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A Small Favor: Please Help Me Encourage Children Live a Healthier Lifestyle With My New Book VIA @CalmingCorners

2012-05-24T09:55:00.001-07:00

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

I hope this notefinds you well. I am writing to ask for your support regarding my new book Vernon the Vegetable Man, a children's book about health. In the book, Marvin is walking home defeated from a long day at the basketball court. He seesVernon's van thinking it is the ice cream man. Marvin is mistaken and greetedby the community vegetable man who sells produce from his garden to local communities. Vernon helps the young boy change his lifestyle by encouragingexercise and proper eating.

With the disturbing rate of childhood obesity, I knew that Iwanted to make a difference. This is my humble effort to help our children by encouraging them to create and sustain a healthy lifestyle through goal settingand making the right decisions regarding health. The book also encourages children to appreciate the power of fresh produce and gardening.

I feel very passionate about writing, health, and our future. As most of you know I've written about health, beauty and lifestyle formagazines such as Essence, Heart and Soul, Black Health, Uptown, JonesMagazine, Hispanic Executive Quarterly, CentricTV, and Purely Delicious Raw Magazine. With an educational back ground in holistic nutrition I was always interested in health and healing. I wanted to deepen my study so I recently became a certified raw food, coach, educator, and chef. Working in education I feel that to change a generation it starts with the youth. I wrote this book acouple of years ago, with a lot of delays I've come to understand that with surrender and patience timing is everything.

I am reaching out for your support. There are three ways to help.

1. Purchase the softcover book for only $12.95 (www.vernonthevegetableman.com)

2. Spread the word. Feel free to forward this message.

3. "Like" the book on Facebook (www.facebook.com/vernonthevegetableman)

Thank you for your continued support of my efforts andprojects. This book is a dream come true and I hope that it can help children and families understand the importance of health.

Peace and Blessings,
Yvelette Stines

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Yvelette Stines

Author: Vernon the Vegetable Man | vernonthevegetableman.com | Facebook

Blog: Calming Corners | Facebook | @CalmingCorners

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EXPOSURE: Screenwriting Contest via @thecreatedaily

2012-05-24T08:57:00.001-07:00

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Summer events starting early...plus what to read via Saturn #booksellers @jillminer #michigan

2012-05-24T07:47:00.001-07:00

Saturn Booksellers' Newsletter

Quick Links

Remember - one book or 20...

Media Mail shipping from Saturn is just 99cents!!!

Up Next...

This Saturday, May 26th from 11:30-1:30MI author Peg Herring visits Saturn for a "sit and sign" for the second book in her Dead Detective Mystery series, Dead for the Money.

Wed., June 6th at 6:30

Join us for the Michigan debut of Bryan Gruley's third Starvation Lake mystery, The Skeleton Box.

It's a party... so there might be refreshments and a gift or two involved...
This is a free, ticketed event.

There are still spaces available in the fiction writing workshop with the fabulous Katrina Kittle on Fri evening and Sat., June 8 & 9. Get the full scoop here.

...and that's just the beginning. Next in June I've invited Camile Noe Pagan to share her first novel, The Art of Forgetting, with us. I think if you enjoy Laura Moriarty's writing (and enjoyed meeting her here a few years ago), you'll love Camille's book. She is ONLY coming here, and only because I thought you'd like her, so please plan to be here to give her a big Gaylord welcome! Go ahead - click here to get your free tickets now!

And then...it's bestselling mystery author Linda Castillo - we all read her Amish mysteries and her new one, Gone Missing, will blow you away - guaranteed!

Greetings!

Summer fun is starting already - and our next event is Saturday!

I've tried to simplify our event info for you this summer, so by clicking HERE, you can see all of the events that we have planned at a glance...(remember this is a work in progress - we've added two events just since my last email - so be sure to check often!).

With authors of mysteries to romances to non-fiction to kids' books to literary fiction, we've got your whole family covered with a fantastic line-up of smart, interesting writing. Please plan to join us, and, to help make it even more fun, forward this email to your friends and invite them to come, too!

*Quick note about our free tickets: the vast majority of our events are free, but many require a ticket. We use the tickets to plan our set-up and refreshments, so, when asked, please just call, stop in or email us, or visit SaturnBooksellers.com, click on the free ticket button for your desired events, then just follow the check out directions (quantity, etc.). Note: you will be directed to input your credit card number in order to 'complete' your free ticket order, but your card will NOT be run, and, in fact, we never even see your credit card number!

See ya at the bookstore (please - it's that eerily quiet time before Memorial Day when I always freak out that no one is shopping downtown, so, for all our mental health, pop in soon - haha!)

jill

New JK Rowling Book Announced...

Ok, Harry Potter fans...the moment you've been waiting for has come - it's official - J K Rowling's next book, a novel written for adults, will release on Sept. 27th.

Click here to read more AND to save 20% when you pre-order your copies from Saturn! I'm discounting pre-orders so that I can get a sense for how many copies I'll need to have on hand. You can help me out by ordering on the web or in the store today...thanks!

Note: Although the automated info on our website says August, Ms. Rowling's publisher, Hachette, tells us the street date will indeed be Sept. 27th...

Books I've Liked Lately...

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel.
The Booker Prize winner of

Wolf Hall

returns with the further adventures of Henry VIII's court as fictionalized biography of Thomas Cromwell. Fantastic!
Click here to order on SaturnBooksellers.com

Our friend Jeanne Ray is back with another witty girls' book,
Calling Invisible Women
.

When Clover wakes one morning and looks in the mirror, she finds that she is invisible - literally! To make a strange situation stranger still, no one in her family even notices...but you can see the book - right on the front counter at Saturn!
Click here to order on SaturnBooksellers.com

Waiting for Sunrise
by William Boyd reminds me of early Follet, LeCarre or Forsyth, because right to the end I wasn't positive I had the bad guys sorted from the good guys. It's hard to 'get' me, so I really liked this thriller in which a man is duped into spying for the British during WWI.
Order it online at SaturnBooksellers.com.

Oh, oh...and Gone Girl. Positively my favorite mystery so far this year. Gillian Flynn has crafted a he-said, she-said in which you can't believe anything he says - or she says - but you know it's not gonna be happily-ever-after.
It's not available until next month, but you can
preorder it now on SaturnBooksellers.com, and you SHOULD!

Saturn Booksellers | 133 W. Main St. | Gaylord | MI | 49735

Press Release- Book discussion group at the Southfield Public Library #michlit Tuesday, June 12th at 2 p.m.

