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Thursday, 29 July 2010 |
The Speaker at the Center program of the South Carolina Center for the Book, in conjunction with the University of South Carolina Press, will present a series of talks on new regional history books beginning at noon on Thursday, August 19, with Allen Stokes, director of the South Caroliniana Library.
Stokes will discuss Twilight on the South Carolina Rice Fields: Letters of the Heyward Family 1862–1871, which he has co-edited with Margaret Belser Hollis. As the July 18 review in the Charleston Post and Courier notes, “These letters provide a remarkable perspective on the terminal death throes of the Confederacy and along with it those of the rice industry and the institution of slavery, which was essential for its support.”
The Speaker at the Center series will highlight one new South Carolina book each month through the end of the year:
Thursday, September 16: Anne Sinkler Whaley LeClercq, director of the Daniel Library at the Citadel, will discuss her third book, Elizabeth Sinkler Coxe's Tales from the Grand Tour, 1890–1910, a chronicle of the international adventures of a Charleston widow turned patron of historical discovery.
Thursday, October 21: Tommy Charles, recently retired from the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, will present Discovering South Carolina’s Rock Art, a memoir of his years locating and documenting prehistoric rock carvings and painting in the Upstate.
Thursday, November 18: Edmund R. Taylor and Alexander Moore will discuss the Selected Letters of Anna Heyward Taylor: South Carolina Artist and World Traveler, a new illustrated travelogue which celebrates the creative spirit of a Columbia native who became one of the central figures of the Charleston Renaissance in the 1930s. A corresponding exhibit of Taylor’s watercolors and woodblock prints will open at the Columbia Museum of Art in October.
Thursday, December 9: Accomplished outdoor writer Jim Casada will share seasonal tales from Carolina Christmas: Archibald Rutledge's Enduring Holiday Stories. This new collection of stories, poems, and recipes celebrates the Southern holiday traditions of yesteryear through dozens of stories, poems, and recipes from Rutledge, South Carolina’s first poet laureate and one of the most widely published outdoor and nature writers of the last century.
Books will be available for purchase and autographing. All programs will take place from noon to 1:00 p.m. in room 309 of the Administration Building at the South Carolina State Library (1430 Senate St., Columbia). This program is free and open to the public. Bag lunches are encouraged.
The South Carolina Center for the Book is the South Carolina Affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book and is a cooperative project of the South Carolina State Library, the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science, and The Humanities CouncilSC. |
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Monday, 24 May 2010 |
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CLICK HERE FOR NOMINATION FORM NOMINATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 23 The SC Center for the Book Awards Program honors excellence in writing, teaching, and advocacy of the literary arts. This year, the Center seeks nominations in these three categories:
1. Writing: SC writer of any genre whose work has been published in the last year (2009)
2. Teaching: SC teacher of the literary or language arts (at any level or type of school)
3. Advocacy: SC person or organization that works to promote the literary arts and to foster a creative atmosphere in the state
The criteria for nominees are:
• The nominee must be a living South Carolina resident or an active South Carolina organization.
• The nominee must be a published writer, a current teacher, or an active promoter of the literary arts in South Carolina, as described in a one page nomination letter.
Nomination forms should be accompanied by a letter (one page or shorter) to the SCCFTB Awards Committee explaining why the nominee should receive the award. Nomination deadline is July 23, 2010. Nomination forms and letters should be mailed to SCCFTB Awards Committee, C/O South Carolina Center for the Book, P.O. Box 11469, Columbia, SC 29211. Forms and letters may also be faxed to 803-734-8676 Attn: SC Center for the Book Awards Committee.
Previous winners:
2009—Literary Arts Advocacy: Free Times; Teaching: Libby Collins, Dent Middle School; Writing: Leonard Todd
2008—Literary Arts Advocacy: Beaufort County Arts Council; Teaching: Eileen Bergreen, Hilton Head Island Middle School; Writing: Mary Alice Monroe.
2007—Dr. Walter Edgar
2006—SC Young Writers Conference
2005—Hub City Writers Project
2004—Beaufort County Library
The South Carolina Center for the Book is the South Carolina affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book and is a cooperative project of the South Carolina State Library, the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science, and The Humanities CouncilSC. Formerly known as the Palmetto Book Alliance, the SC Center for the Book changed its name in 2006 to correspond with the 49 other Centers for the Book across the country. The Center is located at the SC State Library at 1430 Senate Street in Columbia. Nomination forms are available at www.sccenterforthebook.org. |
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 |
More than 69,000 young readers from across the country participated in this year's Letters About Literature writing contest, a reading promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, presented in partnership with Target and sponsored in South Carolina by the State Library’s Center for the Book. In South Carolina, a total of 1,074 students participated in the Letters About Literature program.
Sydney Hodgin, a student at West-Oak Middle School in Westminster, SC was the 1st place State Winner in the Level 1 (grades 4-6) category. Her letter went on to national level judging and she has received a Letters About Literature National Honor award. Sydney wrote to John Howard Griffin, author of Black Like Me. Sydney is one of four National Honors recipients who get to designate a library to receive a $1,000 Target grant. Sydney said,” I decided to give the money to my school because teachers there are helping me become an outstanding student and citizen.” She will also receive a $50 Target Gift Card. Sydney is the daughter of Derek and Jane Hodgin in Westminster.
