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SUMMARY:Verse & Conversation: An Afternoon with Prize-Winning Poets
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an enchanting event at The Haunted Book Shop in Mobile on February 25\, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM\, as we present “Verse & Conversation: An Afternoon with Prize-Winning Poets.” Discover the magic of words as you immerse yourself in poetry from Kate Bonnici & Laura Reece Hogan\, both prize-winning poets. The Haunted Book Shop\, with its atmospheric charm\, will serve as the perfect backdrop for an intimate exploration of their latest works. \nSecure your personalized copies of Bonnici’s A TRUE & JUST RECORD and Hogan’s BUTTERFLY NEBULA at The Haunted Book Shop\, as Kate and Laura will be signing their newly released books. \nEvent Details: \nDate: February 25\nTime: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM\nVenue: The Haunted Book Shop\, 9 S. Joachim St.\, Mobile\, AL \nTicket Information:\nAdmission is free\, but space is limited\, so be sure to RSVP early to secure your spot for this enchanting literary evening. \nDon’t miss this rare opportunity to delve into the minds of two remarkable poets and witness the magic of poetry come to life. “Verse & Conversation” promises an afternoon of inspiration\, connection\, and the celebration of language at its most beautiful.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/verse-conversation-an-afternoon-with-prize-winning-poets/
LOCATION:The Haunted Book Shop\, 9 S JOACHIM ST\, MOBILE\, AL\, 36602-2707\, United States
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SUMMARY:Meet and Greet with Ragsdale Blues author Gary H. Miller
DESCRIPTION:Meet and greet Ragsdale Blues author Gary H. Miller.\nMiller will host a book signing with a special event pricing\,\npaperbacks will be $10.00\, and $20.00.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/meet-and-greet-with-ragsdale-blues-author-gary-h-miller/
LOCATION:Muscle Shoals Public Library\, 1918 Avalon Ave\, Muscle Shoals\, AL\, 35661\, United States
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SUMMARY:Steve Suitts talk on "A War of Sections"
DESCRIPTION:Our favorite biographer of Justice Hugo Black took a break from working on volume number two to write A War of Sections: How Deep South Political Suppression Shaped Voting Rights in America. Steve Suitts was nothing if not thoughtful in the writing of this new work\, which is a sweeping reinterpretation of the history of disfranchisement. His penetrating analysis as presented in A War of Sections will galvanize your understanding of a complex history\, including how a century of political conflicts in Alabama came to shape both some of America’s best achievements in voting rights and its continuing struggles with voter suppression. His talk about the work happens on Thursday\, February 22 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/steve-suitts-talk-on-a-war-of-sections/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize
DESCRIPTION:The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize highlights one book a year that excels in the novella format. Since 2024\, the Prize comes with a $1\,000 advance\, a standard royalty contract\, and 10 copies of the published book. Submissions are open now and close March 31st. This year’s judge is Steven Dunn. The submission fee is $20.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-clay-reynolds-novella-prize/
LOCATION:TRP: The University Press of SHSU\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Robert Phillips Chapbook Prize
DESCRIPTION:The Robert Phillips Chapbook Prize highlights one book a year that excels in the chapbook format. Since 2024\, the Prize comes with a $1\,000 advance\, a standard royalty contract\, and 10 copies of the published book. Submissions are open now and close March 31st. This year’s judge is Carolyn Hembree. The submission fee is $20.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-robert-phillips-chapbook-prize-2/
LOCATION:TRP: The University Press of SHSU\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Robert Phillips Chapbook Prize
DESCRIPTION:The Robert Phillips Chapbook Prize highlights one book a year that excels in the chapbook format. Since 2024\, the Prize comes with a $1\,000 advance\, a standard royalty contract\, and 10 copies of the published book. Submissions are open now and close March 31st. This year’s judge is Carolyn Hembree. The submission fee is $20.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-robert-phillips-chapbook-prize/
LOCATION:TRP: The University Press of SHSU\, United States
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SUMMARY:Auburn's Third Thursday Poetry Series\, Featuring Poet Jennifer Grotz