2012-05-23T11:05:00.001-07:00

Phone	248.796.4362
Fax	248.796.4365

News	Release
Date:	May 23, 2012
Contact:	Community Outreach
For Release:	Immediate

Reading Memoirs @ the Southfield Public Library

The Creecy Book Discussion Group will discuss Drinking: a Love Story by Caroline Knapp at their June meeting. Discussions about this book will take place on Tuesday, June 12^th at 2 p.m. in the Meeting Room and also at 7 p.m. in the Southfield Room.

Freelance journalist Knapp began drinking in her early teens and continued unabatedly until she "hit bottom" in 1995 and checked herself into rehab at the age of 36. During that time she managed to graduate with honors from Brown and have a successful career as a journalist and few people suspected she had a problem with the bottle. Here she recounts the years of denial that helped her rationalize the blackouts, innumerable hangovers, broken relationships and family tensions characteristic of the alcoholic's story.

Knapp interweaves her personal history with factual information about alcohol abuse, including frequent references to the AA meetings she's attended. Here's a confession utterly devoid of self-pity, an extraordinarily lucid and very well-written personal account of a common addiction that is filled with insights as well as comprehensible treatment of the subject.

Southfield Public Library is located in the Southfield Municipal Complex, 26300 Evergreen Road. Visit the Library's Home Page at www.southfieldlibrary.org. For further information, please call the Guest Services Desk at 248.796.4224.

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Press Release-Summer Reading Kick-Off with The Little Creatures at the Southfield Public Library #michlit

2012-05-23T11:04:00.003-07:00

Phone	248.796.4362
Fax	248.796.4365

News	Release
Date:	May 23, 2012
Contact:	Community Outreach
For Release:	Immediate

Creepy Creatures @ the Southfield Public Library

The Southfield Public Library presents its Summer Library Program Kick-Off with The Little Creatures. This program will be held on Monday, June 11^th at 7 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room.

Since 1989, Daniel Briere and The Little Creatures Co. have shown thousands of people exciting Wildlife Programs featuring a colorful variety of live exotic animals.

Their engaging program promotes global wildlife conservation and respect for all forms of life.

Join us as we celebrate the official kick-off the Dream Big – Read! Summer Library Program with a visit from lots of nocturnal and creepy creatures, including non-venomous snakes. These animals are shown carefully and information about them is presented in an entertainingly informative, age-appropriate manner.

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OMG! The musical - open call auditions Ages 8-18 via @jillblackwell #theater #detroit

2012-05-23T11:04:00.001-07:00

OMG

OPEN CALL AUDITIONS

DUNLAP ENTERTAINMENT IS NOW CASTING FOR THE LIVE DVD FILMING OF

OMG! THE MUSICAL
A Dynamic & Inspiring New Play That Reminds us To Never Give Up On Our Dreams

SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012 I 12:00P-2:00P

ADAMS BUTZEL RECREATION CENTER
10500 Lyndon Street Detroit, MI 48238

CASTING VARIOUS ROLES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 8-18

VISIT ANGELADUNLAP.COM FOR AUDITION DETAILS.

MUST BRING an 8x10 headshot with resume attached. Resume must include all contact information. Presentation shall not exceed two minutes. Auditionees must in advance-- prepare and memorize an audition monologue (not to exceed one minute) followed directly by your acappella vocal and/or dance performance (also not to exceed one minute). Light choreography is involved for all roles.
Performances shall take place December 2012
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DUNLAP ENTERTAINMENT IS ALSO SEEKING ADULT ACTORS, SINGERS & DANCERS FOR SEVERAL EXCITING NEW URBAN STAGE & FILM PROJECTS. ADULT OPEN CALL AUDITIONS SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012 FROM 2:00P-4:00P AT ADAMS BUTZEL RECREATION CENTER LOCATED AT 10500 LYNDON, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

VISIT WWW.ANGELADUNLAP.COM FOR AUDITION DETAILS.

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11 Common Author Mistakes and How to Solve Them via @coachjudy

2012-05-23T06:29:00.001-07:00

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Writing a book to add more credibility, visibility, and residual income to your business and services? Are you an emerging author new to book writing, self publishing, and marketing? Are you aware of many of the common mistakes new non-fiction authors make that hold back the success of their book project?

1. Emerging authors don't know their book's purpose.

Answer the question, "Why are you are writing it?" For fame, fortune? To answer a challenge? To brand your business and make money? To entertain?

2. Emerging authors don't know who is their preferred audience.

It's not everyone. Authors also need to know what their preferred audience wants (as in solutions for a challenge), or where to reach them so the promotion and marketing dollars spent will bring a high Return on Investment (ROI).

This is the most common and costly mistake because a general audience is much harder to write for (you must include each audience in each chapter), and harder to market and promote. Your audience is all important in social media too.

Remember, it's always best to write the book your audience wants rather than write a book and hope others will buy.

3. Many emerging authors are afraid to invest money for coaching or training.

They may lack trust in what a book or writing coach can do for them. That is an online phenomenon, so be sure to check out your possible book coach's website. Does she give good free content that helps you? Does she give ways to sample her coaching at a low cost? In one short interactive phone session, you can ask questions before you decide to move toward ongoing coaching.

4. New authors think they need to write a print book of 200 plus pages.

Authors also think they need an agent and a publisher. Today's audience is online and wants a short book with just the key points. They want their challenges solved. They want easy-to-read. They don't need so many stories because their reading time is limited. They want information fast and easy. They will be happy to buy and print out a short electronic book under 100 pages, and as long as they get answers, they don't care who your publisher is.

5. Emerging authors leap into an introductory chapter all about THEIR story.

Your audience wants what you can do for them first. If you use your story, interweave it with your copy that engages your reader by using the "YOU" format. You need to let your reader know your book is for and about THEM.

6. Writers don't realize they need to write the easiest chapter first.

If they pick a difficult one, they get stuck fast, and either give up or go on to more research.

7. Emerging authors think they need to research a lot.

Really, what you know is already in you about one particular topic. Make a short list of questions on one topic for each chapter of your book. Then, answer them. Now you have part of the middle of your chapter. Research usually tells, and your readers want to be included, not told.

You're writing a book to share your expertise and experience, after all!

8. Emerging authors write on and on without giving their reader a break or a reason to finish their book.

Get your readers to turn pages and keep turning to finish when you put benefit-driven headlines up in your non-fiction work. Use a hook after each headline to pull readers along. Ask a question or two to include the reader and get them to think about where they are now with this particular challenge.

9. Authors forget to use a hook at the beginning of the chapter and after each heading.

They launch on telling their reader all kinds of info they didn't set the reader up to want.

You the author must motivate your reader to keep reading to finish each chapter. Then, the whole book. Now, you have your strong 24/7 sales team to give good "word-of-mouth."

10. Authors don't realize a hook includes a few questions about where your audience is now.

Or, some wild facts that affect your reader. After the hook, let your reader know the benefits of reading the chapter.

