New Voices Poetry Reading

Member Kevin Brown on Writer's Almanac, Reading at Lee University October 20

Kevin's poem "Diagramming Won't Help This Situation" will be read on The Writer's Almanac on Monday, October 19. Kevin Brown will also read from his new collection of poems Exit Lines October 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Edna Minor Conn Theater at Lee University. There will be a brief Q&A afterwards. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing. This event is free to the public. For more information, go to http://www.kevinbrownwrites.com/.

Christian Market Critique Group Meets Tuesday, October 20 Marcia Swearingen reminds Writers for the Christian Market of the group's meeting this Tuesday, Oct. 20, at First Presbyterian Church, 6-8 pm in the Tower, Room 405. Email Marcia [mswearingen@comcast.net] if you have something to read and she'll start a list. She looks forward to hearing what members have been up to.

A book signing for Poetic Voices: Young Poets with Old Souls Glenwood Recreation Center, Sunday, October 18, 2009, 2:00 p.m. Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of Education, Arts, and Culture sponsored the book project, part of the pARTicipate program, which featured special arts activities funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, Allied Arts, and the City of Chattanooga.

Meacham Writers Workshop, October 28-31

This semiannual workshop is held at U.T.C. and Chattanooga State. For the Meacham schedule, go to: http://www.meachamwriters.org/schedule.htm This is free and open to the public.

Narrative Magazine Prize

$5,000 annually for best short story, novel excerpt, poem. More information at: http://www.narrativemagazine.com/node/421 Other Narrative Magazine contests: http://www.narrativemagazine.com/30-below-contest-09

Global Forum Connecting People and Ideas

http://bigthink.com/

Top Blogs in Literature Category http://www.wikio.com/blogs/top/literature

Listen to KWG's Contest 2009 Winners Read

Listen to the podcast of KWG contest winners reading from their works at the October 1 program: http://blogs.knoxlib.org . Click on "Download podcast here." Knox County Public Library made this podcast possible.

To Consider

Poetry makes new things familiar and familiar things new. --from a TED.com lecture

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