09/01/16 at 10:00AM registration opens for the Meet the Authors' Book Fair on 11/19 & 20, 2016 in the Eau Gallie Civic Center, Melbourne Florida.
Space is limited and fills up quickly. If you want to secure a place at the book fair, sign up ASAP ~
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Children’s Author E.L. Konigsburg to be Honored at Literary Legends Award Reception
2016 will mark yet another year of recognition when on Sept. 16 she will posthumously be awarded the Florida Heritage Book Festival Literary Legends Award.
“E. L. Konigsburg certainly meets all of the criteria to receive the award,” Debra Rhodes Gibson, vice-president of the festival, said. “She has produced a body of work over time that is exceptional in quality and has been widely recognized.”
Each
year the Florida Heritage Book Festival honors at least one acclaimed
author with ties to the Sunshine State. The authors are recognized at
the Literary Legends Banquet, a tradition that has seen some of
Florida’s most acclaimed writers accept their awards in person and
enthrall audiences with remarks about their legendary careers.
Posthumous Legends Awards have also been granted. Former recipients have
included John D. MacDonald (2014), Ernest Hemingway (2012) and Marjorie
Kinnan Rawlings and Zora Neale Hurston (2011).
Paul
and Ross Konigsburg, sons of E.L. Konigsburg, will be in attendance on
Sept. 16 to receive the posthumous award for their mother, who once was a
school teacher in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Konigsburg
is well-known for many of her 20 books, the most popular of which
include the Newbery Medal Award winners “The Mixed-up Files of Mrs.
Basil E. Frankweiler” and “The View from Saturday.” The former told the
adventure of two children who ran away from home to live in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the latter, of middle schoolers who form a
special bond with their paraplegic teacher.
Konigsburg’s
recognition marks an effort on the part of the Florida Heritage Book
Festival to include children’s and young adult authors in its events,
especially the author presentations.
“We
are hoping to include more young people and families in this annual
event, inspiring the next generation of writers and readers, embedding
an appreciation for sharing literature among families and across all
generations,” Gibson said.
The
Literary Legends Award Reception, which will induct Konigsburg into the
festival’s Literary Legends Hall of Fame, will be held Friday, Sept.
16, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Flagler College’s Solarium, on the top
floor of Ponce Hall. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. To register and purchase tickets, visit here: http://fhbookfest.com/events/literary-legends-banquet.
Monday, August 29, 2016
Nerding Out at the Space Coast Comic Con with Critically-Acclaimed Author-Panelists on “Crafting Magical Worlds”
Authors provide an educational forum during a fun event in Brevard County, Florida
Award-winning local author, Jaimie Engle, will autograph books at this year’s Space Coast Comic Con at the Space Coast Convention Center in Cocoa, Florida on September 9th, 10th, and 11th. On Saturday, September 10th,
Engle will be joined by four amazing local authors to speak during a
panel on “Crafting Magical Worlds.” On this panel, five imaginative
fantasy authors from the Space Coast
region provide a behind-the-scenes look of their unique creative
processes, what drives their development and their inspiration to build
fantasy worlds in literature. A range from epic to urban to horror for
audiences of young adult and adult readers alike, you’re sure to meet
your new favorite author and find your next best book at The Con.
ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
Jaimie Engle - Writing for Younger Readers: Jaimie Engle
writes young adult spec fiction, and is the host of "The Right Engle"
podcast, where she discusses sci-fi & fantasy books, films, and
shows. Dreadlands:Wolf Moon spins Vikings with Werewolves compared to How to Train Your Dragon meets the Shanarah Chronicles. www.jmebooks.com.
D. Ryan Gish - Making Old Creatures New Again: D. Ryan Gish's debut novel Enthralled was
inspired by his close group of friends. His Zombie fiction merges
with the Wild West loner creating a compelling story compared to the Walking Dead meets the Dark Tower. www.jmebooks.com.
Janice Hardy - Writing for Commercial Success: Janice Hardy is the author of The Shifter, Blue Fire, and Darkfall from Balzer+Bray/Harper Collins. She's also the founder of Fiction University, a site dedicated to helping writers improve their craft, and the author of Planning Your Novel: Ideas and Structure, a self-guided workshop for planning or revising a novel.
