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• To Gnome My Dog is to Love Him

  2157 readersMy pooch Graham is trying to do his part for the launch of my Gnome Attack humor book. Look at him below, being cute as ever, trying to eat this dangerous garden gnome in my backyard. I Will Be Speaking At These Great Writing Events in 2010: Sept. 18, 2010: Hancock County Library Authors Day (Greenfield, IN) Sept. 20: "Meet the WD Editors"

• Come Meet Me in Cincinnati: Books by the Banks, Joseph Beth, and the Kenton County Library (Erlanger, KY)

  3120 readersIt's a busy fall to say the least and there are a lot of good writing events happening before the holidays land. (I've already blogged about how I will be in Tucson, AZ, Sept. 24-26.) If you live in the greater Cincinnati area, think about popping by to one of the following events.       SEPT. 20, 2010: "MEET THE WD

• Conference Spotlight: Surrey International Writers Conference near Vancouver, BC, Canada

  1845 readersDETAILS The Surrey International Writers' Conference is a three-day event, running from Oct. 22-24, 2010. Friday and Saturday are full days, and Sunday events wrap-up in the early afternoon. The conference and all of its events are held at: The Sheraton Guildford Hotel (map), 15269 104th Ave., Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Attendance usually reaches more than 500 (sometimes as high as

• Gnome Attack Roundup: Book on B&N Halloween Endcap; I Speak to Cincinnati SCBWI and Indiana Library Folks

  3140 readersThings with my gnome attack book continue to move along in wonderful & strange ways. The biggest news is that Barnes & Noble has placed in on their "Happy Halloween" endcap (see below), which should run for several weeks. (Little factoid: That Werewolf Haiku book you see there on the upper right is actually put out by my publishing

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  Come Meet Me in Tucson at Wrangling With Writing

  2246 readersCome join me at the Society of Southwestern Authors's Wrangling With Writing conference in Sept. 2010, in Tucson, AZ. It looks to be an event of considerable size and quality, so give it a look-see and come on down to Arizona with me! DETAILS The event is from Sept. 24-26, 2010, at the Radisson Suites in Tucson, AZ. The Society

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  Gnomes Book Party in Cincinnati (and a WD Books Editor Event!)

  1385 readersTwo very cool things are happening on Monday, Sept. 20, at Joseph Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati. First, at 5:30, I'm having an open event to celebrate the release of my book, How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack. The event is open and will have some free snacks (score!). I believe I will be talking about the book

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  Come Meet Me in Akron, OH on July 17. It’s the Northern Ohio SCBWI Summer Session.

  2419 readers OK, so it's not technically a conference, per se, but I will be speaking at a regional meeting of the Northern Ohio Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. Very cool stuff.  DETAILS It all goes down from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, July 17, 2010, at the Holiday Inn Cleveland South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, OH 44131.

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  Teen Authors & Comics Get Booked

  736 readersHere are some literary events to jump start your week. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page. The NYC Teen Author Festival will kick off with an event at the Chatham Square branch of the New York Public ...

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  Conference Spotlight: Writers at the Beach, Delaware

  1540 readersAs you may know, I attend a lot of writers' conferences and like to promote the events I will be at. Today I am doing something special, and promoting one I will not be at. It's Writers at the Beach: Pure Seaglass, a writers' conference in Delaware. The reason: Proceeds of this event all go to charity. DETAILS Hosted by the

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  Banned Books, Bank Books & Poetry Performance Get Booked

  726 readersBanned Books Week has brought many literary events. Here is today’s Booked feature. The Housing Works Bookstore Cafe will host a Banned Books Week Party featuring Mike Edison, Harold Price Fahringer, Richard Nash, and live music today, September 29th starting at 7pm. (New York, NY) Books by the Bank, Cincinnati’s premiere book festival will take place on