DESCRIPTION:The next Third Thursday reading by poet Jennifer Grotz\, will be at 6:30 p.m. on February 15 at the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities on Debardeleben Street in Auburn (Pebble Hill). Open bar and hors d’oeuvres available beginning at 6. \nGrotz teaches creative writing at the University of Rochester and the Warren Wilson College MFA Program\, and serves as Director of the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. \nThe Third Thursday Poetry Series is supported by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center\, the Auburn University Department of English\, OLLI at Auburn University\, and the Alabama State Council on the Arts. \n 
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/auburns-third-thursday-poetry-series-featuring-poet-jennifer-grotz/
LOCATION:Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities\, 101 S. Debardeleben St.\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849-5637\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: The Mystic Memoir: A New Book from the Mystic Order of East Alabama Fiction Writers
DESCRIPTION:Book launch event for The Mystic Memoir.  A new book from the Mystic Order of East Alabama Fiction Writers.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/book-launch-the-mystic-memoir-a-new-book-from-the-mystic-order-of-east-alabama-fiction-writers/
LOCATION:Opelika Art Haus\, 500 N Railroad Ave\, Opelika\, AL\, 36801\, United States
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SUMMARY:Reading of "They Must Be Women Now!" by Nora's Salon Playhouse South
DESCRIPTION:The NewSouth Bookstore and Nora’s Salon Playhouse South are pleased to co-host a reading of They Must Be Women Now! by Nedra Pezold Roberts\, directed by Jacqueline Allen Trimble\, on Monday\, February 12 at 7pm. Join us for this special event. The program is free but space is limited\, so please RSVP to reservations@norasplayhouse.org indicating the number of people in your party.\nNedra Pezold Roberts is an Atlanta-based dramatist. After several decades teaching English and drama she took early retirement to write her own plays rather than teach those of others. Her plays have had production runs and staged readings coast to coast and have won numerous awards.\nThey Must Be Women Now! is a contemporary take on Euripides’ Antigone. In the play\, a family of Southern women struggles to discern what needs to be buried\, to understand the difference between the impulse to hide from pain and the strength to lay that pain to rest. These women are shaped by their time\, their culture\, and their individual journeys. It falls to them to discover themselves — and become women now.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/reading-of-they-must-be-women-now-by-noras-salon-playhouse-south/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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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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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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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:Howell Raines talk on "Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta – and THen Got Written Out of History"
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to welcome Howell Raines to our store for a program about his newest book\, Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta — and Then Got Written Out of History. Pulitzer Prize-winning Raines\, a born journalist and storyteller\, comes through with a whale of a tale\, one that shows how the writers of history do sometimes bend that history to their own biases. The book is epic. Michael Eric Dyson calls it “honest and brilliant storytelling at its best.” Mark your calendars for this exciting event on Sunday\, February 4 at 3pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/howell-raines-talk-on-silent-cavalry-how-union-soldiers-from-alabama-helped-sherman-burn-atlanta-and-then-got-written-out-of-history/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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SUMMARY:The Survivors of the Clotilda: In-conversation with author Hannah Durkin
DESCRIPTION:Learn the stories of the Clotilda from historian Hannah Durkin. Her work\, The Survivors of the Clotilda\, details the harrowing tale of the last slave ship\, it’s illegal Atlantic crossing\, and the 110 captives aboard\, from their kidnappings in what is modern-day Nigeria through their terrifying 45-day journey. Durkin will be joined in conversation by members of the Clotilda Descendants Association. This is a conversation no Mobilian will want to miss. Join us on Sunday\, February 4\, 2024 at 11:30AM at The Haunted Book Shop at 9 S. Joachim Street as we welcome Hannah Durkin and her incredible work to Mobile. Seating is limited\, so make your reservation now. A book signing will be held following the conversation.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-survivors-of-the-clotilda-in-conversation-with-author-hannah-durkin/
LOCATION:The Haunted Book Shop\, 9 S JOACHIM ST\, MOBILE\, AL\, 36602-2707\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Haunted Book Shop":MAILTO:info@thehauntedbookshopmobile.com
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Poetry Series to Feature Poet & Non-fiction Writer Molly McCully Brown
