4 posts from month 05/2013

5th Grade Story Contest Awards Ceremony

I hope to see lots of members at our annual awards ceremony to honor the fifth graders that wrote the best stories. It's always such a thrill to hear from the next generation of writers and support their efforts. It's this Sunday, June 2 at 2:00. I've copied the agenda below to give you an idea of how the event will go. Ceremony Agenda 2:00 Find seating, mingle, enjoy cupcakes and beverages ...

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“Inventing Zorgos” – June 16th’s Speakers are Louise Hart and Kristen Caven

When their editor called authors Louise Hart and Kristen Caven to announce the new title for their book, they were stunned. What is the antidote to bullying? Come listen to this mother- daughter writing team talk about their long journey through the publishing world. Since their first book was published in 1989, they’ve been published, re- published, self-published, and everything in ...

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See you Sunday! Julia Flynn Siler on the Last Hawaiian Queen

We are looking forward to this Sunday's meeting! Julia Flynn Siler is a prize-winning author and journalist. Grove/Atlantic published Lost Kingdom in early 2013. Her first book was The New York Times bestseller, The House of Mondavi. As a veteran correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and Business Week, Ms. Flynn Siler spent more than two decades in Europe and the United States ...

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Announcing our 5th Grade Contest Winners!

The winners of our 27th Annual 5th Grade Story Contest have been selected! Click here to see the list of our winners, in alphabetical order. ONE of these is the grand prize winner... come to the Awards Ceremony on June 2nd to find out which one! Thank you to member Debby Frisch, author of A Mango for the Teacher, for your organizing this wonderful contest year after year!

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