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The Literary Arts Department Presents:
Saturday, October 18th
2:00
to 7:00
p.m.
Ever think about writing your own
short story, poem, or novel?
Need some ideas for your winter reading
list?
Want to write a piece for a newspaper,
online magazine or other publication but have no idea where to begin?
Come check out the
ARGS Fourth Annual Writer’s Festival
Local and visiting writers will give
talks, read their work, and inspire budding writers as well as lovers of
the written word.
Don’t
miss our famous used book sale (all kinds! all books a buck!)
plus our wide assortment of
homemade cookies, breads, muffins,
pies, cakes, and other goodies.
Come
down to 512 W. Washington ST., Petersburg, VA, get a cup of cocoa and
mingle with a great crowd!
All
proceeds benefit the ARGS Literary Arts Department.
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Friday, October 17th 2008
Reading
open to the public, at
on Friday night from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Details TBA.
Saturday, October 18th 2008
Seminars and Workshops
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2:00 to 7:00 |
Book sale, baked
goods sale, and word games all day in the cafeteria! |
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2:00
to 3:20 |
Elizabeth Hodges—CNF
workshop (room 302)–registration in advance.
(Sign up in advance;
contact
Dr. Cindy Cunningham)
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2:00
to 3:20 |
Nathan Long—Turning
Words into Short Stories
generative
workshop for fiction (library)—no limit on interested attendees!
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1:00
to 2:00 |
Graphic
Novel Workshop
by Michaux Dempster—first 15 welcome!
(Room 304) It’s not a comic book. It’s not “just” a
novel. What exactly IS a graphic novel? Come and find
out!
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3:30
to 4:30
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Liz Hodges / Connie
Biewald / Nathan Long
(Art Foyer)
Coffee Talk on the writing process and inspiration
Grab a cup of coffee, cocoa, or a cold drink and listen
to several authors speak about their process of writing
and how they came to be where they are—all welcome! |
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4:45
to 6:00 |
What
can you do with a degree in writing? What
can you do with a love of writing?
Come explore some options! (Library)
Meet:
Court Wills, Sports Writer
for the Progress Index
Kristy
Bell, owner of
Greg
Donovan, VCU’s Blackbird Online Journal
Anne
Carle, Technical Writing with Capital One
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5:45 to 6:15 |
Break out
sessions!
(Rooms will be announced during the panel in the
library)
Talk in small groups or one on one with a Sports Writer;
Bookstore Owner; Poet, professor, and editor of an
online journal; or Technical Writer
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6:30
to 7:15 |
Readings by alumni
and current students
--FLASH FICTION SLAM! (Library) |
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For additional information, contact
Dr.
Cindy Cunningham or call: 804-722-0200 |