Keith Rommel – Writing with Cinematic Vision: Keith Rommel is
an award winning author of ten novels and is an award-winning
screenwriter. His writing has been called, "Horror for the curious
mind." His first two novels, The Cursed Man and The Lurking Man (see
below) are at various stages of production, nearing release for 2016.
E. J. Wenstrom - Setting up a Sequel: E. J. Wenstrom is a fantasy and science fiction author living in Cape Canaveral, FL. Her debut novel Mud is the
first in the Chronicles of the Third Realm War series, and is a Royal
Palm Literary Award Semifinalist. She writes for websites about comics,
writing and geek culture—find her bylines in The Mary Sue, DIY MFA and
more.
Engle
will be featured in an interview on the Mike and Mindy show on 99.3 FM
at 9am, September 8th, to help promote the event. For more information
about the Space Coast Comic Con, visit the event website at http://spacecoastcomiccon.com.
Saturday, August 27, 2016
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Friday, August 26, 2016
Mystery Writers of America’s Florida Chapter Announces Sleuthfest 2017 Writers Conference:
Mystery Writers of America’s Florida Chapter Announces Sleuthfest 2017 Writers Conference:
SleuthFest 2017 Writers Conference Will Take Place February 23-26, 2017 in Boca Raton Florida
BOCA RATON, Florida
– Mystery Writers of America’s Florida Chapter is pleased to announce
dates for Sleuthfest 2017 Writers Conference. SleuthFest will take place
February 23-26, 2017 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Boca Raton,
Florida.
One of the country’s premier conferences for writers, Sleuthfest is an intensive four day conference featuring writing workshops, social events, and pitch sessions. SleuthFest
includes four tracks of workshops, presentations, and panels on the
craft of writing, business, traditional and self-publishing, marketing,
and forensics. In addition, top literary agents and editors will be
available to hear pitches from aspiring writers, offer troubleshooting
sessions, and manuscript critiques.
The
2017 SleuthFest Writers Conference features a host of luminaries,
best-selling authors, and industry insiders, including Keynote Speaker
David Baldacci; Forensic Guest of Honor Dr. Vincent
Di Maio, legendary publisher Neil Nyren, and special guest authors,
including Jeff Lindsay, Reed Farrel Coleman, SJ Rozan, Joe Lansdale, and
Jane Cleland.
A
preeminent event for writers in all genres, SleuthFest attracts writers
from around the world. Filled with networking opportunities, social
events, and programming designed to appeal to a wide variety of writers,
SleuthFest provides a warm, welcoming atmosphere where writers can
learn from the pros—and learn the secrets of a successful career as a
writer. Moreover, SleuthFest affords writers a unique opportunity to
connect with industry insiders, writers and publishing professionals.
Past conferences have featured such Keynote presenters and Guests of
Honor including Sue Grafton, Robert B. Parker, Dennis Lehane, James W.
Hall, Dr. Henry Lee, Dr. Michael Baden, Robert Crais, Brad Meltzer, Lisa
Scottoline, and Linda Fairstein, Valerie Plame, and others.
Writer's Atelier Presents: Submissions Ready with Lori Goldstein (Online Class)
Description:
Got
a finished novel? Great! Ready to sign that killer book deal?
Fantastic! But hold onto your pen, because first, you need an agent.
Agents are the gatekeepers to traditional publishers, and today, agents
receive literally hundreds of inquiries a week. To stand out among this
fierce competition, three things are vital: an enticing query, a concise
synopsis, and a whopper of a first page. In this course, writers will
learn the structure and key elements of each of these three pieces of
the query submission package. Examples of successful queries, synopses,
and first pages will be dissected. Plus, each week, writers will have
their work reviewed by the instructor. But the real value in receiving a
critique is in understanding if you’ve nailed that revision or not.
With that in mind, writers will be invited to submit their revised
pieces to the instructor for an additional pass. Each component—the
query, synopsis, and first page—will be critiqued by the instructor
twice. The end result: a perfect query submission package. You will
become . . . Submission Ready!
Week 1: The Query: How to Tame Your Manuscript into a 250-Word Pitch
In
this first lesson, the instructor will dive into the all-important
query letter. Writers will learn the basic structure and what each
component must convey. The instructor will then focus on the “pitch”
section, explaining how to construct a concise pitch that packs a punch.
Examples of successful queries will be shown and dissected. The “do’s
and don’ts” will provide concrete tips for crafting your query.
