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7/21 Event a Winner!

07/23/2011 By Ellen Beals

7/21 Event a Winner!

Our most recent event was a record-breaker in terms of attendance and sales! The BookMarket in The Glen Town Center has a gem of a performance space and it was packed.  Rick, the assistant manager and gracious host who made us feel welcome, put out 50 chairs and still there were people in the couches and chairs at the outer edges of the room. The readings began when Pat Rahmann, who is known for her plays and novels, gave us "Last Trip Together", a poem she told us, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: "Heartbeat", "Her Best Medicine", "High-End Grocery Solace", "Last Trip Together", "Nagasaki Shadows", "Out of Hate Speech, "Stops and Starts", "The Captive", A New Language", Anthology, book, Carol N. Kanter, Contributors, D. J. Lachance, details, Ellen Wade Beals, J. Scott Smith, Jodi Kanter, Kathleene Donahoo, Laurence Snydal, Pat Rahmann, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Teresa S. Mathes, Terri Mathes, The BookMarket, Weighed Words

Writers for July 21 event at The BookMarket in Glenview

07/06/2011 By Ellen Beals

Writers for July 21 event at The BookMarket in Glenview

I am happy to report that I recently heard from Teresa S. Mathes and Pat Rahmann that they will be able to read at out next event, which is Thursday, July 21, at The BookMarket in Glenview.  Woo-hoo!  And just so you know, the BookMarket is part of the Barbara's Bookstores chain.  Barbara's UIC hosted our May 12 event, and we thank Barbara's for supporting us again. When I met Teresa S. Mathes (Terri), she  lived in Northfield.  Now she resides in San Diego and has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 2011 Pearl Magazine Fiction Prize, Anthology, Barbara's Bookstores, Books on Vernon, Contributors, D. J. Lachance, Ellen Wade Beals, Glencoe, Glenview, J. Scott Smith, Joan Corwin, Kathleen Donahoo, Pat Rahmann, Pearl Magazine, Poetry, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Teresa S. Mathes, Terri Mathes, The BookMarket, The Writers, Weighed Words, Writers Theatre

Our next reading event and contributor updates

06/11/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

The big news is there is  another reading event  for Solace in So Many Words-- it will be July 21, Thursday, at 7 pm at The BookMarket, 2651 Navy Blvd, Glen Town Center, Glenview (phone: 847-904-7304).  Contributors who will be reading include: Joan Corwin, J. Scott Smith, Kathleene Donahoo, D. J. Lachance. Weighed Words celebrated the short story in May -- the winner in the collection giveaway was Erika Dreifus although the two runners-up also received Solace in So Many … [Read more...]

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