Sydney will be recognized along with 8 other South Carolina Letters About Literature Award Winners at an award ceremony held Friday May 7, 2010, at 11:00 am in room 309 of the State Library’s administrative building located at 1430 Senate Street in Columbia. For more information about the Letters About Literature program, visit www.lettersaboutliterature.org . |
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010 |
The Letters About Literature program, sponsored by the South Carolina Center for the Book and the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores, is a national reading and writing promotion contest. To enter, readers write personal letters to an author, living or dead, from any genre, explaining how that author's work changed their way of thinking about the world or themselves. Nine winners will be honored at an awards ceremony at the State Library’s South Carolina Center for the Book in Columbia. The ceremony will be held on May 7 from 11:00 am to noon in Room 309, 1430 Senate Street, Columbia. Contest judges and the Director of the State Library will be on hand to present awards. Winners will be reading their letters and each will receive a check from the South Carolina State Library Foundation ($100 for first place, $50 for second, and $25 for third). In addition, first place winners receive a $50 gift card from Target stores.
Level I Winners (grades 4-6)
• 1st place Sydney Hodgin, Westminster West Oak Middle School, Westminster
• 2nd place Hannah McKee, Westminster West Oak Middle School, Westminster
• 3rd place Abbigail Duncan, Simpsonville Sterling School, Greenville
Level II Winners (grades 7-8)
• 1st place Kerry Yan, Greer Riverside Middle School, Greer
• 2nd place Camille Lundberg, Simpsonville Riverside Middle School, Greer
• 3rd place Sarah Shepard, Simpsonville Sterling School, Greenville
Level III Winners (grades 9-12)
• 1st place Christian Myers, Columbia Dreher High School, Columbia
• 2nd place Katherine Howell, Greenville Wade Hampton High School, Greenville
• 3rd place John Riley, Columbia Dreher High School, Columbia
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 |
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Writers' Circle national Flash Fiction Contest
The Writers’ Circle a non-profit center for writers in Rhode Island is accepting submissions January through June 10, 2010. First prize is $500 dollars with publication in the Anthology and on the Circles’ website. Additional awards will also include Artistic Merit Nominees. Final judge is Randall Albers, Chair of the fiction writing department at Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois. All entrants will be considered for publication. Submissions should 1000 words or less. For contest rules and guidelines go to the web page at www.riwriterscircle.com. Winners are announced in the national news August 2010. for more information call 401-461-6691 or e-mail
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NATIONAL FLASH FICTION CONTEST Accepting Submissions Now DEADLINE JUNE 10, 2010 1000 WORDS OR LESS FIRST PRIZE: $500 CASH AWARD/PUBLICATION ARTISTIC MERIT AWARDS GUIDELINES WWW.RIWRITERSCIRCLE.COM WINNERS ANNOUNCED AUGUST 2010 |
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Tuesday, 05 January 2010 |
The South Carolina State Library’s Center for the Book is pleased to announce its spring author line up. The Speaker @ the Center program will hold free lunchtime author talks on the following dates:
Tuesday, January 12*
Kristina Dunn Johnson
No Holier Spot of Ground: Confederate Monuments and Cemeteries of South Carolina
The monuments of South Carolina bear on their weathered faces and cracked tablets a history of honor and of memory embodied in stone. Whether revealing the lost graves of southern sons, unveiling the history of the only national cemetery to inter Confederate soldiers alongside the Union fallen during wartime or recording the simple obelisks that reach for heaven throughout the Palmetto State, this volume is a story of remembrance and of mourning.
Wednesday, January 27
Thomas J. Brown
City of the Silent: The Charlestonians of Magnolia Cemetery
A guide to more than two hundred of the most famous, infamous, and influential individuals now interred in one of Charleston’s most iconic landmarks.
Thursday, February 18
Carl Naylor
The Day the Johnboat Went Up the Mountain: Stories from My Twenty Years in South Carolina Maritime Archaeology
True tales of underwater adventures and discoveries in the Palmetto State's maritime history.
Thursday, March 25
Robert J. Kapsch
Historic Canals and Waterways of South Carolina
The first history of the canal boom that revolutionized transportation in the Palmetto State.
Thursday, April 15
James E. Kibler
Selected Poems of William Gilmore Simms
A revised and expanded edition of powms by the renowned nineteenth-century Charleston writer and historian.
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Worthy Evans
Green Revolver
Winner of the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize
Thursday, May 27
Susanna Ashton
I Belong to South Carolina: South Carolina Slave Narratives
Rare firsthand accounts of slavery from across the Palmetto State collected together for the first time.
Books will be available for purchase and autographing. All programs will take place from noon to 1pm in Room 309 of the Administration Building at the SC State Library located at 1430 Senate St., Columbia. Speaker @ the Center is FREE and open to the public. Bag lunches are encouraged.
The South Carolina Center for the Book is the South Carolina Affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book and is a cooperative project of the South Carolina State Library, the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science, and The Humanities CouncilSC.
*This session will be held in the SC Center for the Book/Talking Book Services Reading Room of the Administration Building at the SC State Library located at 1430 Senate St., Columbia. |
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