11. Non-fiction authors forget to put a finish on the end of the chapter.

Maybe action steps. But always a last paragraph that gives the reader a reason to turn to the next chapter. Remember benefits sell.

I Am Here to Help.

Maybe you are thinking about getting help with your book project. Maybe you wonder if it's worth it. Whatever form that coaching takes, it is worth it. A book coach can help you save time, frustration, and money down the drain because you will stop book writing, publishing, and promotion mistakes before they start.

Most clients tell me that they receive the value of the coaching costs and more because their book is much more saleable.

You can register for an intro-coaching session with me here...

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Sharing is Caring!

What mistakes have you made as an author? What did you do to correct or avoid them? We all benefit from each others' experiences.

Please get into the discussion at:
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Tour Kick-off with NYT-Bestselling Author RICHELLE MEAD for The Golden Lily via @schulerbooks Tuesday. June 12. 7 p.m., Eastwood

2012-05-23T06:13:00.001-07:00

Tour Kick-off with NYT-Bestselling Author RICHELLE MEAD for The Golden Lily

It's an honor to be able to kick off the national tour of Richelle Mead, the New York Times bestselling author of over 15 books for teens and adults, including the popular Vampire Academy series!

We are celebrating on the release day of her newest novel, The Golden Lily, the second book in the Bloodlines series. Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, the breathtaking Bloodlines series explores all the friendship, romance, battles and betrayals that made Mead's #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive. In this second book, the drama is hotter, the romances are steamier, and the stakes are even higher.

This will be a ticketed event. The first 100 fans to pre-order The Golden Lily from the Schuler Books Lansing location will receive a wristband guaranteeing that fan a seat, and a spot in the signing line ahead of any fan who brings books from home or books purchased via another retail outlet. Richelle will sign up to three books per fan. One book can be personalized. The signing will proceed after the author talk, beginning with VIPs holding wristbands, and then following in ticket number order. Books and tickets may be reserved over the phone by calling the store at 517.316.7495.

Tuesday. June 12. 7 p.m., Eastwood

Schuler Books & Music | 2820 Towne Center Blvd. | Lansing | MI | 48912

HOT MUSIC, MOVING WORDS AND GREAT WORKS OF ART AWAIT YOU AT THE CARR CENTER #motownlit

2012-05-22T09:15:00.001-07:00

WORDSMITHS AND MUSIC MAKERS ARE WAITING FOR YOU AT THE CARR CENTER

COMING SOON...ART FROM
'ARTISTS WHO TEACH'

THERE'S STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE CARR CENTER ARTS ACADEMY...
STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE FROM DANCE, THEATER, JAZZ AND VISUAL ARTS.
CALL JASMINE McCORD ON 313-965-8430

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Arts League of Michigan | 311 E. Grand River | Detroit | MI | 48226

News from Plowshares #Theatre Company #detroit via @PlowsharesThrCo

2012-05-22T08:44:00.001-07:00

Plowshares Theatre Company

Press Release

Auditions Notice for 2012-13 Season

Plowshares Theatre Announces Auditions for its 2012-13 Season

Detroit, MI - May 21, 2012 - For the 2012-2013 season, the award-winning Plowshares Theatre Company offers the revival of one of America's greatest writers, present a new company-created musical, great dramas and Broadway hits as we bring you an incredible season of plays.

PTC Announces Auditions for its 2012-13 Season Productions

Plowshares Theatre Company will hold open general auditions for the 2012/13 Season next month on June 11 and 12.

Midwest Eligible Performer Regional Audition Notice

Date & Hours of Auditions: Monday, June 11 and 12. Audition times will be assigned by PTC. Hours are from 4 PM to 8 PM, June 11 and from 5 PM to 9 PM, June 12.

Location of Auditions: Equity and Non-Equity auditions for the plays will be held at the University of Michigan, Detroit Center, 3663 Woodward Avenue, Detroit MI 48201.

Appointments: Actors may request a specific appointment time by calling 313.744.3181. Preference will be given to Actors' Equity members in good standing.

Preparation: Actors interested in auditioning for just the plays have a total of four minutes to showcase two contrasting monologues.

Actors interested in auditioning for the musical and plays with music have a total of five minutes to showcase a combination of contrasting monologues and songs.

Note: If you have already worked for Plowshares during the 2011-12 Season, you need not schedule an appointment for these auditions.

Callbacks on all shows will be conducted at the discretion of the directors.

Person with Casting Authority: Gary Anderson, Artistic Director

Personnel Present: Scott Norman, Managing Director and Gary Anderson, Artistic Director

Contract: SPT Tier 2; Non-equity talent is paid a flat hourly fee for rehearsal Performance salary is based on level of experience.

Seeking actors for the 2012-13 Season of Plays which includes:

Gem of the Ocean by August Wilson Drama

Setting: 1904, Aunt Ester's house, the Hill District, Pittsburgh, PA

First Rehearsal: September 4, 2012 Closing Date: October 21, 2012

NOTE: Roles available:

Citizen Barlow Freedman from Alabama Age: early 30s to mid 40s

Rutherford Selig A white peddler and Aunt Ester's friend Age: mid- 40s to late 50s

The Divas Project Musical

First Rehearsal: November 6 2012 Closing Date: December 16, 2012

Stick Fly by Lydia Diamond (Pending Rights) Drama

First Rehearsal: January 22, 2013 Closing Date: March 10, 2013

Get Ready by Jaye T. Stewart and Joe Plummer Comedy with Music

First Rehearsal: March 19, 2013 Closing Date: May 5, 2013

To Be Announced Comedy

First Rehearsal: May 14, 2013 Closing Date: June 30, 2013

For more information regarding the auditions, email us at casting@plowshares.org

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About Plowshares Theatre Company

Plowshares Theatre Company is recognized as Michigan's only professional African American theatre company. For more than 20 years, Plowshares has been the alternative voice in metro Detroit's performing arts community. Plowshares is an urban theatre with a distinctly Detroit style.

Plowshares Theatre Company

Gary Anderson

Artistic Director

ga@plowshares.org

Plowshares Theatre Company

Scott Norman

Managing Director

scottnorman@plowshares.org

Surprise from #MotownLit Author, @MoniqueDMensah! #michlit

2012-05-22T08:28:00.001-07:00

SURPRISE! From Monique D. Mensah

May 2012

Dear Sylvia,

I have a special surprise for you! To thank you for all your support and encouragement, I've decided to release my fourth novel, NEMESIS one month early as an e-book. Whip out your Kindles, Nooks, iPads, or your other e-readers and prepare to be WOWED with what is already being called my BEST novel to date. Just click one of the links to the right to get NEMESIS for $3.99 today! I hope you'll LOVE it!

READY . . . SET . . . DOWNLOAD!

