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March 21, 7:30-9 p.m.
Jazzy Literary Soiree
First Universalist Church
3400 Dupont Avenue South, Uptown
Literature and jazz―what
could be better? This event is free and open to the public.
John Jensen and Universal
Mini-Jazz
will provide the music and the following authors will read
from their work at this special Literary Soiree:
Sheila O’Connor
is the author of the novels
Where No Gods Came
and
Tokens of Grace.
Where No Gods Came
was
chosen as a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers title and won the
Minnesota Book Award as well as the Michigan Award for Literary Fiction. Her
poetry and fiction have been published in various anthologies and magazines.
Patti Frazee’s
novel Cirkus was published by Alyson Books in 2006 and is a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award. Patti received an honorable mention in the 2005 Emerging Lesbian Writers Fund from the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice. Her work has also been published in WaterStone Review.Maureen Millea Smith’s
novel When Charlotte Comes Home was released by Alyson Books in 2006 and is a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award. This is her second appearance at a First Universalist Soiree.Pamela Carter Joern’s
novel, The Floor of the Sky, was chosen as a Barnes and Nobel Discover Great New Writers title. Pamela has written six plays as well as a number of published short stories. In 2001, she received a Tamarack Award for her story "Confessions."
March 24, 6-8 p.m.
Choosing the Writer's Life,
Panel Reading and Discussion
Hamline University
1536 Hewitt Ave. , St. Paul
Giddens Learning Center, #100
Reading and panel discussion authors Barrie Jean Borich, Patti Frazee, Ed Bok Lee, and Su Smallen. Free and open to the public.
April 10, 5:30-7 p.m.
Minnesota Book Award Celebration
Kiernan's Irish Pub
330 S. 2nd Ave, Minneapolis
Open to the public.
April 30, 7 p.m.
Reading and Discussion
Wooddale Library
8595 Central Park Place, Woodbury, MN
This event, free and open to the public, includes readings from several Minnesota Book Award finalists.
May 5, 1-2:30 p.m.
Minnesota Book Awards Booksigning
Central Library
90 West 4th Street, St. Paul, MN
An opportunity to visit with finalists during a free book signing.
May 5, 6:30 p.m.
Minnesota Book Awards Gala
Crowne Plaza Hotel,
St. Paul Riverfront
Click here to get ticket and event information. Sponsored by the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library.
Patti Frazee is
available for book groups and speaking engagements.
Send an email to
Patti Frazee