After
viewing this lesson, writers will have one week to revise their query
using these tips and submit it to the instructor for feedback.
Week 2: The Synopsis: How to Wrangle Your Manuscript into One Page
In
lesson two, the instructor will help you expand that pitch you’ve honed
into a one-page synopsis. Writers will learn techniques for boiling
their full manuscript down to the essentials in order to show agents
what their novel is truly about. What stays and what goes will be
demonstrated. Strategies and specific instructions will allow writers to
employ these techniques in their synopsis.
After
viewing this lesson, writers will have one week to revise their
synopsis using these tips and submit it to the instructor for feedback.
Week 3: The First Page: How to Bring Your Query and Synopsis to Life
In
the final lesson, the instructor will discuss what makes a great first
page, the final element of the submissions package. The first page must
be a powerhouse. It has much heavy lifting to do in terms of setting the
tone, style, character, world, and more. It must achieve certain things
and do so with writing that leaps from the page and grabs the reader.
After reviewing a list of what a first page must do, the instructor will
provide examples of successful first pages.
After
viewing this lesson, writers will have one week to revise their first
page using these tips and submit it to the instructor for feedback.
Week 4: Questions!
In
the final week of this course, writers will have the chance to have a
personal, one-on-one, 15-minute call with the instructor during which
they can ask specifics about their submission package, questions about
querying, or tips for navigating the publishing world. Writers have the
option of emailing questions in lieu of the call.
When: This class will run from October 3, 2016 – October 30, 2016
Where: Online
Investment: $250 (full class) OR $150 (critique only)
*First 10 people to sign up by September 1, 2016 will receive 25% off of the 4-week class.
*Need a payment plan? Email racquel@racquelhenry.com
Space is limited!
Flagler College to host over 30 award-winning writers as the Florida Heritage Book Festival returns to downtown St. Augustine
St.
Augustine, Fla. – More than 30 award-winning writers and literary
enthusiasts will share their experiences and tips of the writing
profession with hundreds of veteran and emerging writers, as part of the
ninth annual Florida Heritage Book Festival (FHBF). The event, which
showcases Florida’s rich and diverse literary legacy, will be held at
Flagler College from Thursday, Sept. 15 through Saturday, Sept. 17. This
year’s three-day event will include critique sessions and lectures on
the writing craft, as well as a day-long book festival, which is free
and open to the public. Below is an overview of events:
• Thursday, Sept. 15,
Critique Session Workshop, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants will have the
opportunity to share and receive feedback on their writing submissions
from peers and session leaders. This year’s session leaders include
fiction writer Sohrab Homi Fracis, recipient of the Florida Individual
Artist Fellowship in Literature/Fiction and the Walter E. Dakin
Fellowship in Fiction; non-fiction specialist Eric Cravey, United Press
International’s “Stringer of Year” in Georgia recipient of an Excellence
in Business News Reporting Award from the Florida Press Club; and poet
Darlyn Finch Kuhn, whose work has appeared on NPR, literary journals,
newspapers and magazines. Registration is required at fhbookfest.com.
• Thursday evening,
“Stetson Kennedy Legacy: Man in the Mirror” event, 7 p.m. The event
will honor the centennial of the late of Stetson Kennedy, American
folklorist and human rights activist with a performance by Young Minds
Readers Theater of Jacksonville, and a conversation on Kennedy’s impact
between Dr. Peggy A. Bulger, retired executive director of the American
Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and Dr. Ben Brotemarkle,
executive director of the Florida Historical Society. The event, funded
in part by a grant from the Florida Humanities Council, is free and open
to the public and will be held at Lewis Auditorium, 14 Granada Street.
Doors will open at 6 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 16, Writers Workshops and Keynote Luncheon, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration is required at fhbookfest.com. Workshops include:
* “Creating Characters Who Stand the Test of Time” by Michael Morris explores character development.
* “Finding Bigfoot and Developing Scenes” recounts Joe Gisondi’s adventures and shares tips on the research and writing process.
* “How to let the necessity of plot guide your writing” by John Dufresne emphasizes the significance of plot in the craft.
* Brad & Darlyn Kuhn discuss branding yourself in “Bookstores & Beyond: Marketing in the Age of Amazon.”
*
Keynote speaker Susanna Daniel discusses “My Fictional Floridians:
Point of View and Narrative Shape” during the festival luncheon.
