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In our technological age when both
children and adults can barely be pried away from ipods, video
games, and any electronic movement, it's pretty remarkable that
under the leadership of Council member Jud Ashman, the City of
Gaithersburg is putting together a remarkable event centering around
old fashioned books. It's hard to believe the enthusiasm of the
committee members organized by Program Supervisor Carolyn Crosby
who, it would seem, never sleeps.
Last year's Gaithersburg
Book Festival was a great success, and this year's promises to
be even better. The newsletter is below with links to important
information. Don't miss May 21 in Gaithersburg.
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And the List Keeps
Growing:
New Featured Authors
Added to Line-Up |
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The extraordinary group
of featured authors who
will be speaking and
signing at the
Gaithersburg Book
Festival continues to
grow. Here are a few
whom we’ve added since
the December
newsletter. For the
complete – and
constantly growing –
list of
featured authors,
visit the GBF website.
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 Eleanor
Brown is the
author of a very
highly-anticipated
debut novel, “The
Weird Sisters,”
which was recently
featured in USA
Today’s Winter
Books Preview and
named a Barnes &
Noble “Best Book of
the Month” for
January.
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 Johnny
Mo is an author,
chef, restaurateur
and rock star, who
dazzled the GBF
crowd in 2010 with
his sizzling
combination of
offerings made to
please the taste
buds and electrify
the ear buds. Now
“the musical chef”
of the Eastern Shore
is back for another
course, with his
cookbook “Rock the
Party.”
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 Stanley
Plumly has been
the State of
Maryland’s Poet
Laureate since
October 2009. He is
the author of nine
books of poetry,
most recently
“Posthumous Keats: A
Personal Biography.”
Plumly's work has
been recognized
through eight
Pushcart Prizes, a
Rockefeller
Foundation
fellowship in 2001,
the Academy Award in
Literature from the
American Academy of
Arts and Letters in
2002, and the
Paterson Poetry
Prize in 2007.
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 Wendy
Wan-Long Shang
is the author of the
children’s book,
“The Great Wall of
Lucy Wu,” her debut
about an 11-year-old
girl coming to terms
with her
multicultural
heritage. The
Los Angeles Times
called it “A
delightful story
about assimilation
and family dynamics…
sure to appeal to
young readers
struggling with
issues of
self-identity,
whatever their
heritage.”
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 Seth
Stern is
co-author of
“Justice Brennan:
Liberal Champion.”
Stern is a legal
affairs reporter at
Congressional
Quarterly. His
articles and reviews
about the Supreme
Court have also
appeared in Slate
and the
Washington Post.
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 Stephen
Wermiel is
co-author of
“Justice Brennan:
Liberal Champion.”
Wermiel spent 12
years as the Wall
Street Journal’s
Supreme Court
reporter. He now
teaches
constitutional law
and a seminar on the
Supreme Court at
American
University’s
Washington College
of Law.
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 Michael
White is the
author of six
novels, including “A
Brother’s Blood”,
which was a New
York Times Book
Review Notable Book
and a Barnes and
Noble "Discover
Great New Writers"
nominee; and his
latest, “Beautiful
Assassin.”
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 Michele
Wolf is the
author of the
upcoming book of
poetry, “Immersion.”
Her previous books
are “Conversations
During Sleep,”
winner of the
Anhinga Prize for
Poetry, and the
chapbook “The Keeper
of Light.” Her poems
have appeared in
Poetry, The
Hudson Review,
Boulevard,
and many other
journals and
anthologies.
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Spreading the Love:
GBF Thanks its Sponsors
and Partners |
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The great literary
endeavor that is the
Gaithersburg Book
Festival would simply
not be possible without
the generous support of
and partnership with
businesses, non-profit
organizations and
individuals.
Over the last month,
we’ve been very grateful
to receive financial
support from:
We also want to
recognize
Holiday Inn Gaithersburg,
Johns Hopkins Montgomery
County Campus,
Washington Parent
magazine and
The Elegant Envelope
for their offers of
in-kind donations, and
all GBF Committee
members, who volunteer
significant amounts of
their time and talents
to organizing the event.
It is a pleasure to work
with some great partner
organizations, including
Barnes & Noble, the
Gaithersburg-Germantown
Chamber of Commerce,
Washingtonian Center
and
The Writer’s Center.
And our Festival also
enjoys grant support
from the
Maryland State Arts
Council.
We’re off to a great
start, but we still need
the support of
additional sponsors to
make the 2011
Gaithersburg Book
Festival even better
than last year. There
are
sponsorship levels to
fit all budgets.
Please visit the
Gaitherburg Book
Festival website for
more information about
2011 sponsorships.
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Show Your Stuff at GBF
2011 |
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 The
Gaithersburg Book
Festival is a terrific
event at which to
showcase your
literary-related wares!
Whether you’re an
author, poet, publisher,
literary agent,
bookstore, or have any
other sort of business
that caters to the book
industry, here’s a great
opportunity.
For a very modest price,
you’ll get a booth for
the day and have a
chance to meet and
interact with thousands
of attendees.
For more information on
becoming an exhibitor at
the festival, please
view our
Exhibitor & Vendor
Application.
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Gaithersburg
Book Festival
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May 21, 2011
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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H.S. Short Story
Contest Entries Due Jan.
31 |
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High school students
from across the
Washington, D.C.,
Metropolitan Area have
only a couple weeks left
to finish their work for
the Gaithersburg Book
Festival's first annual
Short Story Contest.
To participate, the
story must be no longer
than 1,000 words and
start with one of three
lines provided by author
Sarah Pekkanen.
The deadline to submit a
short story is January
31, 2011, at 5 p.m. ET.
The winning story will
be announced during the
Gaithersburg Book
Festival on May 21. The
winning author will
receive a $100 Barnes
and Noble gift
certificate, courtesy of
the
Johns Hopkins Montgomery
County Campus.
For more information and
rules for the contest,
please visit the
Short Story Contest page
on the
festival website. |
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We Want You:
Volunteers Needed |
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The Gaithersburg Book
Festival is an enormous
undertaking, which would
not be possible without
the generous assistance
of numerous volunteers.
We are continually
recruiting volunteers
for a number of
opportunities. SSL hours
are available for high
school students. You
must be at least 16
years old to apply.
Visit the
GBF website for
more details.
If you're interested in
becoming part of this
great event, take a few
seconds and
sign up to volunteer.
We'll be in touch to
coordinate as we get
closer to the event. |
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