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The Newburyport Literary Festival http://www.newburyportliteraryfestival.org/index.htm
The Newburyport Literary Festival
P.O. Box 268
Newburyport, MA 01950Map thisThe 4th Annual Newburyport Literary Festival, Getting the Word Out, will be held April 24-25, 2009 in venues throughout Newburyport's historic downtown. %newline% %newline%And who better to get the word out than our honorees for 2009: Dottie LaFrance, head librarian for the Newburyport Public Library for the past...
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The Newburyport Literary Festival Why a Newburyport Literary Festival...
The Newburyport Literary Festival is a celebration of literature, authors, and readers. With its rich literary heritage, the greater Newburyport area has a lot to be excited about.
Writers as diverse as John Greenleaf Whittier, John P. Marquand, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Andre Dubus II have called Newburyport home.
Nowadays, dozens of novelists, poets, and writers of nonfiction live in and around Newburyport.
Some of today's talented authors include: Andre Dubus III, author of The House of Sand and Fog; Keith Ablow, Inside the Mind of Scott Peterson; Frieda Arkin, author of Hedwig and Berti; Elisabeth Brink, author of Save Your Own; and Mark Karlins, Music over Manhattan.
And, that's only the beginning. NLF is pleased to welcome these local writers: Michael Cantor, Erica Funkhouser, Aine Greaney, Dyke Hendrickson, Cheryl Richardson, William Sargent, Frank Schaeffer, Anne Easter Smith, children's author and illustrator, Ed Emberley and Rhina Espaillat, poet and founder of the Powow River Poets.
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OtherThe Newburyport Literary Festival is seeking contributions Become a Friend of the Festival, have your name or your business name listed in the program book, and help keep the festival a free event open to everyone.
Your tax-deductible donations will help us cover many expenses.
From printing costs to venue expenses to author transportation and lodging, the funds required to run the festival are significant.
Suggested levels of giving are $50, $125 (includes one complimentary ticket to the Friday night Dinner with the Authors event), and $250 (includes two complimentary tickets to the Dinner with the Authors event).
Checks should be made out to:
Newburyport Literary Association, Inc.
and mailed to:
P.O. Box 268, Newburyport, MA 01950.
We will follow up with a letter of recognition.
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OtherThe Fourth Annual Newburyport Literary FestivalNewburyport once again welcomes local and national authors and readers alike to celebrate \"Reading for a Lifetime\" at the Fourth Annual Newburyport Literary Festival (NLF), organized by the Newburyport Literary Association, on April 24-25, 2009.
Located in Newburyport, Massachusetts, with its rich literary heritage, the NFL is a unique opportunity for local and nearby community members to meet with and to hear from well-known authors from every genre in a picturesque setting.
NFL 2009 Honorees include:
David McPhail-McPhail is an award-winning author and illustrator of nearly 200 books beloved by children, parents and librarians across the United States. McPhail is one of the most prolific and influential childrens authors in the country. McPhail has garnered many prestigious awards, including a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year for Mole Music in 2001.
Dorothy LaFrance-LaFrance recently retired from the Newburyport Public Library after serving as Head Librarian for 30 years. In addition to functioning as a City Department Head, she is a former past President of the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium. In Newburyport, she is a member of several organizations include the Cultural Alliance Roundtable and the Lifelong Learning Lyceum.
This year, as the Newburyport Literary Association prepares for the fourth festival, we are delighted and proud to announce our honorees\" stated Vicki Hendrickson, Chairperson of the NLF. \"We are so fortunate to live in a community where reading is valued and where we have folks like Dottie and David who are here to guide us along the way\".
Confirmed authors include Anita Shreve, Julia Alverez, Elinor Lipman, Richard Bausch, Peter Orner, Lewis Turco, Anne Easter Smith, David Crouse, and, of course Newburyport's own, Andre Dubus III.
The Newburyport Literary Festival (NLF), organized by the Newburyport Literary Association, annually celebrates the joy of reading and writing as well as the love of books.
