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EVENTS
Announcement
SLO NightWriters 2008 Short Story
Contest Winners to be Unveiled!
Mark your calendars! On September
9th at 7:00 pm at the Johnson
Avenue Church of Christ Meeting Hall, the winners of the 2008
SLO NightWriters Short Story Contest will be announced. Prizes will
be awarded to the top three stories. Each story begins with the
phrase, "Night won't fall..." and consists of no more than 500
words. Come hear the Top Ten winning
stories read and experience the
amazing variations crafted by
these creative authors. Meeting free
to the public; refreshments served.
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The
Ingrid Reti
Literary Grant will be awarded to a SLO County writer who
address a sense of place, natural and/or cultural, in his/her work.
Mediums can include novel, short story, poetry, play, or spoken
word.
Applications
are due Sept. 2nd
For more information, see the SLO Arts Council
web site at
www.sloartscouncil.org
or call
544-9251
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Early Bird Deadline for the CENTRAL COAST WRITERS'
CONFERENCE
Youʼll save $30 on tuition if you register by
August 15th for the
Central Coast
Writersʼ Conference XXVI which takes place on
September 26 and 27, 2008 at
Cuesta College.
The conference offers 28 workshops in all genres of writing
including fiction, nonfiction,
children's literature, memoirs, mystery,
screenwriting, freelancing, poetry, getting published and
enhancing your overall creativity.
This yearʼs keynoter is
NY Times
bestselling author Bob Mayer. He has 38 books
published under his own name and the pen name
Robert Doherty. Bob graduated from
West Point
and served in the military as a
Special Forces
A-Team leader and a teacher at the JFK Special Warfare
Center & School. He has over three
million books
in print including his latest novel, AGNES AND THE
HITMAN co-authored with
Jennifer Crusie. He teaches novel writing and
team-building as a keynoter, speaker and consultant.
The conference takes place on Friday evening and all day
Saturday and includes 4 workshops, keynote speech, Friday
evening reception,
Saturday
morning breakfast and TableTalks where you can mingle
with authors, publishers, and agents. Friday night only and
Saturday only options are available. Be sure to check out
the writing competition and manuscript critique service.
Teenagers are welcome to participate in the Young Writers
Program which offers the full conference package at a
reduced price.
For complete details, check out the web site at
www.communityprograms.net
or call
805-546-3132 |
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