Silver Sparrow is one of the most unique and creative stories to hit shelves this year. The daughter of a polygamist, Dana Yarboro is convinced she is second best. Forced to live a secret life much less posh than her half sister, Dana watches her father’s other daughter from the distance and examines the “silver […]
Margie Lawson Workshop: Empowering Characters’ Emotions
August 13, 2011 by 1 Comment
Do you want to create characters with solid psychological foundations? Learn how to show emotion in fresh ways through body language? Psychotherapist and writer Margie Lawson will present an all-day workshop, “Empowering Characters’ Emotions,” Saturday, October 1, at the Holiday Inn on Graves Rd. in Tallahassee, Florida. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear […]
The 38th Annual Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference
July 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The 38th Annual Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference FAULKNER’S GEOGRAPHIES SOUTHERN LITERARY GEOGRAPHIES July 17–21, 2011 Oxford, MS The 2011 Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference will examine the topic “Faulkner’s Geographies/Southern Literary Geographies” through five days of lectures and discussion by literary scholars and critics. In addition to formal lectures, there will be several shorter panel […]
Tallahassee Writers Association Seven Hills and Penumbra Contests
July 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Tallahassee Writers Association is accepting submissions for its 2011 Seven Hills contest: up to 2,500 word short stories, creative nonfiction, or children’s picture books; and 500 word flash fiction. Fee: $17 nonmembers, $12 TWA members with paid dues. $100 first place winners; $75 second; and $50 third; honorable mention, plus publication in […]