* Roy Peter Clark’s “Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer” reveals the secrets of the writing process.
* Jennie Jarvis details a practical guide to creating dynamic characters in “Crafting the Character Arc.”
*
Terrell Griffin discusses “From Self-Published Author to Number One
National Best Seller: The Art and Craft of Writing a Mystery Novel.”
* Cecilia Milanes presents a workshop titled “Our American Lives: Fact/Fiction/Film and Craft.”
* Florida Poet Laureate Peter Meinke talks about his own process in “The Writing Life: Habits, Attitude, Luck and Poems.”
*
John Henry Fleming digs deeper into neuroscience in his lecture titled
“Storybrain: What Recent Discoveries in Neuroscience Mean for Fiction
Writers.”
* In “A Good Title is Not Hard to Find,” Robin Lippincott offers guidelines for creating effective titles.
• Friday evening,
The Literary Legend Reception, This event will honor Elaine Lobl (E.L.)
Konigsburg, the late American writer and illustrator of children's
books. The posthumous award will be accepted by her son Paul
Konigsburg. Registration is required here.
• Saturday, Sept. 17,
Florida Heritage Book Festival Presentations, 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Twenty-nine featured authors will offer free presentations showcasing
Florida's rich and diverse literary culture, and three acclaimed writers
will offer two hands-on youth sessions focused on poetry and the
graphic novel ($20 per youth). The Festival Marketplace will include
over 50 vendors of books and book. The St. Johns County Library
Bookmobile and staff will offer children's activities. All activities
take place in and around Flagler College's Ringhaver Student Center,
located at 50 Sevilla Street, St. Augustine. VeloFest Bicycle Parking
will be on site.
Thursday, August 25, 2016
South Florida Writer Makes Her Mark With Love and Diamonds Mystery Series
"Reyes' series debut sparkles
like a five-carat stone. Brilliant!''
Deborah Sharp, Author of the Mace
Bauer Mysteries
Jeweler's Mark: A Love and
Diamonds Mystery, the just-published book by R. V. Reyes, interweaves
the author's experience as a third generation jewelry designer in her family's
jewelry business within the glamour and glitz of her native Miami to create a
sparkling new addition to South Florida's mystery scene.
The Love and Diamonds series
introduces readers to Gigi Santos, a wedding ring designer and diamond
appraiser, who falls for cover-boy handsome Detective Carlos Garcia. When he
comes to investigate a year-old burglary at Gigi’s jewelry business they flirt and
sparks fly. Gigi is sure she will have him on her arm as her ten-year high
school reunion date. That is, until her best friend Lourdes becomes the prime
suspect in the murder of the reunion's organizer. Gigi knows Lourdes is
innocent and she is determined to prove it. When Gigi’s sleuthing puts her and
the people she loves in danger, Detective Garcia tries to keep her out of
harm’s way. But, by uncovering dark secrets and fake diamond rings under the
Miami moonlight, it's not sure where their adventures will take their
relationship.
Lesley A. Diehl, Author of the Eve
Appel mysteries (Camel Press), exclaims, “Gigi Santos is a gem of a
protagonist. You’ll love her courage and style in this hot cozy mystery. I give
it 24 karats.”
Kait Carson, Author of Death by
Sunken Treasure (Henery Press) states, “True love and diamonds, two of
the hardest, and strongest, substances known to man, or woman… R.V. Reyes has
captured the joy and the fast pace of living in Miami where the truth is as hot
the Florida sun.”
R. V. Reyes is an active member of
the Florida Chapter of Mystery Writers of America and writes Cozy in Miami,
a blog featuring interviews with leading Florida mystery writers, including Elaine
Viets, Susan Cox, Michael Haskins and Kait Carson. Learn more about R.V. Reyes
at www.rvreyes.com.
Jeweler's Mark: A Love and Diamonds
Mystery, is
available in paperback and Kindle eBook on Amazon and at area South Florida
bookstores.
· ISBN-10:
1536939501
·
ISBN-13: 978-1536939507
Meet the Authors' Book Fair
Meet the Authors' Book Fair will be held in conjunction with the ArtWorks Festival
on November 19 and 20, 2016, from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Both events are
at the Eau Gallie Civic Center, 1551 Highland Ave, Melbourne, FL 32935,
FREE and open to the public.
