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SUMMARY:Rigel 2024: $500 for Prose\, Poetry\, Art\, or Graphic Novel
DESCRIPTION:Literary or genre works accepted. Winner receives $500 plus publication\, while runners-up and finalists are offered publication. No restrictions on theme or category. Closes: February 29. Entry fee: $12.50. Enter as many times as you like through Submittable: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit/280342/rigel-2024-500-for-fiction-nonfiction-poetry-art-or-graphic-novel or Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/listing/32395/sunspot-lit-rigel-contest.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/rigel-2024-500-for-prose-poetry-art-or-graphic-novel/
LOCATION:Online\, NC
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SUMMARY:"Glory-The Struggle for Yards" Book signing and free refreshments
DESCRIPTION:Book Signing announced for “Glory – The Struggle for Yards\, Inspiration from Turn of the Century African-American Unsung Heroes\,” February 8th\, 2024\, 4-6:30 p.m. Alabama Sports Hall of Fame\, BJCC\, Birmingham \nFormer NFL veteran Gary Burley\, children’s author Ralph Brooks\, and award-winning journalist Donna Francavilla are planning a book-signing at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame for their new book\, “Glory – The Struggle for Yards\, Inspiration from Turn of the Century African-American Unsung Heroes\,” which highlights 5 forgotten first Black NFL players who broke the color barrier around the turn of the 20th century. \nThe book is available at various booksellers and at iUniverse.com at Glory\, The Struggle For Yards. Despite facing segregation\, racism\, and other challenges\, these remarkable men played the sport with dedication and perseverance\, achieving many firsts and proving themselves as players of equal strength\, ability\, and talent as their non-colored counterparts. \nGlory – The Struggle for Yards” focuses on:\nHall of Famer Burl Toler\n“The Black Cyclone” Charles Follis\n“Motorcycle McDonald” Henry McDonald\n“The Warrior of his Time” Gideon Smith\n“The Human Torpedo” Fritz Pollard \nIn addition to the compelling narratives and rarely-seen photographs\, the book includes a timeline of featured players\, extensive author biographies\, and a guidebook for parents and student-athletes from an ACT Certified Educator of Schools/Cleared programs Schools CEO Valencia Belle.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/glory-the-struggle-for-yards-book-signing-and-free-refreshments/
LOCATION:Alabama Sports Hall of Fame\, 2150 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N\,\, Birmingham\, Alabama\, 35203\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dr. Kirk Curnutt presents on the works of Zora Neale Hurston
DESCRIPTION:February gives us the chance to welcome Kirk Curnutt to The NewSouth Bookstore for a program we’re calling “10 Things Alabamians Should Know About Zora Neale Hurston.” Join the chair of Troy University’s English department for a countdown of the Top 10 Alabama-adjacent facts every literature lover should know about Zora Neale Hurston (1891—1960). You probably know ZNH as the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937)\, but there’s a lot more to this multidimensional writer\, folklorist\, journalist\, and anthropologist — including her deep ties to our very own state. Dr. Curnutt’s scholarship in the area guarantees his will be a rich and illuminating talk.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/dr-kirk-curnutt-presents-on-the-works-of-zora-neale-hurston/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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