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New anthology published, author reading & signing May 6

Posted at 5:28 pm May 4, 2017
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In Gods Hand

The Writers of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church have published an anthology, “In God’s Hand,” featuring poems, essays, memoir, and fiction from some of the area’s top writers. Readings from the book will be the program for the Grace Lutheran Church Flower Festival Tea at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6. The readings will be followed by a book sale and autograph session. The book costs $15. All proceeds from the sale will go toward literary scholarships.

The book features 50 writers from seven states, including well-known writers such as KB Ballentine, Bill Brown, Judy DiGregorio, Sue Weaver Dunlap, Penny Dyer, Carol Grametbauer, Connie Jordan Green, Jane Hicks, Elizabeth Howard, Marilyn Kallet, Denton Loving, John C. Mannone, Linda Parsons, Phyllis Price, Jane Sasser, Wes Sims, Kory Wells, Sylvia Woods, and others, many from Oak Ridge and the surrounding area, a press release said.

The Flower Festival celebrates the 70th anniversary of Grace Lutheran Church and the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with the theme “For the Beauty of the Earth,” based on the hymn by that name. In addition to the readings, the Flower Festival will feature a flower show, exhibits from Boy and Girl Scouts, children’s activities, a plant swap (all on Saturday 1-4), and a music program in the church sanctuary at 3 p.m. Sunday, the press release said.

Arissa Garden Club of Oak Ridge, a group that meets at Grace, is holding a flower show during the Festival, including both flower arrangements and horticulture specimens. The show will open on Saturday afternoon and remain in place through the music program on Sunday afternoon. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Writing Tagged With: Arissa Garden Club, Bill Brown, Carol Grametbauer, Connie Jordan Green, Denton Loving, Elizabeth Howard, Flower Festival, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Grace Lutheran church, Grace Lutheran Church Flower Festival Tea, In God's Hand, Jane Hicks, Jane Sasser, John C. Mannone, Judy DiGregorio, KB Ballentine, Kory Wells, Linda Parsons, Marilyn Kallet, Penny Dyer, Phyllis Price, Sue Weaver Dunlap, Sylvia Woods, Wes Sims, Writers of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church

Tennessee Mountain Writers Conference set for April 6-8

Posted at 11:03 pm March 18, 2017
By Melanie Harless Leave a Comment

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

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