Sincerely,

Monique Mensah
www.MoniqueDMensah.com

NEMESIS is Here!
Download it Today!

A mysterious phone call, an inexplicable inheritance, and a haunting voice launch Amara Hammond onto a journey into her mother's sordid past. As Amara stands over her mother's dead body, she finally realizes who Nemesis is and why she's out for revenge.

Paige Hammond, a successful, confident and desirable businesswoman, has harbored a dark secret for nearly two decades. Her lavish life of mansions and Maseratis repels her daughter Amara, who seeks acceptance, adventure and companionship with her friends from the other side of the tracks. When a series of mysterious occurrence take place, a cascade of supernatural events reveal Paige's past and set the wheels of justice in motion. No one can escape retribution for the sins of their youth, and no one can evade the wrath of Nemesis.

Click to Download!

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Read Excerpts, watch motion trailers, and learn more about Monique D. Mensah and the Malignant Mind Series at:

www.MoniqueDMensah.com

Paperback copies of Nemesis will be available June 16th at all online retailers where books are sold.

Catch me at the Great Midwest Book Fest in Milwaukee, WI on June 16th from 1pm-4pm

Celebrations
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Milwaukee, WI

Contact me: Monique@MoniqueDMensah.com

Monique D. Mensah | 123 Author Drive | Southfield | MI | 48076

This week @CromaineLibrary, 5/20/12

2012-05-22T08:27:00.001-07:00

This Week @ Cromaine, May 20, 2012

Visit our online calendar

Upcoming Events @ Cromaine Library

This Week's Events!

Walk with us on Memorial Day!

Dear Sylvia,

This is a summary of what Cromaine Library has planned for the next week. We hope that some of these exciting events fit into your busy schedule.

Please click the title link of each event for more information and to register online! And feel free to give us a call if you have any questions or problems. We are here for you!

Thank you!

Cromaine District Library

Upcoming Events!

Click the Event Title to go straight to our Calendar for easy registration!

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Cromaine E-reader Users Group, 6:30 pm

Friday, May 25, 2012

Tween Techies, 10:00 am

Harry Potter for Teens!!!, 12:00 - 4:00 pm

Celebrate Michigan Week with Cromaine!

Monday, May 21, 2012

Michigan's Birds, 6:30 pm

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Rocks and Fossils of Michigan, 6:30 pm

Memorial Day Weekend Closings:

Saturday, May 26 - Monday, May 28

We will re-open at 9:00 am on Tuesday, May 29.

Have a safe holiday weekend!

Where & When:

When Registering online, please note event location & start time!

Village: 3688 N. Hartland Road, Hartland, MI 48353

Crossroads Branch: 1788 N. Old US-23, Howell, MI 48843

Please call for registration if online is unavailable: 810-632-5200

Walk with Cromaine in the Hartland Memorial Day Parade!

Would you like to walk in the parade this year? We would love to have you walk with us! Sign up in the Youth Department or call 810-632-5200 ext. 107. We'll be more than happy to add you to our list! Carry your favorite book and join us!

Monday, May 28 at 11:00 am in the Ore Creek parking lot!

Cromaine District Library

Village: 3688 N. Hartland Road, PO Box 308

Hartland, Michigan 48353

810-632-5200

Crossroads Branch: 1788 N. Old US-23

Howell, Michigan 48843

810-632-7480

www.cromaine.org

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Final Details for 2012 Get Versed via Inside/Out #michlit #motownlit

2012-05-22T08:22:00.001-07:00

InsideOut Literary Arts Project

Things to Know Before the Show

Get your tickets now

Last-minute Ticket Information

A limited number of tickets will be available inside the Detroit Film Theater on Wednesday via check or charge only. To avoid long lines, we strongly encourage you to purchase tickets online. Tickets can also be purchased at Cafe Con Leche in southwest Detroit, Fourteen East Cafe in Midtown or Lido Gallery and Gifts on Woodward Ave. in Birmingham.

Get Versed 2012 will last just one hour from 5:30 p.m to 6:30 p.m. We're working hard to make sure every minute is hassle-free and high-energy. See you at the show. For directions to the DFT, please follow the link.

Journal collage by Erin Kirkland,IO intern, U-M Semester in Detroit.

Attend to Win

A few lucky Get Versed ticket holders will win one of IO's 2012 student literary journals. Since 1995, IO has published a journal for each school it serves. This year's batch includes a total of 28 titles exquisitely designed and on their way to our offices. To register, be sure to fill out a green registration form in the lobby before the show.

Sitting Snares by Jean DuBuffet.

Art All Around
While Get Versed trains a well-deserved spotlight on students bravely performing original poetry, spoken word and dance pieces, IO is proud to have our students share the stage with select pieces from the Detroit Institute of Art's collection.

Students will perform amid a beautiful backdrop of art by the likes of famed Detroit painter and 2008 Kresge Eminent Artist, Charles McGee, photographer Edward West and French Painter Jean DuBuffet. Hope you enjoy the art all around you as much as the show. To learn more about how art from the DIA has inspired student writers, please read a recent HuffPost Detroit blog by IO founder Terry Blackhawk.

Pam Perry Introducing Our Live Event

2012-05-20T19:10:00.001-07:00

ACW Meeting Notice - Hope to see next Monday! via @acwdetroit

2012-05-18T11:48:00.001-07:00

Only two meetings left in the 2011-12 year!

American Christian Writers Detroit

Monday, May 21, 2012

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Greater Grace Temple Conf. Rm. 200 C
23500 W. 7 Mile Road
Detroit, MI 48219

$5.00 donation for host venue requested

Pure Writing Workshop for Fiction and Non-Fiction Writers

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pen & paper, tablet, laptop, quill & scroll - whatever your preference...

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EDUCATION: The Writer's Workbench Course via @thecreatedaily

2012-05-18T11:44:00.001-07:00

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The course's author, Roy Peter Clark, vice president/senior scholar and reporting, writing & editing faculty at The Poynter Institute, shares the list of writing tools he has compiled from reporters and editors, from authors of books on writing, and from teachers and coaches.

The essays teach everything from the importance of strong verbs to the necessity of learning from criticism.

The course is split into four sections:

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The @DetroitLibrary Commission Proposes Special Meeting to Address Critical Library Business #michlit

2012-05-18T11:43:00.001-07:00

The Detroit Library Commission Proposes Special Meeting to Address Critical Library Business

The Detroit Library Commission Proposes Special Meeting Next Week To Complete Critical Business After Recent Absences of Commissioners

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PRLog (Press Release) - May 16, 2012 -
Contact: A.J. Funchess
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The Detroit Library Commission Proposes Special Meeting Next Week To Complete Critical Business

Detroit – A special meeting of the Detroit Library Commission is being proposed for next week, says Jonathan Kinloch, President of the Detroit Library Commission. "Every effort is being made to convene the Detroit Library Commissioners to a quorum, so we can dispose of the library's business. It is unfortunate that some Commissioners, who took an oath to uphold the library's business, are choosing to derail it."

