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    Posted on February 6th, 2010sherryGeneral

    The Rondea Roundup is Announcing the Paul Laurence Dunbar Rondeau Award:

    This award is given to the best rondeau on the subject of African-American history, life or culture submitted for consideration to the Rondeau Roundup Blog starting February 9th (the anniversary of Dunbar’s death) and continuing until Friday, February 26th, 2010. The author of the winning rondeau will receive a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate and publication of his/her rondeau on the Rondeau Roundup. Up to five More Than Honorable Mentions may also be selected for publication on the Rondeau Roundup Blog.

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    Readings by Gaylord Brewer and Brett Eugene Ralph

    Friday, February 12

    The InKY Reading Series is a monthly music and literature event held on the second Friday of the month at the Rudyard Kipling in Louisville, KY.

    Always free, never a cover.

    Schedule
    7:00—7:30PM Open mic
    7:30—8:00PM Live music
    8:00—9:00PM Featured readers

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    The Winter Writing Classes Presented by
    Still: The Journal
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    Saturday, March 13, 1‐4 p.m.
    Loyal Jones Appalachian Center
    Berea College, Berea, Ky.
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    Silas House‐Fiction
    Jason Howard‐Nonfiction
    Marianne Worthington‐Poetry

    These intensive three-hour master writing classes, featuring the editors of Still: The Journal, will include lecture, writing prompts, generative writing exercises, and the opportunity to share your work with others. This is not a workshop, and there will be no individual critiques of work or manuscripts.

    $60 per person (space is limited)

    Registration must be received no later than March 6, 2010. To reserve your place in one of the workshops, please mail check, payable to STILL, along with your name and email address. Specify which writing class you want to attend. You will receive email confirmation upon receipt. Mail check, name, email address, and choice of writing class to:
    Pines Publicity, P. O. Box 1121, Berea, KY 40403

    Any inquiries may be made at poetry@stilljournal.net

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