DESCRIPTION:Molly McCully Brown\, poet and nonfiction writer\, will read from her creative nonfiction on Thursday\, February 1\, at Pebble Hill in Auburn. Reception and book sales will begin at 6 p.m. The reading will follow at 6:30. Brown is currently Director of Creative Writing at the University of Wyoming. \nThe Third Thursday Poetry Series is supported by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center\, the Auburn University Department of English\, OLLI at Auburn University\, and the Alabama State Council on the Arts
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/third-thursday-poetry-series-to-feature-poet-non-fiction-writer-molly-mccully-brown/
LOCATION:Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities\, 101 S. Debardeleben St.\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849-5637\, United States
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SUMMARY:Social Justice\, Music & Poetry by Radical Reversal
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URL:https://writersforum.org/event/social-justice-music-poetry-by-radical-reversal/
LOCATION:1521 Harris Way Montgomery\, AL 36106\, 1521 Harris Way\, Montgomery\, AL\, 36106\, United States
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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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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunspot Literary Journal":MAILTO:SunspotLit@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:A Reading by Percival Everett
DESCRIPTION:“There are two kinds of readers in America: those who are reading Percival Everett\, and those who are missing out.” \n–National Book Critics Circle Judges Citation \nOn Tuesday\, January 30 at 6:00p the Stokes Center for Creative Writing continues its 2023-24 visiting writers series with a reading by Pulitzer-Prize Finalist Percival Everett in the University of South Alabama’s Student Center Ballroom. \nThe author of more than thirty books\, Everett is one of the most prolific and provocative writers working in contemporary fiction. His soon-to-be released novel *James* is a brilliant and heartfelt reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn told from the enslaved character Jim’s perspective. Everett’s work has received almost every notable recognition in American letters\, including a Guggenheim Fellowship\, and has been called “genre-defying” by The New York Times. Everett grew up in Columbia\, South Carolina and now serves as a Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. \nThis free\, public reading\, which is co-sponsored by African American Studies and made possible by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts\, will feature a reception and a book signing at its conclusion. Please make plans to join us\, and bring along your book-ish friends! \nFor more information on the Stokes Center for Creative Writing\, follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/stokescenterforcreativewriting) and Instagram (@stokescenterforcreativewriting). You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where craft talks and readings are shared. If you would like to be added to our email list\, please email Mary Ricciardi at: mricciardi@southalabama.edu.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/a-reading-by-percival-everett/
LOCATION:University of South Alabama\, Student Center Ballroom\, 350 Alumni Drive\, Mobile\, AL\, 36608\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fiction reading and book signing by award-winning author Percival Everett
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author Percival Everett will give a fiction reading followed by a book signing and reception on Tuesday\, January 30\, 2024\, at 6:00 p.m. in the University of South Alabama’s Student Center Ballroom. Everett has published more than thirty books\, including Dr. NO\, The Trees\, Telephone\, So Much Blue\, I Am Not Sidney Poitier\, and Erasure. Among his awards are the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle\, the Dos Passos Prize\, the PEN Center USA Award for Fiction\, the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award\, and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction. In their remarks on Everett’s fiction\, reviewers often cite his satirical brilliance and genre-defying work\, work that expands our culture’s ways of thinking. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship\, Everett is currently Distinguished Professor of English at University of Southern California. This event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/fiction-reading-and-book-signing-by-award-winning-author-percival-everett/
LOCATION:University of South Alabama\, Student Center Ballroom\, 350 Alumni Drive\, Mobile\, AL\, 36608\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Stokes Center for Creative Writing":MAILTO:aprince@southalabama.edu
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SUMMARY:The Haunted Book Shop welcomes Kate Alice Marshall!
