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RFH 2010, Arts

Young Writer Authors Make Public Presentations

Sun, Aug 01, 2010

Young Writer Authors Make Public Presentations

The Colgate Bookstore will co-sponsor public readings with four authors during the week of August 9, 2010.  All events are free and open to the public, and will be held at the Colgate Bookstore at 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted.  

The schedule of the week’s events is as follows:

Monday, Aug. 9 – Jennifer Brice.  (10 am, Room 560, Case Library on the Colgate campus) Jennifer Brice is an associate professor of English at Colgate University and non-fiction author of The Last Settlers and the memoir Unlearning to Fly.  For more information on Jennifer and descriptions of her books, please visit www.colgatebookstore.com/brice.

Tuesday, Aug. 10 – Anne Mazer is the best-selling author of more than forty-five books for children and teens, including “The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes” and “Sister Magic” series, as well as Spilling Ink, a new handbook for young writers.  For more information on Anne and descriptions of her books, please visit www.colgatebookstore.com/mazer. This reading has been funded in part by Poets & Writers, Inc. with public funds from New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

Wednesday, Aug. 11 – Rachel Guido deVries is a local poet, children’s author and novelist.  Her poetry collections include The Brother Inside Me and Gambler’s Daughter.  For more information on Rachel and descriptions of her books, please visit www.colgatebookstore.com/devries.  This reading has been funded in part by Poets & Writers, Inc. with public funds from New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

Thursday, Aug. 12 – Frank Cammuso is a political cartoonist for the Syracuse Post-Standard and author of the comic book series “Max Hamm, Fairy Tale Detective.”  His graphic novels include “The Knights of the Lunch Table” series and Otto’s Orange Day.  For more information about Frank and descriptions of his books, please visit www.colgatebookstore.com/cammuso.

The co-sponsors of this event series include the Young Writers’ Workshop at Colgate University, Colgate Bookstore, Earlville Opera House, Hamilton Club, Hamilton Community Chest, Hamilton Emerald Foundation, and the Mid-York Foundation. The following Colgate University groups are also sponsors: Department of Writing & Rhetoric, Department of English, Division of the Humanities, Institute for Creative & Performing Arts, Office of the Provost, and Dean of the Faculty.

Source: Colgate Bookstore

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