Library Commissioner, Mrs. Carole Jasper Quarterman, had an excused absence as she is out-of-town. Mr. Kinloch noted that the Ex-Officio of the Detroit Library Commission, Mr. Lamar Lemmons, who is president of the Detroit Public School Board, indicated to him that he may not be able to attend the May 15, 2012 library commission meeting. Mr. Kinloch stated that Channel 7 WXYZ news reported that Library Commissioner, Mr. Gregory Hicks, who was absent from both the May 8, 2012 and May 15, 2012 meetings, was filing papers for a seat on Wayne County Commission at the time of the May 15, 2012 meeting. Library Commissioner, Mr. Russell Bellant, was absent from the May 15th meeting. Mr. Bellant was present at the May 8, 2012 meeting, however, left prior to the start of the meeting which prevented a quorum.

"I am calling on my colleagues, to execute the office for which they were appointed, or step down. Ultimately, we all are accountable to the citizens of Detroit," Kinloch said.

The Detroit Public Library is the largest library system in the state of Michigan. The Main Library and its 21 neighborhood branches make it one of the most valuable and accessible public institutions in metropolitan Detroit. The Detroit Public Library is governed by a seven-member Detroit Library Commission, appointed by the Detroit Board of Education.

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What Do You Geek? VIA @ChelseaLibrary #michlit #michigan #library

2012-05-18T11:33:00.001-07:00

What Do You Geek?

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Chelsea Area Garden Club

A big THANK YOU to the Chelsea Area Garden Club for doing some "spring cleaning" around the library and making our flower beds and pots look fantastic!

Quick Links

About Us

The Chelsea District Library is nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide equal access to quality resources that serve the lifelong cultural, educational and informational needs and interests of all people.The Library currently serves 14,000 residents in the Chelsea district - City of Chelsea plus Dexter, Lima, Lyndon and Sylvan townships and more than 20,000 individuals visit the Library each month. The Library's state-of-the-art facility is an access point for information. In addition to providing dynamic services to complement and support local schools and other important community needs, the Chelsea District Library strives to present timely, interesting and high-quality programs and events to engage and enrich the Chelsea community. For more information, visit chelsea.lib.mi.us.

Sincerely,

Anna Cangialosi, Marketing Coordinator
Chelsea District Library

Chelsea District Library | 221 South Main Street | Chelsea | MI | 48118

THEATER NEWS: Red Extended! And Other News VIA Performance Network Theatre @PNTHEATRE

2012-05-18T11:13:00.001-07:00

120 East Huron Downtown Ann Arbor MI, 48104 734-663-0681

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Wolverine Will

June 14 - July 15

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Red extended through June 3!

In response to demand and critical acclaim, we're extending John Logan's Red for just one week, through June 3rd! At that time, it must close to make way for In the Next Room or the vibrator play (more on that below).

Looking for the best deal available? This weekend, we offer a 3pm matinee on Saturday. Tickets are just $25 or $27 for premium seating.

You can catch up on all of the reviews of Red here!

Make your reservation now.

In the Next Room or the vibrator play

As we prepare for the Michigan premiere of Sarah Ruhl's victorian-age comedy, In the Next Room or the vibrator play is also making its English debut overseas.

Sarah Ruhl joined BBC radio to talk about her show and share some audio clips of a production. You'll find the interview here, at the 29 minute mark.

Ms. Ruhl also spoke with the Guardian about growing up in the midwest, and the "pilot light" moment of discovering her calling as a playwright.

In The Next Room or the vibrator play begins at Performance Network on June 14.

Fireside Festival of New Works

Save the date for the summer festival, featuring four unproduced works by local and national playwrights!

Sunday, June 24, 7:30pm
The Queen of Spades, by Joel Gross
From the author of Marie Antoinette: the Color of Flesh comes an adaptation of Pushkin's famous short story. Reserve Now!

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Hungry, by Lia Romeo
A teenage girl struggling with her weight and the pressures of adolescence adopts a hungry Minotaur as her playmate. Reserve Now!

Tuesday, June 26, 7:00pm
The Renaissance Man, by Joseph Zettelmaier
From the author of It Came From Mars and Dead Man's Shoes comes a modern-day retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in a Renaissance Faire. Reserve Now!

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Catbird, by Kim Carney
In this comedy, by the author of The War Since Eve, a disgruntled playwright holds a theatre critic captive after he gives her play a bad review. Reserve Now!

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Wolverine Will on stage in Ann Arbor!

Saturday, May 26, 1pm

Children - $7, Adults - $10

Great Lakes, Great State! From Lumber Jacks to lug nuts, Wolverine William takes you on a whirlwind tour of Michigan History as part of the Saturday Series for Young Audiences.

Wolverine Will shall feature a milk and cookies reception following the performance.

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[New post] Book Review for IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU. @phephi

2012-05-18T06:36:00.001-07:00

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Book Review for IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU. @phephi

by phetteogburn

I was so impressed by this book of short stories, but wished it was longer. I finished reading the 3 stories way too fast and was left looking for more. I loved, loved, LOVED the first 2 stories, last one was kind of left thinking "meh." But what is really great about these are the [...]

May 19 Book Expo-Flint Public #Library #event #michlit @flintlibrary #michigan

2012-05-17T11:16:00.001-07:00

Flint Public Library
Book Expo, Saturday, May 19, 1-5 p.m.

Dear Sylvia,

Please join us in welcoming over 40 area authors! The Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St., is hosting its first Book Expo with established and emerging authors on Saturday, May 19,
1-5 p.m. Forty authors, most of whom are from the Flint area, two publishers and a book agent have confirmed.

The authors will be selling, signing and talking about their work. "The Flint Public Library is proud to support the authors of this community and look at this Book Expo as another chance to showcase all of the literary talent in the area." said FaLessia Booker, Assistant Librarian at the Flint Public Library and event coordinator.

Confirmed authors represent various types of literature. Authors in the fiction genre include urban fiction, street fiction, science fiction, techno-thriller, mystery and erotica. Others represent finance, self-improvement, business, memoirs, poetry and education. There are children's authors, those who write for young adults and adults.

Admission is free. For more information call (810) 232-7111; www.fpl.info; email askus@fpl.info.

