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SUMMARY:Solar Flare 2025 contest
DESCRIPTION:A flare of creativity could net you $100 and publication. Check out Sunspot Lit’s Solar Flare contest opening May 1\, closing May 31. Authors and artists eligible in all genres/forms. Guidelines and entry form here: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit/318762/solar-flare-2025-100-for-fiction-cnf-poem-art-graphic-novel.
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SUMMARY:Sidewalk Stroll and Stories with Sam Hendrix at Auburn Oil Booksellers\, May 17\, 9 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Sidewalk Stroll and Stories! \nKick off your Saturday with a walk through Auburn’s past. On Saturday\, May 17 at 9:00 AM\, we’re hosting our very first Sidewalk Stroll and Stories—a guided historical walk led by local historian Sam Hendrix\, author of Auburn: A History in Street Names. \nWe’ll meet at  Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers (149 E Magnolia) and take a casual stroll along Magnolia Avenue\, exploring the rich history behind some of Auburn’s most iconic streets. The walk will begin and end at AOCB. \nAs a bonus\, participants will receive 15% off any drink from our café to enjoy before or after the tour. \nWhether you’re an Auburn native or just curious about the city’s roots\, this is a great way to start your weekend. We hope to see you there!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/sidewalk-stroll-and-stories-with-sam-hendrix-at-auburn-oil-booksellers-may-17-9-a-m/
LOCATION:Auburn Oil Booksellers\, 169 East Magnolia Ave.\, Auburn\, AL\, 36830\, United States
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SUMMARY:Matt Nagin Book Signing on May 17 at DeDe's Book Rack in Trussville
DESCRIPTION:Author/Comedian Matt Nagin will be signing copies of his latest book\, The Book of Outcasts\, on Saturday\, May 17 at DeDe’s Book Rack in Trussville\, AL.  “The Book of Outcasts is a short story collection featuring dynamic characters in surreal\, often imaginative worlds.” \nMatt can also be found at the upcoming Impact Book Festival  on June 14 at the Fultondale Event Center. Come out and meet the author and get your signed copy of the book! \n  \n  \n \n\nIMPACT BOOK FESTIVAL in Fultondale \n\n \n 
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/matt-nagin-book-signing-on-may-17-at-dedes-book-rack-in-trussville/
LOCATION:DeDe’s Book Rack\, 104 S Chalkville Rd STE 105\, Trussville\, AL\, 35173\, United States
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SUMMARY:Alabama Writers' Forum Presents: The Father Goose Poetry Festival for Kids!
DESCRIPTION:Join the Alabama Writers’ Forum and beloved children’s author Charles Ghigna at the Homewood Public Library for the 2025 Father Goose Poetry Festival for Kids\, May 17\, at 2 pm. Young Alabama poets will read their original poems on stage. Awards and signed book copies will be given to the winners by Charles Ghigna himself! \nFree and open to the public. Please join us for this children’s poetry celebration! \nSponsors include the Alabama State Council on the Arts and Schiffer Kids.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/alabama-writers-forum-presents-the-father-goose-poetry-festival-for-kids/
LOCATION:Homewood Public Library\, 1721 Oxmoor Road\, Homewood\, Alabama\, 35209\, United States
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SUMMARY:Author Forest Issac Jones in Conversation at Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers\, May 17\, 6:30 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, May 17th at 6:30pm for a conversation with Forest Jones\, author of Good Trouble: The Selma\, Alabama and Derry\, Northern Ireland Connection 1963–1972. Jones explores the powerful ties between the Black Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the Catholic Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland\, focusing on how the Montgomery to Selma march inspired the 1969 Belfast to Derry march\, as told through oral history.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/author-forest-issac-jones-in-conversation-at-auburn-oil-co-booksellers-may-17-630-p-m/
LOCATION:Auburn Oil Booksellers\, 169 East Magnolia Ave.\, Auburn\, AL\, 36830\, United States
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