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Pilcrow Lit Fest

Calendar Listings, Uncategorized by Mairead on Thursday 22 May 2008 at 7:41 pm

Date : Thursday, May 22nd - Sunday, May 25th

Time : All weekend long

Location : Various, all in Lakeview (full schedule here )

Participants : authors, poets, librarians, booksellers, publishers

Curated by Amy Guth and Leah Jones, Pilcrow Literary Festival is four days of workshops, discussions, lectures, and readings, all about small presses and independent media. Check Saturday night’s auction, including eyeglasses, brainstorms, and "luck." Proceeds go to the New Orleans Public Library Foundation. And check also the list of participants , from Attenberg to Featherproof to Zulkey. Too bad Pilcrow’s not a football game; Literago’d totally show up in blue wigs! And gold facepaint.

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Comment by Amy Guth — May 23, 2008 @ 8:49 am
Thanks for the link-love. Hope to see everyone there!

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