Scribbles # 331 - September 8, 2006
Happy to announce that Christopher Watkins, the new Kerouac House writer-in-residence, is safely ensconced at Shady Lane and Clouser, and busy scribbling away. Welcome to Orlando, Preacher Boy!
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Come out tonight, Friday, September 8th to Austin's Coffee and Film on Fairbanks in Winter Park for Show n' Tell. From 4 - 8 pm, Frankie Messina hosts a free-flowing program of music, open-mic spoken word, visual art, and an incredibly inspirational film called "The Living Museum" (movie to play sharply at 6:30 pm..)
Celebrations:
Kyle Minor's novella "A Day Meant to Do Less" has been accepted for publication in The Gettysburg Review. His essay "First, the Teeth" will appear in Redivider, and the first chapter of his memoir You Shall Go Out with Joy and Be Led Forth with Peace is now available in bookstores in the Random House anthology Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers. Great job, Kyle!
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Laura Van den Berg's story, "We Are Calling To Offer You a Fabulous Life," has been accepted by The Northwest Review, and another piece was a finalist for the Howard Frank Mosher Fiction Prize. Congratulations, Laura!
Scribblers Sharing Info:
The Fourth Annual Global Peace Film Festival
The Global Peace Film Festival (GPFF) promotes world peace through film, film events and awards to Peace Ambassadors around the world. With a notable advisory board including Yoko Ono, Philippe Cousteau, Richard Gere, Philip Glass, Lee Grant, Susan Sarandon, Martin Sheen, Dr. Noel Brown, President & CEO of Friends of the United Nations and many others, the Global Peace Film Festival will open on Thursday, September 14th and end on Thursday, September 21st, presenting a fascinating and diverse program of over 60 features, comedies, narratives documentaries and shorts from around the globe.
With an overall theme, The Many Paths to Peace, GPFF will screen powerful stories from around the world which help expand the definition of peacemaking as something that can be worked on daily in the personal lives of individuals and communities. Films whose themes explore issues on the environment, racism, community, family, conflict resolution, the role of women, and civil rights will screen at Rollins College's Tiedtke Hall, University of Central Florida's Communication Building and the Ying Academic Center in downtown Orlando. The festival also will present topical and engaging panels at the Enzian Theatre, films and events at the Orlando Science Center and outreach programs throughout the community.
For a complete list of films, schedule and ticket information, please visit the GPFF website at: www.peacefilmfest.org
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As we begin the autumn, you'll want to update your news of Florida Writers Association with the September 1 edition of the on-line Newsletter. At http://www.floridawritersnewsletter.blogspot.com/ , you can also read past issues for background refreshment. No password - anyone can access the FWA newsletter. It's a great way to get started for the culmination of 2006 with FWA. This issue includes news of the Conference in November, the On-Line Workshops starting in October, Website information, the selection of a publisher for the 2007 magazine, and other items. Read it on-screen or print it, but don't miss it. See you at the Conference.
Dan Griffith, President, Florida Writers Association
www.FloridaWriters.net
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The Library of Florida History, 435 Brevard Avenue, Cocoa, Fl, kicks off its 2006-2007 Saturday Lecture Series on September 16 at 2:00 p.m. The event is free to the public and refreshments will be served.
The featured speaker will be Fredric Hitt, a retired judge and award-winning author. He is the author of the novel, Wekiva Winter, the winner of the 2006 Patrick D. Smith Award for Best Florida Fiction.
He graduated from the University of Florida with a degree from the School of Journalism and Communications, then went on to earn a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami. After practicing law in Central Florida, he was elevated to the bench in 1985 and served four
successive terms without opposition. He retired from active service in 2001 and continues to work as a Senior Judge throughout the state.
Whatever spare time he has is now devoted to his first love, writing. His stories of the St. Johns River, its history, ecology and people, have been published in both internet and traditional magazines.
Fred and his wife, wildlife artist Linda Silsby Hitt, enjoy life on the shores of the St. Johns River in sunny Central Florida. The Library of Florida History is a history research library operated by The Florida Historical Society, a 501(c)(3) educational and cultural organization.
What's Happening:
Tuesday, September 26th:
Brad Kuhn, winner of the 2006 Thomas Burnett Swann/Revelry Poetry Prize, will be the featured poet at Tuesday Voices at 7:30 pm at the Sanford campus of Seminole Community College, with open mic to follow.
Saturday, October 7th:
Poet Terry Godbey will read at 7 pm at Urban Think! Bookstore from her collection, Behind Every Door, winner of the 19th Slipstream Poetry Chapbook contest.
Thanks for your attention!
Darlyn Finch
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