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This is the forty-sixth issue of the South Carolina Arts Commission Literary Arts Bulletin, a twice-monthly e-publication designed to provide a coordinated, comprehensive listing of literary events across the state. Each issue provides a list of the next four weeks of literary activities on our calendar, along with a few highlights of other upcoming events.

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Third Annual Pee Dee Fiction and Poetry Festival at Francis Marion


The Third Annual Pee Dee Fiction and Poetry Festival at Francis Marion University will take place November 6-8, 2008. This year, six internationally recognized authors- Tom Perrotta, Ethan Canin, Valerie Martin, Robert Wrigley, Dorianne Laux, and Sara Gran- will read and discuss their work. Please visit the Festival website for the Schedule of Events. Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information on the Pee Dee Fiction and Poetry Festival, contact the Department of English at 843-661-1371 or visit the festival's website at http://alpha1.fmarion.edu/~pdfiction/.



KAKALAK: Anthology of Carolina Poets


The 2009 Kakalak Anthology of Carolina Poets is underway! Don't wait to the last minute (the Holiday rush). Instead, send your poetry and art in now. Acceptance dates are October 1, 2008, to January 10, 2009. Before submitting, read the guidelines posted on the website at www.kakalak.net.

The Kakalak Poetry Contest & Art Competition will represent the best poetry and art being created in North and South Carolina today.

Please review guidelines at www.kakalak.net before entering. If you have questions, please email kakalakpoetry@aol.com.

November Literary Events and Deadlines


November 3
Ashley Hall Guest Writers Series presents A Reading by Julia Johnson
Monday, November 3, 7:30 p.m.
Ashley Hall Campus, 172 Rutledge Ave., Charleston
Admission is Free
For more information: Dr. Nick Bozanic at 843-720-2855

November 3
Caught in the Creative Act Lecture on Valerie Miner's After Eden
Monday, November 3, 5:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Gambrell Auditorium, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Registration required
Info: http://www.cas.sc.edu/cica/index.html

November 4
Monthly Fiction Writing Group
Led by Sean Scapellato and Carol Peters
Tuesday, November 4, 7-8:45pm
Free at the Charleston County Public Library 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston
(843) 805-6930

November 5
Caught in the Creative Act Visit of Valerie Miner
Wednesday, November 5, 5:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Gambrell Auditorium, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Registration required
Info: http://www.cas.sc.edu/cica/index.html

November 5-7
LIVING INSIDE OUT: An Exploration of Creativity as a Path to Healing and Renewal: A Retreat on the Ocean at Pawleys Island with Dr. Sally Z. Hare and Dr. Megan LeBoutillier
Wednesday, November 5 - Friday, November 7
www.stilllearning.org.

November 6
Speaker @ the Center: Jim Piecuch
Thursday, November 6, Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Three Peoples, One King: Loyalists, Indians, and Slaves in the American Revolutionary South, 1775-1782by Jim Piecuch. A new understanding of the wartime roles and fates of three groups who stood with Britain against colonial rebels.
Free and open to the public
Authors will be available to sell and sign books.
Room 309 of the administrative building of the South Carolina State Library located at 1430 Senate Street, Columbia.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a bag lunch.
www.sccenterforthebook.org

November 6
College of Charleston Visiting Writers Series: Anthony Varallo
Thursday, November 6, 7:30 p.m.
Arnold Hall (1st Floor), 96 Wentworth, Charleston
http://www.cofc.edu/~english/

November 6-8
The Third Annual Pee Dee Fiction and Poetry Festival, featuring six internationally recognized authors- Tom Perrotta, Ethan Canin, Valerie Martin, Robert Wrigley, Dorianne Laux, and Sara Gran
Thursday, November 6 - Saturday, November 8
Francis Marion University, Florence
Information: http://webfmarion.edu/pdfiction/

November 7
Moveable Feast Literary Luncheon: Anita Shreve (Testimony)
Friday, November 7, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tara Theatre & Ballroom, Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort
Fee is $49 (includes book)
Reservations and information about future feasts at Art Works in the Litchfield Exchange, 235-9600 or www.classatpawleys.com

