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Maine Literature Daily posts Maine literary events and news for writers, organizations and publishers.
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Bar Harbor - Sherman's Bookstore, 56 Main St. - 12:30 PM: Linda Greenlaw will speak and sign copies of her new book. MONDAY, JULY 7TH Lewiston - The Maple Room, 22 Park St. - 7 PM: Summer Jazz and Improv Night with various jazz groups and the Snowmonks with spoken word/jazz improvisation. All ages, no cover. FMI: 1-866-901-1036. TUESDAY, JULY 8TH Brunswick - Gulf of Maine Books - 5 PM: Stonecoast Writers Program will present a small press event with presses and publishers. WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH Radio 93.3 FM Rockland 99.3 FM Camden - 5 PM: Dave Morrison's "Have Poems Will Travel".
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University of New England Professor Emeritus Norman Beaupre Receives French Medal of Honor for Arts and Literature Professor Emeritus Norman Beaupré was decorated with the Medal of the Order of Arts and Literature, Grade Officier by the French Ministry of Culture and Communications. The Order is one of the principal decorations conferred by the French Republic to honor individuals who have distinguished themselves by contributions to the influence of the arts and literature internationally. The Consul General of France in Boston, Monsieur François Gauthier, presented the medal to Beaupré at this year's La Kermesse celebration on June 29th. (Beaupré was the festivals first president.) Céline Dion, George Clooney, William Faulkner and Rudolf Nureyev also received this award. As a French-speaking Biddeford native, Beauprés subject matter frequently comes from his personal experiences as a Franco-American. Having taught Francophone and World Literature at the University of New England for 30 years, Beaupré spent two sabbaticals in Europe where he got the inspiration for several of his books. He has written nine books thus far, with several of them drawing on the Franco-American experience. In March 2007, Beaupre was inducted in Maine's Franco-American Hall of Fame by the Maine Legislature during Francophone Week. Beauprés most recent work is the sequel to his successful play "La Souillonne", a one-woman story about the Franco-American experience, which was published this spring by LLumina Press. Beaupré wrote a sequel which was presented this past summer in Lamèque, New Brunswick, to a sell-out crowd. "La Souillone, Deusse", focuses on vignettes about the Acadian way of life and is written entirely in the Franco-American dialect, the language of the people, a challenge for Beaupré since this dialect is essentially an oral language and he had to replicate the sounds into written form. Beaupré is already at work on a tenth project, a novel based on the artistic life of Vincent Van Gogh in Arles. For more information about Norman Beaupré: www.nrbeaupre.com. BOOKS, MAGAZINE ISSUES east to west - summer 08 features Helm Filipowitsch's poetry with photography by Don Schaeffer and collages of Linda Sienkiewicz. "Graffiti" poets James Lineberger, Jim Knowles, Pris Campbell, Jim Deuchars, Gil Helmick, Courtney Campbell, Linda Sienkiewicz, & Ray Sweatman. Link: http://www.geocities.com/pj_nights/ Note the "bookshelves" portal with links to chapbooks of current and past contributors. Add your chapbook to this list by emailing PJ Nights: PJNIGHTS. Download the summer issuefree as a pdf or purchase the book at cost, both from lulu.com (click "current issue" on the home page). Feel free to email PJ if you have viewing problems. east/west is looking for featured poets and artists for fall and poems about "time". http://www.geocities.com/pj_nights/submissions.html
FESTIVALS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS
Words that Impact - July 7-11th there will be 2 writing workshops at Waterfall Arts in Montville, Maine. www.waterfallarts.org or Tel. 338-2222. Poetry: The Intimacy of Place, with Joel Lipman, from 9 AM-Noon. Fee:$110. Materials list provided. "Intimacy" encourages and enables a sense of the poet's emotional, sensed/sensual, or personal connection to the specific place. The workshop will use source poems as models and launching points, utilize instructor- developed prompts and have an ongoing and outcome objective of the development of original poems by participants. The workshop will discuss one another's work under development and also discuss instructional materials. Joel comes from the University of Toledo in Ohio. The second workshop: The Printed Voice, with Paul Oberst. Monday through Friday July 7-11 afternoons from 1-4 PM. Fee: $110, all materials provided.An exploration of the power of the printed word on paper, cloth and or sculpture. Students develop personal, direct printing techniques to create finished works of art. Pauls artwork is simple, direct, honest, primal, layered, meditative, accessible and mysterious. Paul comes to Waterfall Arts with extensive preparatory, teaching, and curating experience from the Cleveland Center of Contemporary Art.
SUBMISSION CALLS, ETCETERA.
Midcoast Life, published by Coastal Journal, seeking submissions by July 15th. ML will dedicate its November issue to Maine authors with short stories/fiction and poetry by both adult writers, as well as high school writers whose work has been submitted by a teacher or counselor. Nancy Randolph, of Just Write Books, will serve as guest publisher, and Herb R. Coursen, as guest editor. Submit 2 poems and/or one short per person, one copy, typed or wordprocessed, double spaced, to: Just Write Books, 14 Munroe Lane, Topsham 04086. Include your name, town of residency, email address, on each printed work. We will ask for an electronic copy if your submission is chosen for publication from your computer. Include your name and email address. Do NOT send a self addressed stamped envelope. All entries not chosen will be shredded and recycled. Selected writers and those not chosen will be notified by email. Work must be postmarked by July 15th. Accepted writers will be notified by August 15. Please do not call to find out whether we have received your work or if we are planning to publish it. All decisions by editor and publisher are final. Published authors/poets will receive two copies of the publication. Word count for short story/fiction is 4,500. Line count for poetry is 30. ONLINE, BLOGS, WEBSITES, ETC. The Maine Humanities Council podcast includes readings, lectures, interviews, and other programs sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council and partners like the Portland Public Library. The audio files can be downloaded to your computer or to a media player such as an iPod. If you have any questions, please contact Brita Zitin at 773-5051. Now available at MHCPodcast . Email your Maine literary announcements and news to MLD |
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