SC Center for the Book News News feeds from SC Center for the Book http://www.sccenterforthebook.org Fri, 16 May 2008 01:06:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Author Bert Goolsby to be May Speaker @ the Center http://www.sccenterforthebook.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=9 On Thursday, May 22, 2008, from noon to 1:00 p.m., the South Carolina Center for the Book located at the South Carolina State Library will host Bert Goolsby, author of Harpers’ Joy. “John Grisham meets Andy Griffith a legal thriller packed with humor, heart, and a healthy dose of... Thu, 08 May 2008 14:00:55 +0100 NINE STUDENTS WIN STATE WRITING AWARDS FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR THE BOOK http://www.sccenterforthebook.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=9 NEW -----> AWARD CEREMONY PHOTOS / SLIDESHOW The South Carolina Center for the Book is pleased to recognize nine students from across the state as winners of the 2008 South Carolina Letters About Literature writing contest. Judges selected Lindsay Pollard, a fifth grade student at Clemson... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:48:23 +0100 Literary Figures Among Recipients of 2008 Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Award http://www.sccenterforthebook.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=9 S.C. Poetry Initiative Director Kwame Dawes (http://southcarolinaarts.com/verner/2008/individual.shtml) and author and scholar John Jakes (http://southcarolinaarts.com/verner/2008/lifetime.shtml) will be recognized during a special awards ceremony at 9:15 a.m. April 16 at the Statehouse. Both will also be honored at an awards luncheon (http://southcarolinaarts.com/verner/luncheon.shtml) at the Columbia Marriott Hotel following the ceremony.The Elizabeth O’Neill... Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:11:27 +0100 CELEBRATE NATIONAL POETRY MONTH AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR THE BOOK http://www.sccenterforthebook.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=9 On Thursday April 24, 2008 from noon to 1:00 p.m., the South Carolina Center for the Book located at the South Carolina State Library will host Susan Meyers, Ray McManus and Ed Madden, winners of the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize. A major poet selects one poet per year... Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:04:12 +0100 Sheila Morris to be Women's History Month Speaker at the Center http://www.sccenterforthebook.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=9 On March 27, 2008 from noon to 1:00 p.m., author Sheila Morris will discuss her book, Deep in the Heart: A memoir of Love and Longing, at the South Carolina Center for the Book located at the South Carolina State Library. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:31:22 +0100 Big Read Citywide Essay and Visual Arts Contest http://www.sccenterforthebook.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=9 As part of Benedict College's National Endowment for the Arts' (NEA) The Big Read program on Ernest J. Gaines winning novel, A Lesson Before Dying, students between the ages of 12 and 22 are invited to participate in a Citywide Essay and Visual Arts Contest. Follow... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:14:22 +0100 South Carolina Center for the Book Announces Awards Program http://www.sccenterforthebook.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=9 Columbia, SC – The SC Center for the Book Awards Program (formerly the Palmetto Book Award 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... Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:08:43 +0100