DESCRIPTION:Attention thriller fans! Bestseller KATE ALICE MARSHALL is coming to Mobile! The Haunted Book Shop at 9 S Joachim Street will welcome Marshall on January 29\, 2024\, 5:30-8:30pm\, for an in-conversation with bestselling mystery author Carolyn Haines\, and signing of her upcoming release NO ONE CAN KNOW. Seating is limited\, so claim your spot now. You don’t want to miss this chat about creating the thrills we love\, the plot twists that surprise us\, and this novel about three sisters\, two murders\, and too many secrets to count! Time and location subject to change. \nABOUT THE BOOK \nThe author of What Lies in the Woods returns with a novel about three sisters\, two murders\, and too many secrets to count. \nEmma hasn’t told her husband much about her past. He knows her parents are dead and she hasn’t spoken to her sisters in years. Then they lose their apartment\, her husband gets laid off\, and Emma discovers she’s pregnant—right as the bank account slips into the red. \nThat’s when Emma confesses that she has one more asset: her parents’ house\, which she owns jointly with her estranged sisters. They can’t sell it\, but they can live in it. But returning home means that Emma is forced to reveal her secrets to her husband: that the house is not a run-down farmhouse but a stately mansion\, and that her parents died there. \nWere murdered. \nAnd that some people say Emma did it. \nEmma and her sisters have never spoken about what really happened that night. Now\, her return to the house may lure her sisters back\, but it will also crack open family and small-town secrets lots of people don’t want revealed. As Emma struggles to reconnect with her old family and hold together her new one\, she begins to realize that the things that have been left unspoken all these years are the ones that put them in danger again. \nABOUT KATE ALICE MARSHALL \nKate Alice Marshall is the author of young adult and middle grade novels\, including I AM STILL ALIVE\, RULES FOR VANISHING\, and THIRTEENS. NO ONE CAN KNOW is her first adult thriller novel. \nShe lives outside of Seattle with her husband\, two dogs\, Vonnegut and Octavia\, and two kids. They all conspire to keep her on her toes.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-haunted-book-shop-welcomes-kate-alice-marshall/
LOCATION:The Haunted Book Shop\, 9 S JOACHIM ST\, MOBILE\, AL\, 36602-2707\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Haunted Book Shop":MAILTO:info@thehauntedbookshopmobile.com
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SUMMARY:Yaa Gyasi\, Homegoing\, and the Power of Knowing Our Roots
DESCRIPTION:Explore how we’re all connected to (and separated from) each other in ways that go further back than most of us imagine. The sort of ways that Huntsville native Yaa Gyasi examined to craft her vital and epic novel\, Homegoing.\nWith Zanice Bond\, Apart Dwivedi\, Anamaria Santiago\, and Francine Taylor.\n\n 
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/yaa-gyasi-homegoing-and-the-power-of-knowing-our-roots/
LOCATION:Pratt City Branch\, Birmingham Public Library
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Humanities Alliance":MAILTO:isnider@alabamahumanities.org
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SUMMARY:Dr. Lee Farrow's Third Talk On Great 19th-Century Russian Writers
DESCRIPTION:Lee Farrow returns for the last talk in her series about the great nineteenth-century Russian writers — and\, friends\, hasn’t it been fabulous? The work of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky is the subject of this next program\, as Dr. Farrow leads us on another quick dive into the heart and soul of old Russia\, looking at the political and cultural forces that shaped its greatest writers. Mark your calendar to be at The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, January 25 at 5:30pm. A toast to Dr. Farrow for her generosity in presenting!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/dr-lee-farrows-third-talk-on-great-19th-century-russian-writers/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240124T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240124T180000
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SUMMARY:Howell Raines and Silent Cavalry at Alabama Booksmith
DESCRIPTION:SILENT CAVALRY: HOW UNION SOLDIERS FROM ALABAMA HELPED SHERMAN BURN ATLANTA AND THEN GOT WRITTEN OUT OF HISTORY finally sets the record straight after Lost Cause historians distorted what really happened. This veteran Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former executive editor of The New York Times has written an epic story that took him six decades.\nYou may purchase signed first editions of SILENT CAVALRY (36.00) to pick up at the event\, at the store later\, or have them carefully wrapped and mailed worldwide from the Alabama Booksmith website.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/howell-raines-and-silent-cavalry-at-alabama-booksmith/
LOCATION:Alabama Booksmith\, 2626 19th Pl S Homewood\, AL\, 35209\, 2626 19th Pl S\, Homewood\, AL\, 35209\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240122T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240122T193000
