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- Sun. Jun 22 - 4:31 AM - The Chronicle Herald
TORONTO (CP) — Authors Barbara Gowdy and Rachel Zolf were named winners Thursday of the 21st annual Trillium Book Awards, Ontario’s top literary prize. Gowdy won for her novel Helpless (HarperCollins) while Zolf won the poetry award for her ...
- An Orphan Becomes a Novice Grave Robber and Unearths Some Surprises (New York Times)
Hannah Tinti?s debut novel is an American Dickensian tale with touches of Harry Potterish whimsy, along with a macabre streak of spooky New England history.
- A cup of poetry (Plymouth Observer)
"It is difficult/to get the news from poems/yet men die miserably every day/for lack/of what is found there."
- Million's Poet to raise prize money - GulfNews
Million's Poet to raise prize moneyGulfNews, United Arab Emirates - 2 hours agoA participating poem must not exceed 20 verses that follow the style rules of Nabati poetry. The contest is open to both sexes. Applicants must fill a form ...
- Children learn how to ‘Write On! Write Now!' (Newport News-Times)
The culmination of a weeklong summer youth poetry workshop, led by Leanne Grabel, came to a conclusion last Saturday night as young poets gathered at the Newport Visual Arts Center to share their prose and published anthology with a full-house filled with their parents and community members.
- Day one scores from National Poetry Slam 2008 in Madison (Isthmus)
Nearly two-thirds of the 76 teams in the National Poetry Slam competed in their first bouts on Tuesday night at multiple venues throughout downtown Madison. The bout winners on Tuesday were Boston Cantab, SlamCharlotte, Austin Poetry Slam, NoCoast Writers Collective from Lincoln, Hayti Heritage Center from Durham, The City Slam from San Francisco, Chicago Mental Graffiti, New York Urbana Poetry ...
- Burnside, Thirlwell and Riley among Society of Authors winners (Guardian Unlimited)
Jun 19: Literary talent both new and old lined up to receive prizes - and cheques totalling £70,000 - from the Society of Authors last night
- A calendar for the bibliophile - New Orleans Times-Picayune Blogs
Who: Owner Michele Lewis reopens The Afro-American Book Stop with an appearance by Zane, the best-selling author of Afro-American erotica. Where: 7056 Read Blvd. When: Saturday, 3-5 p.m. Mary Morrison signs 'Who's Loving You?' Friday, 3-5 p.m., at ...
- Harvest of fall films promises quality stories, stellar casts - MLive.com
Star power: Brad Pitt appears in the Coen Brothers' "Burn After Reading." Summer blockbusters? Totally overrated. Well, usually. This summer was different, considering it produced two of the year's best films, "WALL-E" and "The Dark Knight." But ...
- The jovial exile - Sacramento News & Review
The jovial exileSacramento News & Review, CA - 16 hours agoGet a seat up front to watch Finn engage the audience like a seasoned comedian with a knack for literature. And don’t forget to bring your own poetry for ...
- iPO Free on iTunes - AtomTV, Black In America, Strange Days on Planet Earth, & More (The Mac Observer)
Vern Seward brings us another week of free offerings on iTunes, including some Atom.com material being presented by Comedy Central, a preview of a CNN special called "Black in America," and an interesting environmental piece hosted by Ed Norton called "Strange Days on Planet Earth."
- MOC professor recognized - Goldsboro News Argus
MOC professor recognizedGoldsboro News Argus, NC - 9 hours agoA Raleigh resident, he holds a master's degree in English/African American Literature from NC A&T University and has written more than 20 forms of poetry, ...
- Gianandrea Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic: earthy performances ... - Telegraph.co.uk
Gianandrea Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic: earthy performances ...Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 12 hours agoThere is something manic about the poetry of Schumann's Cello Concerto, for instance, that Brahms would never have yielded to; and something obsessive about ...
- Sir Robin Catford - Telegraph.co.uk
Sir Robin CatfordTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 6 hours agoIn that instance he canvassed various literary figures, the Arts Council, the Poetry Society and Lord Gowrie, then minister for the arts. ...
- Relay for Life happening Friday (Crookston Daily Times)
Rain or shine, the 11th annual West Polk County American Cancer Society's Relay for Life will kick off with registration at 4:30 p.m. Friday on the University of Minnesota, Crookston campus. The overnight event is set to take place on the campus mall but in case of inclement weather, it could be moved to the Lysaker Gymnasium.
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