Sincerely,
AskUs! Reference Service
Flint Public Library

Over 40 Authors!
Book Expo

Lower Level Meeting Room
Flint Public Library
1026 E. Kearsley Street
Flint
Saturday, May 19, 1-5 pm

Flint Area Authors

Aquil, Walethia; Sister to Sister: A Guide for African American Girls

Beaugard, Shuntai; Temporarily Disconnected: How to Turn on the Power In Your Life

Birdsall, Glen; PoppyCock! A Poetic Tribute to Britain

Button, Eileen, The Waiting Place: Learning to Appreciate Life's Little Delays

Chantale, W. Lynn; Mistletoe Mambo

Cole, Terese Taylor; Clear Sky Blue Water

Counelis, Paul; Sweet City Symphony

Dennis, Joseph H; My Beautiful Flint

DeVine, LC; Humor From Behind the Walls

Eller, Mark; Traitor

Elswick, Mark; Padman: A Dad's Guide to Buying Those and Other Tales

Emenyonu, Ernest; Uzoechi: A Story of African Childhood

Evans, Marianne; Hearts Crossing

Flynn, Kelly; Kids, Classrooms and Capitol Hill: A Peek Inside
the Walls of America's Schools

Green, Danielle; Coulda Shoulda Woulda

Goldsmith, Jim; A Drug Dealer's Lover

Herring, Peg; Poison

Johnson, Joy Byas; Entering the Life of the Exquisite Past: A Memoir

Jones, Patrick; Tear Collector

Kirei; I Do or I Die

LaFerney, Jeff; Loving the Rain

Lawrence, Shawnte; Juicy In Her Final Warnings

Lee, Dangerous; Keep Your Panties Up and Your Skirt Down

Lynn, C.; By Faith I Live

Maze, Nicholas; Exit: How to Leave Debt Forever

Peoples, Sandra; The Dream Stealer

Ringler, Chris; Noches de Corazones Negros

Simone R; My Husband's Mistress is ME

Waltz, Dan; Dragon Fly-A Gnomes Great Adventure

More Authors

From Surrounding Areas

(Lapeer, Shiawasee, Livingston, Oakland, Tuscola, Saginaw)

Bilen, Tracy; What She Left Behind

Pate, Cindy Spencer; Motor City Mage

Rollins, Kathleen; Misfits and Heroes: West from Africa

Elsewhere in Michigan

Blu, Cora; Dagger's Bite

Bradley-Hall, Helen; Chocolate Mama

Elster, Jean Alicia; Just Call Me Joe Joe

Federbush, Rohn; Salome's Conversion

Heller, Janet; How the Moon Regained Her Shape

Marvel, Robin; Reshaping Reality: Creating Your Life!

Orchard, Lisa; The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer

Pollack, Mary Louise; Harrietta's Hair

Topping, Sue; Indigo Wisdom

Warnock, John; The JPEG of Dorian Gray

Publishers
Modern History Press; Marvel, Robin
Anchor Group Publishing; Rourke, Stacey

Book Agents
Bradley Publishing; O'Neal Cheryl

1026 E Kearsley St | Flint | Michigan | 48502

May 2012 Quarterly Update from ArtServe Michigan @artservemi

2012-05-17T10:54:00.001-07:00

ArtServe Michigan
May 2012 - Quarterly Update

MCACA Budget: Senate & House Adopt Gov. Snyder's Budget Recommendation

Over the past two months, ArtServe has worked to ensure the adoption of Governor Rick Snyder's Executive Budget Recommendation to appropriate $6.15 million to the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). In addition to working with legislators and other key figures behind the scenes, ArtServe has testified before Appropriations Subcommittees in each house in support of the Governor's recommended budget increase for arts funding in Michigan.

As of last week, the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives have both passed bills adopting Governor Rick Snyder's recommendation of $6.15 million for the MCACA in Fiscal Year 2013.

The MCACA's budget, which is within the General Government Budget, will now go to Conference Committee as the legislature irons out any differences. ArtServe is told that the Legislature is aiming to complete the entire state budget by the end of May. Know that ArtServe will continue to monitor the budget process as it continues through the final phases and keep you up to date.

AMPLIFY Gala for Excellence in Arts Education

On May 10th, ArtServe Michigan partnered with Michigan Youth Arts to kick off the 50th Anniversary of the Michigan Youth Arts Festival (MYAF) in Kalamazoo. The gala benefited the two organizations and was followed by the Welcoming Celebration in Western Michigan University's packed Miller Auditorium where ArtServe Board Chair Randy Paschke and President and CEO Jennifer Goulet presented the Arts Legacy Award to MYA Board Chair Daniel Steele and Executive Director Kim Dabbs honoring the Festival's landmark event.

The AMPLIFY gala and Welcoming Celebration was an inspiration with the rich array of student performances in dance, film, instrumental and vocal music, and theater which reinforced our shared mission to advocate relentlessly for the importance of arts education for all Michigan children. Inspiration Awards were presented to Regina Carter (instrumental music), George Shirley (vocal music), Garth Fagan (dance), Hopwood Dupree (film), Carl Magnusson (visual art and design), and Tracy K. Smith (literary arts). An amazing premiere multimedia performance of Strung with Glory composed by Mischa Zupko and celebrating youth arts and creativity was debuted and performed by 200 Michigan students.

AMPLIFY GALA IN THE NEWS:

DONATE TODAY! Your Contribution Plays a Vital Role

Your financial contributions are critical in helping us sustain and strengthen our work to preserve the creative industries, which contribute nearly ½ a billion dollars in revenue to the state's economy annually, creating the kind of resilient, vivacious communities needed for Michigan's future. While foundation support is strong and individuals have given each year, there is still more to do.

Tax-deductible investments of any amount reinforce our statewide advocacy, programs and support for arts and cultural organizations and artists. Add your voice today to the growing number of people who recognize the arts and culture as vibrant, essential elements of life in Michigan.

ArtServe Michigan is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible, and ArtServe offers several easy ways to donate, including a variety of Pledge and Giving Opportunities.

Your donation at any level directly supports vital work to make the arts, culture and arts education part of Michigan's revitalization and growth. Donate online today!

CREATIVE STATE MICHIGAN IN ITS 3RD PRINTING!

Do you have a copy of Creative State Michigan, ArtServe's first report on the social and economic impact of the arts statewide? While you can download and print a copy from the website on 11 x 17 paper anytime, for a contribution you can also have professionally printed copies. It's a great tool for board meetings and presentations. Contact Jennifer Hill, ArtServe's Director of Special Projects for more info at jhill@artservemichigan.org or (248) 912-0760 x3#.

Community Supported Art (CSA)

Community Supported Art is an exciting new model of investment that supports artists in the creation of new work, while establishing relationships with local collectors and patrons. Over the last 20 years, Community Supported Agriculture has become a popular way for consumers to buy seasonal food directly from neighboring farms. Community Supported Art is a similar endeavor, with the same buy-local spirit in mind, to support local art, artists and collectors. Artists are selected by a jury drawn from the area's art and food community to receive a stipend of $1,000, great connections to local collectors and promotional support. This local project is modeled on the successful CSA program in Minneapolis/St. Paul - created by mnartists.org and Springboard for the Arts and supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

The first pick up event is being planned for June 1, in partnership with MOCAD - A limited number of shares are still available!

