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2008 Fall Conference, November 14 – 16, Hilton RDU in RTP
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Friday, 14 November 2008 19:00
...to Charles Blackburn, Jr., of Raleigh, NC. a Former Writers' Network board  president, received the 2008 Sam Ragan Fine Arts Award for Literature from St. Andrews Presbyterian College. His band, When Cousins Marry, performed as part of the this reading at the event. The group recently released their debut CD, Shotgun Wedding , featuring 13 original songs. Visit whencousinsmarry.com for related details. 
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Hat's Off to Karen Dodd PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 16:21
Karen Dodd's latest manuscript, "Shifting Sands" placed third in the 2008 Dixie Kane Memorial Contest in the Short Contemporary competition in Louisiana. The setting of this story is Southport and nearby islands. To read a portion of the novel check out her website.
 
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Written by Virginia Freedman   
Thursday, 07 August 2008 17:20
... to Scott Owens. His poem "The Sensual World," is now out in Wild Goose Poetry Review,
Spring 2008, Take a look at www.wildgoosepoetryreview.com. 
 
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Written by Virginia Freedman   
Thursday, 07 August 2008 17:16
...  to Diane Chamberlain. Her recent novel, THE SECRET LIFE OF CEECEE WILKES, is 
Target's Book Club pick for summer, 2008.
 
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 17:07
... to Marianna Crane. Her essay, " Cases:  His Service Ended, but the Battles Raged On " was published in the Science section of the New York Times  July 15th.
 
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    As some of you know, Ron Rash will be the keynote speaker at the 2008 Fall Conference, Nov. 14-16. His new book, Serena, has been called a masterpiece by Pat Conroy and others. The Independent Weekly recently reviewed Serena and said this: “Serena is that rare breed of book that is both tightly plotted and [...]
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    The Piedmont Triad Partnership sent me the following announcement, and asked me to share it with our members in the Triad: Dear Creative Colleagues: We need your input!  The Piedmont Triad Partnership is developing a strategic plan of action for the Creative Enterprises and the arts in our 12 county region. We have [...]

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...to the Hawkins family. The Anna Wooten-Hawkings Graduate Award has been established at UNC-Greensboro to support the work of outstanding graduate creative writing students.

Upcoming Readings & Events

Tue, Oct 7th, @7:30pm - 08:30
William Conescu Reading in Atlanta
Sat, Oct 11th, @10:00am - 12:00
Jayne Jaudon Ferrer presents CA Workshop
Sat, Oct 11th, @10:30am - 12:30
Children's Author Karen Miller Reading
Mon, Oct 13th, @7:00pm - 08:00
William Conescu Reading in New York
Tue, Oct 14th, @8:00am - 05:00
Conversation/Booksigning for Marcia Colette

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