Meet the Authors' Book Fair
will have more than 50 authors represented and available to discuss,
autograph, and sell their books. Writers of fiction, non-fiction,
poetry, and childrens books will participate, as well as local writers’
groups.
Meet the Authors' Book Fair is sponsored by Authors for Authors
and has special projects to encourage the joy of reading. They support
those serving in the military by collecting books which are donated to Operation Paperback and mailed to our military members in the US and throughout the world. They also accept donations of children's books for their Kids Who Read Succeed project.
Come out for a day of fun and let your muse run wild! For more information contact: Marshall Frank (321) 254-3398 MLF283@aol.com or Valerie Allen VAllenWriter@cs.com ValerieAllenWriter.com
Women's National Book Association South Florida Chapter Meeting
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 6:30 PM
Women's National Book Association
South Florida Chapter Meeting
South Florida Chapter Meeting
Daphne Nikolopoulos, Editor in Chief
Palm Beach Illustrated Magazine and Editorial Director of Palm Beach Media Group
“Gloss Ambition: An editor’s advice on writing for magazines”
Learn
how to research the magazines best suited to your knowledge and style;
the most effective pitching process; how to craft stories for magazines
Members: Free Guests:
$10. Join: $40. Murder on the Beach Bookstore, Pineapple Grove. 273 NE
2nd Av. Delray Beach, FL 33444 Phone: 561-279-7790 www.murderonthebeach.com
Yesterday's Tomorrow by G. W. Pomichter
“We
had so much fun and learned so much researching this book,” Pomichter
said. “It was quite a journey and one that we hope will help our
readers suspend disbelief and ask themselves some tough and even
uncomfortable questions.”
The
book is set in a near future where a nuclear attack and subsequent
electro-magnetic-pulse render the U.S. power grid inoperable along the
East Coast of the country from Maine to Miami and as far West as the
Mississippi River. The story follows two families, both spread out
throughout the country and , in fact, the world when these critical
disasters occur.
“We
ask the question, quite simply, ‘What would you do,’” Pomichter said.
“We outline the how and why and give you a story to follow, but within
the context of this new reality, the heart of the book is about how
human beings interact, how we communicate and how we survive. It is
about you. It is about asking the question, 'could I survive?’ or
‘Could I rebuild.””
The book is now available on amazon.com at: (https://www.amazon.com/Yesterdays-Tomorrow-Tomorrows-War-Book-ebook/dp/B01KIIR8SU)
OR in paperback: (https://www.amazon.com/Yesterdays-Tomorrow-Tomorrows-War-1/dp/1530454557)
For information contact G.W. Pomichter at gwpomichter@gmail.com
Detour Trail by Joy V Smith
Joy V. Smith
Detour Trail
Melange Books, LLC
2338 Jansen Ave.
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
February 25, 2013
$12.95 (print); $5.99 (ebook)
138 pp
9781612355702
Detour Trail: A Historical Novel About the Intrepid Men and Women Who Settled America's Western Frontier
Joy V. Smith, better known for her science fiction adventures, has written a western novel, Detour Trail, a story of adventure and romance along the Oregon Trail.
uncle is
killed by a thief trying to steal his money belt. Ignoring the wagon
master's advice to go home, she rounds up others needing help, and they
join a later wagon train and are soon slogging through dust and mud and
steep mountain passes. It's a long way to Oregon, and because another
woman needs her help, Lorrie again goes her own way, leaving the wagon
train and the Oregon Trail to travel onward—off the beaten path—with her
small group of wagons. She's helped by members of her wagon train,
people
she meets along the way, and the mule, Jake, an integral part of
the story.
You'll meet them as they join in her travels and encounters
with enemies
and as she searches for a new home and supplies as winter
reaches out its
icy hands.... Settling the frontier isn't easy!
Detour Trail is available from Melange Books, the publisher--and online.
Detour Trail is available from Melange Books, the publisher--and online.
Joy V. Smith
Pagadan@aol.com
Pagadan@aol.com
About the Author
Joy V. Smith has been writing stories since she was a kid. Her stories
and
articles have been published in print magazines, ezines,
and anthologies;
and her SF has been published in two audiobooks,
including Sugar Time.