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SUMMARY:Alabama State Poetry Society Online Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for online poetry open mics the 4th Monday of each month! \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85693609367\nMeeting ID: 856 9360 9367
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/alabama-state-poetry-society-online-open-mic/2024-01-22/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama State Poetry Society":MAILTO:alabamapoets@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240121T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240121T170000
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SUMMARY:Burgin Mathews with Magic City: How the Birmingham Jazz Tradition Shaped the Sound of America
DESCRIPTION:Burgin Mathews is our special guest on Sunday\, January 21 at 3pm with his new book\, Magic City: How the Birmingham Jazz Tradition Shaped the Sound of America. Mathews is a multitalented writer\, educator\, and creator of the popular radio show\, The Lost Child\, which showcases a wide range of downhome roots music: rhythm and blues\, classic country\, Southern soul\, gospel\, and rockabilly\, to name just a few. It’s no surprise then that his new book authoritatively and engagingly recounts Birmingham’s distinctive jazz heritage. Tune in to his talk about it at The NewSouth Bookstore.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/burgin-mathews-with-magic-city-how-the-birmingham-jazz-tradition-shaped-the-sound-of-america/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240118T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240118T203000
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Poetry Series featuring Virginia Poet Jim Peterson
DESCRIPTION:The next Third Thursday Poetry reading\, featuring Virginia poet Jim Peterson\, will be at 6:30 p.m.\, on January 18\, at the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities on Debardeleben Street in Auburn (Pebble Hill). Open bar and hors d’oeuvres available beginning at 6 p.m. Prior to Jim’s reading\, there will be a brief open mic session for local poets.\nThe Third Thursday Poetry Series is supported by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center\, the Auburn University Department of English\, OLLI at Auburn University\, and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/third-thursday-poetry-series-featuring-virginia-poet-jim-peterson/
LOCATION:Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities\, 101 S. Debardeleben St.\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849-5637\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240118T200000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Stacy Willingham: Unveiling Secrets\, Twists\, and Thrills!
DESCRIPTION:Prepare for an evening you won’t forget! The Haunted Book Shop is thrilled to host New York Times Bestselling author Stacy Willingham for an in-conversation and to sign her upcoming thriller “Only If You’re Lucky.” If you’ve been captivated by “A Flicker in the Dark” or been on the edge of your seat with “All the Dangerous Things\,” you won’t want to miss this! \nWhat’s In Store? \nIn-conversation: Stacy Willingham will dish with bestselling author Manda Collins about creating and writing the twisty plots\, suspenseful scenes\, and wicked characters we all love. Limited seating. \nBook Signing: Stacy Willingham will be signing copies of her latest thriller\, which delves deep into the complexities of female friendship and the dark places envy and loyalty can take you. \nSpecialty Cocktails: Next door at The Alchemy\, enjoy a Stacy Willingham-themed cocktail menu. \nEase Your Wait!\nWe’ll be using a timed-entry system for the book signing. So instead of tiring while you wait\, you’ll have more time to explore and sip on those delicious cocktails! \nPurchase of the book equals your ticket to the event. \nAbout the Author\nSTACY WILLINGHAM is the New York Times\, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark\, All the Dangerous Things and Only If You’re Lucky. Her debut\, A Flicker in the Dark\, was a 2022 finalist for the Book of the Month’s Book of the Year award\, Goodreads Choice Best Debut award\, Goodreads Choice Best Mystery & Thriller award\, and ITW’s Best First Novel award. Her work has been translated in more than thirty languages. Before turning to fiction\, she was a copywriter and brand strategist for various marketing agencies. She earned her B.A. in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia and M.F.A. in writing from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She currently lives in Charleston\, South Carolina\, with her husband\, Britt\, and Labradoodle\, Mako. \nTickets are limited. Purchase your book (and your ticket!) now to secure your spot in an evening of mystery\, suspense\, and literary delight! \nLooking forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/an-evening-with-stacy-willingham-unveiling-secrets-twists-and-thrills/
LOCATION:The Haunted Book Shop\, 9 S JOACHIM ST\, MOBILE\, AL\, 36602-2707\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Haunted Book Shop":MAILTO:info@thehauntedbookshopmobile.com
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SUMMARY:Alexander Heffner Book Talk: "A Documentary History of the United States."
