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Tennessee Mountain Writers Conference set for April 6-8

Posted at 11:03 pm March 18, 2017
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Carol Aebersold, keynote speaker at the awards banquet, native Oak Ridger, and author of "The Elf on the Shelf." (Submitted photo)

Carol Aebersold, native Oak Ridger, and author of “The Elf on the Shelf.” (Submitted photo)

“Write Here, Write Now” is the theme of the Tennessee Mountain Writers’ 29th Annual Conference, scheduled Thursday through Saturday, April 6-8, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Ridge.

The conference will include writing contests, workshops, networking, manuscript evaluations, publishers, editors, book signings, a bookstore, vendors, and more, a press release said.

Native Oak Ridger Carol Aebersold will be the keynote speaker at the awards banquet, the concluding event of the conference. Aebersold is the award-winning co-author of the acclaimed book “The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition,” as well as several board books.

Aebersold serves as a spokeswoman for the North Pole, traveling nationally—and sometimes internationally—in support of her books, providing kids with a direct line to Santa, the press release said. She is also a co-founder of The Elf on the Shelf’s publishing company, Creatively Classic Activities and Books (CCA and B, LLC), where she serves as owner and partner. Her book “The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition” has been on the best-seller lists of USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly almost yearly since its 2005 launch. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Top Stories, Writing Tagged With: Alicia Clancy, Beverly Connor, Carol Aebersold, Debbie Dadey, DoubleTree Hotel, Elf on the Shelf, Gloria Ballard, Jesse van Eerden, Kory Wells, Marianne Worthington, National Endowment for the Arts, Robert Gipe, Susan Gregg Gilmore, Tennessee Arts Commission, Tennessee Mountain Writers, Tennessee Mountain Writers conference, Victoria Hubbell, writers conference, writing

Tennessee Mountain Writers Conference in Oak Ridge from April 9-11

Posted at 7:26 pm April 9, 2015
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Evelyn Coleman

Evelyn Coleman

“Not Now…I’m Writing” is the theme of the Tennessee Mountain Writers’ 27th Annual Conference, scheduled Thursday through Saturday, April 9-11, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Ridge. The conference includes writing contests, workshops, networking, manuscript evaluations, publishers, editors, book signings, a bookstore, vendors, and more.

Evelyn Coleman will lead the Writing for Young People workshops and will be the keynote speaker at the awards banquet, the concluding event of the conference. Coleman, an Edgar-nominated, award-winning author, writes across genres from picture books to young adult and adult novels. Coleman’s latest books, “Freedom Train” and the American Girl Mysteries Series book, “Cecile’s Cameo Necklace,” have received glowing reviews. Her adult thriller, “What a Woman’s Gotta Do” (Random House), was lauded byBooklist for its “vivid details and suspense.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Top Stories, Writing Tagged With: A Few Honest Words, A Few Honest Words: The Kentucky Roots of Popular Music, Appalachian Heritage, Beverly Connor, Blackbird, book, Cecile’s Cameo Necklace, Christy Tillery French, DoubleTree Hotel, editing, Evelyn Coleman, fiction workshops, Gwyn Hyman Rubio, historical fiction, Icy Sparks, J. Randy Marshall, Jason Howard, Jennie Ivey, Karen Reynolds, Less Obvious Gods, Likely, Lin Stepp, Lisa Coffman, marketing, nonfiction, Pamela Schoenewaldt, poetry workshops, publishing, Something’s Rising: Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal, songwriting, Tennessee Mountain Writers, Tennessee Mountain Writers conference, The Gazer Within, The Southern Poetry Anthology, The Women We Love: A Gay Homage, The Woodsman's Daughter, Vol. VI: Tennessee, What a Woman’s Gotta Do, writing, Writing for Young People

Oak Ridge Public Library celebrates 70 years, offers Amnesty Week

Posted at 8:50 pm May 27, 2014
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Oak Ridge Public Library

The Oak Ridge Public Library is pictured above.

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To thank our community for 70 wonderful years, we are inviting our patrons to enjoy our week-long birthday party by offering Amnesty Week, exciting public programming, a library staff cookbook give-away, and cake!

When you return an overdue item—either in person or in the book drop—between Tuesday, May 27, and Saturday, May 31, enjoy fine forgiveness on those items.

Not sure if you have any overdue items? Need more information about amnesty rules? Come by the main desk with your library card.

During our regular 10:30 a.m. Tuesday morning preschool storytime, we will offer a topic of “Classic Tales.” This program will highlight bestsellers through the years and some titles that have been in our collection since the 1940s.

On Thursday, May 29, we will begin giving away copies of our 2014 Library Staff Cookbook and serving our birthday cake at 1 p.m. in the Library Auditorium. Come in, get a slice of cake, and stay for the adult programs we are offering afterward. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Amnesty Week, Beverly Connor, Oak Ridge Public Library, Ray Smith

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