November 8
Seminar: From Concept to Winner: How to Write a Winning Screenplay
Howard Kingkade
Your script can still get the recognition it deserves and might even make it to the screen by entering one of the hundreds of screenplay competitions held each year throughout the country. This seminar will focus on what it takes to win screenwriting contests.
Saturday, November 8
2:00- 5:00 pm
Location: Innovate Building Conference Room, 148 River St., Greenville, SC
Fee: $50/nonmember; $45/member

November 10
Caught in the Creative Act Lecture on Sophie Gee's Scandal of the Season & Pope's Rape of the Lock
Monday, November 10, 5:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Gambrell Auditorium, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Registration required
Info: http://www.cas.sc.edu/cica/index.html

November 10
Hub City Writers presents: Bruce Eelman
Monday, November 10, 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
The Showroom at Hub-Bub, 149 S. Daniel Morgan Avenue, Spartanburg
info@hubcity.com

November 11
READING by SC Poets Debbie Daniel and Phebe Davidson
Tuesday, November 11, 7:00 pm
Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
Free/open to the public

November 14
The Moveable Feast Literary Luncheon: DeVa Gantt (A Silent Ocean Away)
Friday, November 14, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
DeBordieu Colony Clubhouse, Georgetown
$25 tickets
Info and reservations: 843-235-9600 or www.classatpawleys.com

November 14
Poetry Society of South Carolina
Reading and book signing by Laurel Blossom, author of Degrees of Latitude with Linda Lee Harper, author of Kiss Kiss
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 7PM
Second Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
342 Meeting St. (at Ashmead)
Charleston SC
www.poetrysocietysc.org

November 12
Caught in the Creative Act Visit of Sophie Gee
Wednesday, November 12, 5:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Gambrell Auditorium, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Registration required
Info: http://www.cas.sc.edu/cica/index.html

November 13
Words to Say It: Visiting Writer Series: Rebecca Barry, author of Later, At the Bar
Thursday, Nov. 13, 4:30 p.m.
Wall Auditorium, Coastal Carolina University
Admission: Free and open to the public


November 15
2008 South Carolina Young Poets Awards
Saturday, November 15, 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Columbia Museum of Art, Corner of Hampton and Main
SC Poetry Initiative
http://www.cas.sc.edu/engl/poetry/events.htm
Submissions taken from September 30th to October 30th

November 15
The 33rd Annual Jubilee Arts Festival
Saturday, November 15th
10:00 a.m. - 4:00p.m.
New this year will be an "Author's Table". Marlboro County authors are being invited to sign and sell their books.
Bennettsville Community Center on N. Marlboro St. in Bennettsville

November 17
Caught in the Creative Act Lecture on Jane Hamilton's A Map of the World
Monday, November 10, 5:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Gambrell Auditorium, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Registration required
Info: http://www.cas.sc.edu/cica/index.html

November 19
Caught in the Creative Act Visit of Jane Hamilton
Wednesday, November 12, 5:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Gambrell Auditorium, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Registration required
Info: http://www.cas.sc.edu/cica/index.html

November 21
The Moveable Feast Literary Luncheon: FULL! Karen White (The House on Tradd Street)
Friday, November 21, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sea View Inn, 414 Myrtle Avenue, Pawleys Island
$25 tickets
Info and reservations: 843-235-9600 or www.classatpawleys.com

November 22
The Women Writers Forum presents: Cooking up Cookbooks with Nathalie Dupree & Marion Sullivan
Saturday, November 22, 10am to Noon
The Women Writers Forums take place at the Center for Women, 129 Cannon Street, downtown Charleston 29403. Parking is readily available and free on Saturdays at 30 Bee Street directly behind the Center for Women. For directions and a map, visit www.c4women.org.
$25 for Center for Women members and $35 for non-members. Advance registration is requested. To register for a program, visit the Center for Women website calendar www.c4women.orgor call the Center at (843) 763-7333. Coffee and pastries will be provided by Blend.

November 23
The Women Writers Forum presents: Special Event: Lowcountry Women Authors Holiday Book Signing
Sunday, November 23
Citadel Holliday Alumni House, 69 Hagood Avenue, Charleston