Click here - To learn more about our inaugural season of artists
Click here - To learn more about becoming a shareholder
Click here - To purchase a share today!

ArtServe Leads Advocates in DC Congressional Meetings

Last month, ArtServe's Director of Public Policy Mike Latvis and 18 other Michigan arts advocates joined others from around the country in Washington DC for Americans for the Arts Advocacy Day.

In addition to a day full of issue-training and other related workshops, our group met with 12 members of Michigan's Congressional delegation. In each meeting we stressed the importance of the arts, culture and arts education to Michigan's economy, communities and its citizens.

To learn more about Americans for the Arts Advocacy Day please visit AmericansForTheArts.org

Creative Many Professional Practice Seminars

CMPPS has just come off the road after ArtServe's second "Planning for Success" in-depth workshop for students at Kendall College of Art & Design (May 16 in Grand Rapids). With this seminar, participants get an opportunity to do a short presentation introducing fellow participants and ArtServe to their creative practice. Following presentations, ArtServe's Director of Creative Industries, Cezanne Charles will present "Planning for Success", a comprehensive look at strategic planning for your creative practice. Q&A follows this session. We continue with a brainstorming session which includes "Barriers to Success" (what is holding you back?), "Communicating Your Value" ( a group writing exercise that helps the artist, by asking others to give descriptive words about the artist's work). We finish the workshop with a short session on looking forward into the future. Each individual is offered a 1 on 1 session to discuss, with Cezanne Charles, his or her creative practice more in-depth.

Click Here - To learn more about Creative Many Professional Practice Seminars
Click Here - To learn more about the three different workshops available

ArtServe Represents MI at Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Ed Network Annual Mtg

As the Kennedy Center's Michigan Alliance for arts education, ArtServe's Director of Public Policy, Mike Latvis, attended the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network's Annual Meeting in Washington DC. The conference gathered representatives from each state for three days of workshops focused on research, advocacy and policy pertaining to arts education.

In addition to networking with other organizations that advocate in support of arts education, attendees were given an opportunity to learn about best practices in other states as well as successful new models for that may be replicated elsewhere.

Click here - To learn more about the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network.

Lawyers for the Creative Economy (LCE)

Launching Fall 2012, Lawyers for the Creative Economy (LCE) is a new ArtServe Michigan initiative to establish a statewide network of attorneys committed to delivering free to low-fee intellectual property (IP) and creativity-related legal resources to artists, creative practitioners, businesses and non-profit organizations. LCE also will provide seven professional development seminars across the state for artists and other creative practitioners to help them develop essential knowledge about creativity-related areas of law. An LCE website, as the hub of the initiative, will provide valuable information and connections. ArtServe is developing LCE in partnership with leadership drawn from the Arts, Communications, Entertainment and Sports (ACES) section of the State Bar of Michigan and the Detroit Creative Corridor Center (DC3).

Click Here - To learn more about LCE

Michigan Cultural Data Project (MICDP) celebrates its 2nd anniversary!

The Michigan Cultural Data Project (MICDP) adds numbers to the stories of passion and talent of the arts sector, to round out the descriptions of our impact. Hopefully, you have seen the Creative State Michigan report and website that illustrate the economic and social benefits of arts and culture activities in 2009. The project that generated much of the data in that report was two years old this week! Here's the project's key metrics, 24 months since launch:

650 groups registered
551 groups have at least one year's data in the system
88% of Michigan's counties (73 of 83) have at least one group in CDP
88% of annual data profiles are available for research and comparison reports
40% of groups entering data have budgets of less than $100,000
60% of groups entering data have budgets of less than $250,000
18 funders support the Michigan CDP and 10 of them require CDP to apply for funds

If your data is in - THANK YOU! And if it's not, it's easy to start, just go to the Michigan CDP website. And if you have any questions at all - call the truly helpful CDP Help Desk at 877.642.3701, Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Become a 2012 Organizational Member today!

Your organization's 2012 membership with ArtServe Michigan ensures that our mission to cultivate the creative potential of Michigan's arts and cultural sector to enhance the health and well-being of Michigan, its people and communities not only will continue, but will be strengthened by your support. ArtServe member organizations help us intensify our advocacy efforts for the arts, culture and arts education and support for the transformative power of the creative industries. 2012 membership presents the opportunity for your organization's voice to be included in the work for sustainable gains in the arts and culture in Michigan!

Click here to use our online form to become a 2012 Organizational Member with ArtServe
Click here to download the hardcopy PDF form to become a 2012 Organizational Member
Click here to learn more about 2012 Membership, including our joint-membership discount for Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) members
Memberships are for organizations and nonprofits, individuals may support ArtServe's work by donating here

'Creative Impact' E-Zine & Events Site Celebrates ONE YEAR & 90+ Stories!

On May 26, 2011 ArtServe Michigan launched CREATIVE IMPACT MICHIGAN (CIM), a new statewide ezine and events website and next week CreativeImpactMichigan.com prepares to celebrate its 1st birthday. To date, CIM has allowed ArtServe to cover 92 STORIES from all over the state's creative sector!

Over 500 organizations are using their free event promotion accounts to spread the word about their events to CIM's subscriber base of over 50,000 across the state. Also many thanks to those of you who responded to our CIM survey, we heard back from almost 1,200 of our subscribers (and will be announcing our prize winners at the end of this month) which really helped shape the direction CIM will take for its second year: starting in June 2012, CIM will now be delivered once monthly based on user feedback - we look forward to bringing you even better stories in Year Two!

Thanks go out to our amazing and talented team of professional writers & videographers as well as to the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs (MCACA), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Ford Motor Company, Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, Erb Family Foundation and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) for supporting this publication and important communications initiative!

ArtServe has a New Website!

ArtServe has a new website - visit ArtServeMichigan.org and please let us know what you think! We've improved the layout of the new site so that it connects directly to ArtServe microsites such as CreativeStateMI.org and CreativeImpactMichigan.com while helping the organization to enhance management of e-communications, announcements, and constituent relationships. The site also has been designed to increase transparency so that visitors are more quickly connected to ArtServe events, press and media coverage focused on our statewide work, and also professional development opportunities for/from the sector including job postings and calls for art. Check out the new website here and be sure to 'Follow' us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook as well!

News from Emerging Writers Network/Dzanc Books #michlit #publisher #bookseller #michigan

2012-05-17T08:16:00.001-07:00

Dzanc Books and Emerging Writers Network Newsletter

May 17, 2012

In This Issue

Kickstarter project

Dzanc rEprint Series

Greetings!

