Oct
11
Death-Knell. Or Death Knell?
October 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Thanks to Michael Shapiro for sending this link to a New York Times article about the demise of the English hyphen:
By Charles McGrath
THE Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, the scaled-down, two-volume version of the mammoth 20-volume O.E.D., just got a little shorter. With the dispatch of a waiter flicking away flyspecks, the editor, Angus Stevenson, eliminated some 16,000 hyphens from the sixth edition, published last month. “People are not confident about using hyphens anymore,†he said. “They’re not really sure what they’re for.â€Â
The dictionary is not dropping all hyphens. The ones in certain compounds remain (“well-being,†for example), as do those indicating a word break at the right-hand margin the use for which this versatile little punctuation mark, a variation on the slash, the all-purpose medieval punctuation, was invented in the first place.
What’s getting the heave are
Oct
1
Travel as a Political Act
October 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Lee Azus from Get Lost Travel Books writes in October’s Store Notes about his new appreciation for Rick Steves:
Sep
5
Create your Own Anthology
September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
| October 21, 2007 | ||
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This class sounds wonderful, and I know Lisa is an excellent teacher. So now there’s no excuse for delaying your book: take the class and learn turn your short pieces into a coherent whole.
With a novel you can win by a decision, but a short story you have to win by a knockout.
– Gabriel GarcÃÂa Marquez
“Why wait for someone else to publish your stories in an anthology? Create your own. It is a highly satisfying project that doesn’t break the bank and gives the ultimate writer’s deadlineâ€â€a publishing date.
Sep
1
Deadline extended to October 15
September 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment
| October 15, 2007 | ||
| 9:00 pm |
The Solas Awards are an annual competition to find the best writing being done about the world today. The Travelers’ Tales editors choose winners in 21 categories ranging from adventure to humor, from destination to memoir, and everything in between. The grand prize category has cash awards of $1,000 for Gold, $750 for Silver, and $500 for Bronze; all other category winners receive a certificate and a copy of The Best Travel Writing 2007. Plus, winners may be published in Travelers’ Tales books. To enter this year’s competition, go to BestTravelWriting.com and follow the instructions.” Deadline has been extended until October 15, 2007.
Sep
1
Diane LeBow to Speak at Douglass
September 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment
| October 2, 2007 | ||
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San Francisco-based Diane LeBow has been invited to speak at Douglass College on October 2, 2007, as part of the Zagoren Lecture Series. She will speak on “Women of Afghanistan and the World: Photos and Stories from the Road.” Diane will share the stage with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and Gwen Ifill, PBS senior correspondent on The News Hour with Jim Lehrer.
LeBow has published stories with Salon.com, Via magazine, Travelers Tales anthologies, France: A Love Story: Women Write about the French Experience, Foreign Affairs: Erotic Travel Tales, B for Savvy Brides, and numerous national newspapers and magazines. She travels the globe and has spent time with Afghan women, the Hopi, Amazon people, Tuvans, Mongolians, Corsicans, and Parisians. She has scuba dived with sharks in the Red Sea and trained champion Morgan horses.
Aug
29
BATW
August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
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Bay Area Travel Writers meet the third Saturday of each month, at varying venues. More info on their website.
Aug
29
Left Coast Writers Salons
August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
| September 4, 2007 | ||
| 7:00 pm | ||
| October 1, 2007 | ||
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| November 5, 2007 | ||
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| December 3, 2007 | ||
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Meet the first Monday of each month at Book Passage Corte Madera, 7 p.m.
About Left Coast Writers®
Founded in 2003 by Bay Area novelist, poet and travel writer Linda Watanabe McFerrin, Left Coast Writers supports new and established writers in the production and promotion of their work in a stimulating atmosphere of creativity and community. Anyone interested in lively literary connections, superlative writing tips, great chat, fun, and unabashed networking is invited to join us and take part in our monthly events.
Aug
29
100 Places Every Woman Should Go
August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
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Talk about a whirlwind! Stephanie Elizondo Griest is on tour with her new book, 100 Places Every Woman Should Go. If you can catch up with her, she’ll be at these venues:
Saturday, September 15 – SANTA ROSA, CA
– Stephanie will speak on a travel writing panel at the Sonoma County Book Festival, along with Tim Cahill, Michael Shapiro, Lea Aschkenas and Larry Habegger at 3 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Sonoma County Library at 3rd & E Streets.
Sunday, September 16 – NAPA, CA
– Stephanie will hold a “Traveling Sola: Tips for Wandering Women” workshop at Copperfield’s Book on 1303 First Street at 3 p.m.