Local Writer Will Read at Prestigious Canadian Literary Festival (East Aurora Advertiser) It's an extraordinary accomplishment to be tapped to read your original works of fiction or poetry at the prestigious Eden Mills Writers Festival in Eden Mills, Ont. Only eight unpublished writers were named this year, winnowed from a bushel of hopefuls. But to be selected by the distinguished panel of judges to read your fiction AND poetry, well, that's unheard of. Until now, that is....more...The life of Yann (The Australian) Yann Martel had started to despair of making literature a viable day job when fortune smiled on him...more... Three step up to plate to dethrone Liberal St. Denis ? NDP's Hughes only hopeful back from 2006 contest ? COMMENT ON ... (The Sault Star) Three hopefuls have tossed their names in the hat to seize power from longtime area MP Brent St. Denis . Dianne Musgrove, of Whitefish [...]...more... Zimbabwe: Sanctions - What's the Game Plan? (AllAfrica.com) WHY has it been so important for the West to continue extending sanctions on Zimbabwe, when Zimbabweans are negotiating the formation of an all-inclusive Government under the mediation of South African President Thabo Mbeki, the Sadc-appointed mediator?...more... 2008 ACTING SCHOOLS AND CLASSES LOS ANGELES (Backstage.com) September 11, 2008 This, the biggest and most broadly defined listing, includes all kinds of class types, sizes, and approaches, from Stanislavsky nuts-and-bolts to cold reading and audition prep....more... Readings and Signings (Exeter News-Letter) Send readings and signings to features@seacoastonline.com. ...more... Goller, Baines Win 2008 Stott Arts Awards (East Aurora Advertiser) In what is fast becoming an East Aurora tradition, the Salon of the Roycroft Inn came alive Saturday night with verse, song and music at the 12th annual Mary and Gil Stott Award ceremony and reception. With many of Elbert Hubbard's descendants joining in the celebration, poet and writer Gay Baines and singer, former Advertiser editor and current Town Historian Robert Lowell Goller were honored ......more... 9.10.01: The Last Ordinary Day in America (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By Jessie Milligan EDITOR'S NOTE: This report originally appeared in the Star-Telegram on Sept. 10, 2006. Monday Morning The day dawns bright and clear as the first rays of an Atlantic Ocean sunrise glint off incoming jets at Boston?s Logan International Airport. Across the Charles River, in the city, traffic builds, then crawls. On the radio, announcers predict the perfect end-of-summer ......more... 9.10.01: The Last Ordinary Day in America (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) The day dawns bright and clear as the first rays of an Atlantic Ocean sunrise glint off incoming jets at Boston?s Logan International Airport. It's Sept. 10, 2001, and the routine of Monday is well under way....more... |