DESCRIPTION:Join Alabama Humanities Alliance on January 17 for a book talk and book-signing event with journalist and civic educator Alexander Heffner. Presented by the Alabama Humanities Alliance in partnership with our friends at the David Mathews Center for Civic Life.\nHeffner is the host of PBS’ “The Open Mind” and “Breaking Bread with Alexander\,” seen on Bloomberg TV. He is also co-editor of “A Documentary History of the United States\,” a fascinating collection\, and interpretation\, of documents that have forged American history.\nThe book — first published in 1952 by Heffner’s grandfather\, the late historian Richard D. Heffner — has been updated by Alexander to include more recent history. The book includes everything from America’s founding documents\, Supreme Court decisions\, and inaugural addresses to era-defining speeches\, letters\, poems\, debates\, and even…tweets.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/alexander-heffner-book-talk-a-documentary-history-of-the-united-states/
LOCATION:Barnes & Noble at the Summit\, 201 Summit Boulevard Suite 100\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35243\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Humanities Alliance":MAILTO:isnider@alabamahumanities.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240114T170000
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SUMMARY:Susan Willis with Shakespeare's First Folio
DESCRIPTION:The Bard and his book: The First Folio collected thirty-six of William Shakespeare’s plays\, including eighteen that had never been printed before\, seven years after his death. Come celebrate the 400th anniversary of its making with Susan Willis\, Shakespeare scholar and former resident dramaturg for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF). Willis will make a lively presentation about the iconic work — called the most important secular book of the Western world\, typos and all — for your education and merriment. This program has been arranged by The NewSouth Bookstore in collaboration with ASF. Thanks\, Layne Holley! Again\, that’s Sunday\, January 14 at 3pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/susan-willis-with-shakespeares-first-folio/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240204
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SUMMARY:Geminga 2024: $500 for Tiny Fiction\, CNF\, Poetry\, Graphic Novel or Art
DESCRIPTION:Sunspot’s Geminga contest offers $500 for Tiny Fiction\, Nonfiction\, Poetry\, or Art. No restrictions on theme or category. Submissions may be excerpts from longer works. Opening January 1- 31. Entry fee: $12.50. Enter through Submittable: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit/280341/geminga-24-500-for-tiny-fiction-nonfiction-poetry-graphic-novel-or-art or Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/sunspot-literary-journal-LIXJW.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/geminga-2024-500-for-tiny-fiction-cnf-poetry-graphic-novel-or-art/
LOCATION:Online\, NC
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunspot Literary Journal":MAILTO:SunspotLit@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231225T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231225T193000
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SUMMARY:Alabama State Poetry Society Online Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for online poetry open mics the 4th Monday of each month! \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85693609367\nMeeting ID: 856 9360 9367
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/alabama-state-poetry-society-online-open-mic/2023-12-25/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama State Poetry Society":MAILTO:alabamapoets@gmail.com
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