Hope you are all well and are enjoying Short Story Month 2012.

Much going on with Dzanc as always, read on to learn of that please.
We've launched our four latest rEprint titles from award-winning author Merrill Joan Gerber. We also have a Kickstarter Fundraiser Project in progress (details below).

Enjoy,

Dan Wickett
EWN /Dzanc Books

Kickstarter Project Ends This Week

Dzanc has had a fundraising project accepted by Kickstarter--and it is specifically about our rEprint series.

Thanks to those of you that have made pledges and/or spread the word so far--we appreciate it greatly.

We had a very good Monday and took another big step toward our goal, but are at a point where we need to raise the last $1000 by Saturday or we do not receive any of what has been pledged so far.

We added some special new rewards such as lunches, drinks, conversations, etc with numerous Dzanc authors.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1774301730/dzanc-books-reprint-series

A bit from the About page of the Kickstarter Page:

As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Dzanc Books has expanded its publishing to include eBooks. Working with a great staff and distribution, Dzanc has created its rEprint series, the first of its kind, specifically dedicated to bringing back in eBook form works of deserving authors. Included in our current and forthcoming list of some 350 titles are Stephen Dixon, Michael Martone, Jonathan Baumbach, Joseph McElroy, Merrrill Joan Gerber, Charles Johnson, Stephen Graham Jones and National Book Award winner Ellen Gilchrist. Dzanc provides all authors with a generous 50% royalty. It is Dzanc's plan to increase our eBook list to over 1000 titles in 2012 for readers to enjoy.

The process to convert these out of print titles is both time consuming and costly with Dzanc Books spending over $250 per title prior to their being available to readers. Raising the $3500 through this Kickstarter Project will help us offset costs and allow us to bring more books into the rEprint Series and at a more rapid pace.

We'd appreciate any donations, any spreading of the word via emails, Facebook, Twitter, etc., and thank you in advance for the help.

Dzanc rEprint Series in High Gear

On the heels of announcing the first four Merrill Joan Gerber titles comes another new trio: Christopher Kennedy's Nietzsche's Horse, Noy Holland's What begins with bird, and Michael Hickins' The Actual Adventures of Michael Missing. Later today will see two Michael Martone story collections available, and more forthcoming just about every day for the near future.

Check out the reprint page daily to see what's new!

We have also recently signed up books by Percival Everett and Charles Johnson! Look for those soon.

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Ready to Smile? frm Inside/Out #Detroit #michlit

2012-05-17T08:10:00.001-07:00

IO Event News

It's Almost Showtime

InsideOut's second annual arts showcase, Get Versed, hits the stage at the Detroit Film Theater in just six days, Wednesday, May 23rd. Curtains go up at 5:30 p.m sharp. Please help IO salute the hard work of some Detroit's bravest young poets, spoken word artists and dancers.

IO's Chace Morris Gets Real About GET VERSED

A hallmark of our work at InsideOut Literary Arts Project is placing top talent in Detroit schools. Each year our roster gets bigger and better. Chace "Mic Write" Morris, thanks to generous support from MGM Grand, has brought a refreshing enthusiasm to three Detroit classrooms.

"Working with the students has been a beautiful challenge,'' says Chace, who leads an after-school program at Detroit's Langston Hughes Academy."There is a current of honesty and fire that runs deep and if you're patient enough to dig, will push your wig back.''

Morris, who also fronts the local band Cold Men Young, will share his ferocious blend of free-style hip hop and the work of his students during Get Versed. The event, he says, is about far more than an evening inside a grand theater. "When the children do wrong we hear about it as often and as publicly as the weather. But we rarely hear when they're achieving greatness,'' says Chace, who is also an assistant IO writer at Cody High School. Morris has made it a personal mission to pack the Detroit Film Theater in support of the students. His appeal: "BE A PART OF THIS. See the other side of that looking glass. See what THEY see for a night.''

Take Chace's challenge. We guarantee you'll rack up a few smiles.

Tickets are just $5.00 and are available online. Tickets may also be purchased at three area locations: Cafe Con Leche in southwest Detroit, Fourteen East Cafe just across the street from the Detroit Historical Museum and Lido Gallery & Gifts on Woodward Ave., in Birmingham.

Terry Talks on WDET

IO Founder Dr. Terry Blackhawk talks to WDET's Travis Wright about the growth of our work around Detroit, including events like Get Versed. "We really believe the ability to put one's life situation into words has a healing power. The healing power of poetry gives mastery over a lot of things that our are difficult," she said. Get to know IO. Listen to the entire interview.

SAFE's 6th Annual Appreciation Fundraiser & Afterglow Event @mskalyn via @jillblackwell

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SAFE's 6th Year Anniversary Celebrating Self-Sufficiency
"Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment
Celebrates 6 Years and 620 Survivors"

DETROIT, MI – On Friday, May 18, 2012, Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE) will celebrate six years of assisting victims of domestic violence become self sufficient. Tracey McCaskill, News Director/On Air Host - FM 98 WJLB & WMXD Mix 92.3 will emcee the event. "I am so honored, and just sheer excited, to take part in SAFE's Annual Appreciation Event. In spearheading this organization Kalyn Risker has been a staunch agent for CHANGE within this community and beyond." - Tracey McCaskill, News Director/On Air Host - FM 98 WJLB & WMXD Mix 92.3

SAFE is dedicated to the financial empowerment of victims of domestic violence by providing training, workshops and resources to equip program participants with the tools necessary to become self-sufficient. The organization's success is a direct result of the hard work and commitment of its volunteers and supporters. Since its inception SAFE has assisted over 620 victims of domestic violence and this event will serve as an opportunity to celebrate the growth of the organization and the strides it has made in the community.

"I am so proud of SAFE and that within six years developed into an organization that is being recognized on a national and now global level for its track record of effectively helping survivors of domestic violence to be free from abuse while obtaining the skills and resources they need to obtain a new job, return to school and become entrepreneurs." – Kalyn Risker, Founder and Executive Director, Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE)

SAFE's 6th Annual Appreciation Event Fundraiser will be held on Friday, May 18, 2012 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the beautiful Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, tickets are $35.

SAFE's Appreciation Event will include admission to the program and award ceremony, participation in the live taping of SAFE's new talk show, tours of the Detroit Historical Museum, entertainment, desert tasting, silent auctions, hors d'oeuvres and much more. There will be an Afterglow event immediately following featuring tours of the Detroit Historical Museum and live entertainment by national recording artist, ZanYe.

To purchase tickets and for additional information, please visit www.newsafestart.org or contact Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE) at 800-757-4919, Extension 5 or info@newsafestart.org

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