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- Writer who prefers being a waiter is up for £60,000 prize (Evening Standard)
A 28-year-old London waiter has been nominated for one of the world's most lucrative literary prizes for his first novel. Ross Raisin's debut God's Own Country is a contender for the £60,000 Dylan Thomas Prize for authors under the age of 30.
- Cowboy up at these 7 events - AZCentral.com
Saturday is the National Day of the American Cowboy. Cities and towns around Arizona are hosting a variety of rootin' tootin' celebrations. Here's where you can join in the fun. Some events are free; call or check the Web sites for prices and ticket ...
- Saving Library Branches Should Be A Priority - Hartford Courant
Saving Library Branches Should Be A PriorityHartford Courant, United States - 4 hours ago... the rich poetry of Maya Angelou; the life story of Malcom X; learning about the plight of the civil rights movement; and the tales of Edgar Allen Poe. ...
- Gadsden native keeps promise, returns home to live - Gadsden Times
“He’s just a down-home, feet-on-the-ground kind of person,†said Annie Guyton about her brother. “When he left home, he made a promise to our mother that he would return.†And Buster Porch, 65, has returned to Gadsden and kept his promise ...
- FULTON COUNTY: Front row seat to Broadway's best - Atlanta Journal Constitution
People FULTON COUNTY: Front row seat to Broadway's best The Tony Awards show was just one memorable prize for a 15-year-old winner of a theater essay contest.
- A 'slam' dunk for poetry - KSC The Equinox (subscription)
A 'slam' dunk for poetryKSC The Equinox (subscription), NH - 1 hour agoBut it was "College Life" that resonated the strongest with the crowd, drawing laughter after lines like "…Who walks into the Dining Commons and wonders: ...
- Batman 3: 'The Dark Knight' - Chicago Tribune
Sensational, grandly sinister and not for the kids, "The Dark Knight" elevates pulp to a very high level. Heath Ledger 's Joker takes it higher still, and the 28-year-old actor's death earlier this year of an accidental overdose lends the film an air ...
- Our view: Famous 1884 speech offers a memorial to war dead (Public Opinion)
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. served on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932. He delivered a famous Memorial Day address -- entitled "In Our Youth Our Hearts Were Touched With Fire" -- on May 30, 1884, at Keene, N.H., before John Sedgwick Post 4, Grand Army of the Republic.
- Obama's message lost in translation - Indianapolis Star
Obama's message lost in translationIndianapolis Star, United States - 2 hours agoPoetry is in the DNA of this romantic, passionate people. Obama knows this language without speaking Spanish. Thus, while McCain spoke PowerPoint about his ...
- Caitlin talks her way to trophy success - John O'Groat Journal
Caitlin talks her way to trophy successJohn O'Groat Journal, UK - 56 minutes ago... Mrs Szyfelbain, who writes poetry as Jenny Stewart, was delighted with the depth of talent. The dialect classes opened with a poem penned by retired ...
- Sweet and spicy - San Francisco Bay Guardian
Sweet and spicySan Francisco Bay Guardian, CA - 32 minutes agoSo the other person I talked to for hours yesterday was Johnny "Jack" Poetry. I can call him that again (instead of Johnny "Jack" Journalism) because he ...
- Ongoing Events (The World Online)
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- 2008 Maine Literary Festival to Focus on the Environment - eMediaWorld.com Newswire Press Release Distribution Service (press release)
2008 Maine Literary Festival to Focus on the EnvironmenteMediaWorld.com Newswire Press Release Distribution Service (press release), AZ - 5 minutes agoThe Festival explores the roles of writing, poetry, nature, and science in shaping the way we treat the planet and live our lives. ...
- FOL Book and Author Luncheon Featured Professional Readings - Port Washington News
FOL Book and Author Luncheon Featured Professional ReadingsPort Washington News, NY - 1 hour agoHall described his approach to the book, which consists of a lot of very small chapters to capture the feeling of poetry in prose form. ...
- New center opens for district students - Bridgeton News
Stephanie Garcia sat in the brand new, state-of-the-art television studio and smiled at the camera. She was among the students on hand to demonstrate some of the features of Newark Public School's new student center. The building along Broadway is ...
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