2008 Dates
June 28-29, 2008 -- 23rd Annual Tallgrass Writing Workshop
(Registration begins 8:30 am Saturday June 28) -- Location: Emporia State University - Sponsored by ESU Center for Great Plains Studies, ESU Division of English & ESU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This event features award-winning
writers, timely topics on the publishing industry, a networking reception and individual critiques. The keynote speakers are Richard Uhlig, a Kansas native whose acclaimed first novel, Last Dance at the Frosty Queen, was inspired by his high school
years in Herington, and Phillip Finch, a verteran author and journalist whose forthcoming book is Raising the Dead, a true story about a cave diving tragedy. Other speaker include NY Times bestselling author Antonia Felix; travel writer Julianne
Couch; Max McCoy; and Don Coldsmith.
Contact: Max McCoy
mmccoy2@emporia.edu 620/249-6499
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www.emporia.edu/news/archives/april/tallgrass_workshop.htm
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www.emporia.edu/news/archives/2008/april/tallgrass_workshop.htm
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July 10, 2008 -- 11:30-1:00 p.m. --
Read-A-Lunch: 2008 Quarterly Book Discussions -- Paul Hawkins, SCKLS Director featured Book: "Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks and Gangstas in the Public Library"
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July 20, 2008 - 2:00 pm --
Author Meets the Subject: James H. Lane – Location: Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 W. 10th Topeka, KS
66604 -- Sponsored by: Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library present the Author Meets the Subject program featuring Robert Collins--author of a new biography of James H. Lane, first Kansas senator, Civil War soldier, and politician--and Tim
Rues--site curator of the Constitution Hall state historic site at Lecompton, re-enacting the role of Lane. Collins will interact with re-enacted Jim Lane to explore Territorial and Civil War Kansas history. Join us for a fun and informational
Sunday afternoon.
Contact:
Susan Marchant smarchant@mail.tscpl.org
785-580-4510
► www.tscpl.org
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September
27, 2008 - 10 am-4 pm -- River City Reading Festival -- A one-day festival of
books and reading, featuring authors, performers, workshops and more for all ages. A projet of Altrusa International Inc. of Lawrence. -- Location: Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont, Lawrence, KS 66044
Contact: Maria Butler events@rivercityreadingfestival.org 785-843-3833
► www.rivercityreadingfestival.org
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September 27, 2008 --
National Book Festival – Sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress – Location: National Mall, Washington
DC, 101 Independence Ave. SE, Washington DC, 20540-4020 -- The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress has confirmed Saturday, September 27, 2008 as the date for the 2008 National Book Festival. It will again be on the National Mall in
Washington DC from 10:00am through 5:00pm. This year the available space has been diminished from seven blocks to four due to the National Park Service "re-seeding" of grass on the Mall. Details of pavilions on site, programs, and other issues
relating to the National Book Festival are being discussed.
Contact: Maurvene Williams mawi@loc.gov
202-707-5221
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October 3, 4, and 5, 2008 -- Kansas Authors Club State Convention, at the Dodge House, Dodge City -- "Come West and Go Wild With Words." The 2008 Kansas Authors Club Convention will be October 3, 4, and 5,
2008 at the Dodge House in Dodge City. Details will appear on the website as they become available.
Contact: Joann Williams joann.williams@gentiva.com
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http://skyways.lib.ks.us/orgs/kac/convention.html
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October 1-4, 2008 -- Fifth Annual Gordon Parks Celebration of
Culture and Diversity -- sponsorted by the Gordon Parks Centerfor Culture and Diversity, Fort Scott Community College, Fort Scott, KS
Contact: Jill Warford, jwarford@fortscott.edu 800-874-3722 ext. 515
► www.gordonparkscenter.org
October 1-4, 2008
20th Annual Gordon Parks International Photo Competition, sponsored by the Gordon Parks Center for Culture and
Diversity -- Entry deadline: June 30, 2008 -- Winners announced at 5th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture and Diversity, Oct. 1-4
Contact: Jill Warford,
photocontest@fortscott.edu 800-874-3722 ext. 515
► www.gordonparkscenter.org
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October 4, 2008 -- William Allen White Children's Book Award Celebration, Emporia, KS. -- Celebrate
the 2008 winners of the William Allen White Children's Book Awards. The WAW Children's Book Awards, established and directed by Emporia State University, honors the memory of one of the state's most distinguished citizens by encouraging boys and
girls of Kansas to read and enjoy good books.
► http://waw.emporia.edu
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October 16, 2008 -- 11:30-1:00 p.m. --
Read-A-Lunch: 2008 Quarterly Book Discussions -- Julie Tomlianovcih, SCKLS Youth Services Consultant
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October 31-November 2, 2008 -- Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave 5 takes place at the Holiday Inn at
the Campus, Manhattan, KS -- Halloween weekend! Good friend JoAnna Carl (who writes the Chocoholic Mysteries) will be the Guest of Honor. Joel Goldman, Kansas City (who writes legal thrillers) has agreed to be Toastmaster.
Contact: Marolyn Caldwell
marolyn@flinthills.com 785-539-8763
► www.manhattanmysteries.com
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