People want to see that.”įollowing this sometimes-brutal critiquing session, the second book fair and author signing takes place. The big meeting room, where we in the library, is full. “I call it, ‘Roast and Toast’ – that’s sort of my nickname for it. “That is one of our favorites,” exclaimed Jackson of the workshop. Molly Bolden, owner of Houma’s Bent Pages Bookstore, Adair and Heather Graham either cheer or jeer the first pages of manuscripts submitted anonymously and courageously by participants. Other great opportunities for wannabe writers include a one-on-one critiquing session and the popular First Page Workshop, which starts promptly at 4 p.m. Martin Press editor Rose Hilliard, publisher/publicist Joan Schulhafer and agent and founding partner of Folio Literary Management Paige Wheeler are also participating, providing aspiring authors a chance to impress. Other presenters scheduled for the conference are New Orleans author Dawn Chartier, who will serve on a panel with young adult fantasy author, Traci Hall Shelia Goss, creator of the book series “The Lip Gloss Chronicles and Floridian husband-and-wife team, Michael Trammell and Mary Jane Ryals, who are award-winning poets. “She is going to tell us at lunch what happened to her because she got some great response from her book, which was a novel in poetry, which seems to be really big with the teens right now,” said Jackson. Last year’s winner, Caroline Rose, is scheduled to make an appearance. Poet, playwright and professor, John Doucet, will conduct the workshop.Īlso, a new poetry contest accompanies the conference’s annual fiction contest. Brosman, Poet-in-Residence David Middleton and Deborah Cibelli, professor of art at NSU. The panel consists of award winning author and Tulane professor emerita C. This particular genre is stepping into the limelight a little more this year with a new presentation and workshop about ekphrastic poetry. He and Jack Bedell have just published a book called, ‘Call and Response’ … so they are going to do a reading and be talking about that,” Jackson said. Darrell Bourque, Louisiana’s Poet Laureate, is going to be there. In addition to doing individual presentations, they are hosting a session together. Well-known Louisiana poets Darrell Bourque and Jack Bedell are among the returning panel members. A percentage of book sales go to the Friends of the Library organization. “After listening to her already, we said, ‘Ooh, she’d be really good.'”įollowing Kozak is the first of two book fairs and author-signing sessions, then presentations continue from 2 to 4 p.m. “We like our keynote speakers to be not only informative but also entertaining,” she explained. Kozak’s speech at the 2008 writers’ conference is what made her an ideal candidate for the feature role at this year’s event, said Jackson.
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