Her books include Building a Cool House for Hot Times without Scorching
the Pocketbook, a collection of her published short stories, Aliens, Animals,
and Adventure; a children's book, Why Won't Anyone Play with Me?; and
six e-books: Hidebound (SF romance/adventure), Pretty Pink Planet (SF),
Hot Yellow Planet (the sequel), The Doorway and Other Stories (SF and
fantasy), Detour Trail (western novel), and Remodelling: Buying and
Updating a Foreclosure. Detour Trail is also available in print (Lulu).
She lives in Florida with Blizzard the Snow Princess and Pemberley, the
tortoiseshell cat.
Strike Three by Joy V. Smith
Strike Three
Joy V. Smith
WolfSinger Publications
P.O. Box 31036
Colorado Springs, CO 80931
ISBN/EAN13: 1936099659 / 9781936099658
$4.95 (ebook) and $12.95 (paperback)
161 pages
June 26, 2014
Strike Three is a post-apocalyptic novel:
Because
of the "hot virus," the devastation of WWIII is more horrible than the
worse case scenario, and missiles fired in retaliation gave new meaning
to "scorched earth."
Can a new world move beyond the losses, mistakes, and regrets?
Joy
V. Smith has been writing since she was a little kid; she loved to
read, and she wanted to create her own books, so she did, complete
with covers. Now she writes fiction--her favorite genre is science
fiction--and non-fiction. Her short stories have been published in
print magazines, webzines, anthologies, and two audiobooks, including Sugar Time.
Her books include fiction and non-fiction and two collections of her published short stories: The Doorway and Other Stories and Aliens, Animals, and Adventure. She lives in Florida with Blizzard the Snow Princess and Pemberley, the tortoiseshell cat.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
YOUNG POETS OFFERED SPECIAL PROGRAM
Volusia
County residents between the ages of 14 and 20 can enroll in a free
Young Poets Mentoring Program that will link them to established poets
and result in publication. The program is directed by Volusia County
Poet Laureate Dr. David B. Axelrod and starts this August.
Young
poets and their mentors will set a schedule to exchange emails and
possibly to meet personally to help write, revise and assemble a group
of poems. The results will include performance opportunities and
publication in an anthology. Twelve or twenty individual young poets may have a first book published.
Funding
for the project is provided by the Walmart, the Root Family, Daytona
Kia, Daytona Toyota and numerous other groups and individuals. In
addition to free lessons, both the young poets and mentors will have a
small budget to cover the costs of supplies and/or transportation.
Dr. Axelrod will donate copies of his own book, All Vows: New & Selected Poems (Nirala, 2016) together with a Student and Teacher Guide. The books will be given to each mentor and student as well as copies to teachers and students in schools Dr. Axelrod visits.
Dr. Axelrod will donate copies of his own book, All Vows: New & Selected Poems (Nirala, 2016) together with a Student and Teacher Guide. The books will be given to each mentor and student as well as copies to teachers and students in schools Dr. Axelrod visits.
Established
poets who would enjoy mentoring are also welcome to join the program.
Those interested in joining the Mentoring Program can view details at www.volusiapoetlaureate.com, email axelrod@volusiapoetlaureate.com or call Dr. Axelrod at 386-337-4567.
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
YOUNG POETS PROGRAM LAUNCHES “LOUDER THAN A BOMB”
The
award-winning documentary film, “Louder than a Bomb” will be shown at 2
p.m. on Sunday, September 18, free at City Island Library to celebrate
the start of the Volusia County Young Poets Mentoring Program. The film
traces high school poets who prepare and compete in poetry slam
competitions.
The
event will be hosted Volusia County Poet Laureate, Dr. David B.
Axelrod, who has fund raised to coordinate the Mentoring Program.
Students—ages 14 to 20—will be paired with established poets who will
help them write, revise and collect together a group of poems. The
results will be performance opportunities, anthology publication, and
even the chance for the free publication of a first book.
“Many
people think of poetry as a bit like plain popcorn—bland at best,” says
Dr. Axelrod. “When people view ‘Louder than a Bomb,’ poetry is more
like the new snack-food craze, Takis—pretty hot.” It’s not that young
poets all want to slam, Axelrod explains, but the program will encourage
experimentation and individual creativity.
There
will be an open mic to read poems after the film. Mentoring will be
done on line—at the convenience of the students and mentors. There are
no set times though it is also hoped that students and mentors can meet
for workshops as well.
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