason Claiborne President of the company.
Whyte republished Ghetto Falshoods and it became Ghetto Girls in 2002 http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780975945315&itm=1 and it quickly landed on the Essence Magazine Best Seller List. His Ghetto Girls Series tells the tale of four young women attending NYC high schools who are talented singers and dancers. Two of the girls originate from upper parts of society and one is from the hood. The fourth girl has an uncle who is a clone of a Sean Combs
(P. Diddy). Since then, Whyte also published Ghetto Girls Too and Ghetto Girls 3: Soo Hood.
Whyte credits writers including Chester Himes
, Iceberg Slim
and Shakespeare for influences. Hip hop literature, formerly known as Street lit, is a form of writing that focuses on grittiness of city living. The style of hip hop literature is spreading and now there are many novels on the market written by young black authors. While some had their beginnings in prison, not all authors or publishers focus on prison writers.
Whyte is unique as an author in that he is not only devoted to writing and publishing his own work, but also promotes and publishes works by new and emerging writers in the hip hop genre. He often takes on the task of editing the work himself and uses professional readers and other editors to assist in the process. He calls members of this team, The Augustus Dream Team. Whyte is now branching out with other type stories to reach a wider audience.
Some newly published works from Augustus Publishing (Where Hip Hop literature begins) include: It Can Happen In A Minute by S.M. Johnson, Booty Call *69 by Erick S. Gray, The Blue Circle by Keisha Seignious, If it Ain't One Thing It's Another by Sharron Doyle, A Good Day to Die by James Hendricks, Woman's Cry by Vanessa Martir, and Lipstick Diaries, an all-female anthology
of ten emerging writers with a foreword by Crystal Lacey Winslow from Melodrama Publishing http://melodramapublishing.com/.
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
Literature who began his writing career while still working for The New York City Administration for Children’s Services http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/html/home/home.shtml. He began writing seriously when he became a member of The Tuesday Night Writers’ Workshop ran by Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Sue Shapiro of the NYU School of Continuing Education
Continuing education
Continuing education is an all-encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United States and Canada...
http://www.scps.nyu.edu/, and within a year his first novel was published. Whyte grew up in Bronx but also traveled and lived worldwide while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Today, Whyte lives and writes in Inwood
Inwood
-Places:In Canada:*Inwood, Manitoba*Inwood, OntarioIn the United Kingdom:* Inwood, Warleigh, Wiltshire, EnglandIn the United States:* Inwood, Florida* Inwood, Iowa* Inwood, New York, in Nassau County...
Neighborhood in upper Manhattan.
Whyte's writings are based on characters of hip hop culture. His first novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, published under the original title, Ghetto Falsehoods was published by !st Books Library in 2001. Shortly after publishing, Whyte discovered that his marketing vision was very different from his publishers and decided to strike out on his own. As a result, he founded Augustus Publishing http://www.augustuspublishing.com/ with Jason Claiborne President of the company.
Whyte republished Ghetto Falshoods and it became Ghetto Girls in 2002 http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780975945315&itm=1 and it quickly landed on the Essence Magazine Best Seller List. His Ghetto Girls Series tells the tale of four young women attending NYC high schools who are talented singers and dancers. Two of the girls originate from upper parts of society and one is from the hood. The fourth girl has an uncle who is a clone of a Sean Combs
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
(P. Diddy). Since then, Whyte also published Ghetto Girls Too and Ghetto Girls 3: Soo Hood.
Whyte credits writers including Chester Himes
Chester Himes
Chester Bomar Himes was an American writer. His works include If He Hollers Let Him Go and a series of Harlem Detective novels...
, Iceberg Slim
Iceberg Slim
Iceberg Slim aka Robert Beck was a reformed pimp and American author of urban fiction.-Early life:Born Robert Lee Maupin, in Chicago on August 4, 1918, he spent his childhood in Milwaukee and Rockford, Illinois until he returned to Chicago...
and Shakespeare for influences. Hip hop literature, formerly known as Street lit, is a form of writing that focuses on grittiness of city living. The style of hip hop literature is spreading and now there are many novels on the market written by young black authors. While some had their beginnings in prison, not all authors or publishers focus on prison writers.
Whyte is unique as an author in that he is not only devoted to writing and publishing his own work, but also promotes and publishes works by new and emerging writers in the hip hop genre. He often takes on the task of editing the work himself and uses professional readers and other editors to assist in the process. He calls members of this team, The Augustus Dream Team. Whyte is now branching out with other type stories to reach a wider audience.
Some newly published works from Augustus Publishing (Where Hip Hop literature begins) include: It Can Happen In A Minute by S.M. Johnson, Booty Call *69 by Erick S. Gray, The Blue Circle by Keisha Seignious, If it Ain't One Thing It's Another by Sharron Doyle, A Good Day to Die by James Hendricks, Woman's Cry by Vanessa Martir, and Lipstick Diaries, an all-female anthology
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
of ten emerging writers with a foreword by Crystal Lacey Winslow from Melodrama Publishing http://melodramapublishing.com/.