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Book Signing
September 11th, 2010 from 4 to 6 pm
Calhoun Resident: Randall Rutledge- Agent, Author, Actor, Screenwriter, Songwriter, Recording Artist & Producer will be having a book signing and Q & A at the Harris Arts Center September 11th, 2010 from 4 to 6 pm. Also on display from September 3rd to the 11th will be the proclamation that was signed by President Bush that Randall Rutledge was a part of the ceromony that made September 11th, 2002 officially patriot day.
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A Deadly Dinner
Saturday October 23
6:00 - 9:30
$25 per person
Sponsored By
Mystery Writers of America
Kevin M. Weeks (Author)
Wolfmont Press
Bridges Discount Home Store
Sunrise Printing
Country Inn and Suites
Prime Outlet Malls
Enjoy a fabulous catered, seated meal while you meet well known mystery and crime authors up close and personal as they move tables every 15 minutes to greet readers and answer questions. All authors will be available for book sales and signings after dinner.
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Authors Attending Include:
Gerrie Ferris Finger
Mignon Ballard
Randy Rawls
Marion Moore Hill
Mary Anna Evans
Fran Stewart
Kathleen Delaney
Jaden E. Terrell
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Gerrie Ferris Finger grew up in Missouri then came South to write for The Atlanta Constitution. Her beat was The South. She traveled the Tobacco Roads of Georgia and Alabama and the narrow, historic streets of New Orleans. Gerrie wrote about Natchez, Mississippi's unique history, Florida's diverse population, and the Outer Banks struggle to keep light houses from toppling into the sea. In 2009, she won The Malice Domestic/St. Martin's Minotaur Best First Traditional Novel for THE END GAME, published by St. Martin's on April 27, 2010.
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Born close to Halloween, Mignon Ballard grew up sharing ghost stories with her sister and friends in the local cemetery. A native of Calhoun, Georgia, she earned a degree in journalism from the University of Georgia, and is the author of seven Augusta Goodnight mysteries and nine other novels, as well as the script and lyrics of Bandstand Tales, a musical history of Fort Mill, SC, where she lives with her husband, Gene. The first in her new mystery series, MISS DIMPLE DISAPPEARS, set during WWII and featuring Miss Dimple Kilpatrick, long time first grade teacher at Elderberry, GA, Grammar School, is due from St. Martin’s Minotaur in November 2010.
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Randy Rawls is a retired U.S. Army officer. His Ace Edwards, Dallas PI series runs to six publications, and is beginning life anew as Ebooks. Currently, Randy is writing stories featuring Beth Bowman, a PI in Coral Lakes, Florida. Additionally, he has several short stories published, including JINGLE BELL, S.I. in the 2009 Toys for Tots Anthology from Wolfmont Press, THE GIFT OF MURDER. He smiles because life is fun.
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Marion Moore Hill writes two series, the Scrappy Librarian Mysteries and the Deadly Past Mysteries. In the former (Bookmarked for Murder and Death Books a Return), nosy, funny, tough librarian Juanita Wills solves crimes that threaten her small Oklahoma town. In the latter (Deadly Will and Deadly Design), history buff Millie Kirchner solves contemporary crimes that relate to famous figures from the American Revolutionary Era (Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson so far).
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Mary Anna Evans is the award-winning author of the Faye Longchamp archaeological mysteries. Her novels have received recognitions including the Benjamin Franklin Award, the Florida Literature Award, and a Florida Book Awards Bronze Medal. Her short fiction has been published in collections including North Florida Noir, A Merry Band of Murderers, A Kudzu Christmas, and Plots with Guns. Her sixth mystery, Strangers, will be released in October 2010.
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Fran Stewart, author of the Biscuit McKee cozy mystery series, writes a regular column for the Atlanta Writers Club online newsletter. In it she cajoles writers into the effective use of the English language. Six years worth of those columns have gone into her newly-released book FROM THE TIP OF MY PEN: A WORKBOOK FOR WRITERS. Her latest mystery is a stand-alone A SLAYING SONG TONIGHT. She knits, sings, and shares her house with various rescued cats.
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Kathleen Delaney raised five children, which a late start as an author, but has three novels in print and is writing a new series. She has been a real estate broker on California’s Central Coast, has bred and shown Arabian and half-Arabian horses, loves to cook garden, travel, and of course, read. She lives with her two dogs in a 100-year-old house in South Carolina.
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Jaden E. Terrell is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Private Eye Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and the Tennessee Writers Alliance. A graduate of the Citizen Police Academy and the joint FBI/TBI Citizen Academy, the former special educator has a red belt in Tae Kwan Do and is certified in Equine Sports Massage Therapy.
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DOOR PRIZES will be awarded: Over twenty authors have donated autographed copies of their book (Over $500 Value) for door prizes.
Space is limited, and attendees MUST pre-register at HAC or by phone at 706-629-2599
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High School Poetry Slam
Rap / Rhyme / Freestyle
Saturday Sept. 25, 7-9pm
All High School Students are invited to particiapte
(Anyone reading their poetry needs to register at the door that night)
$1 entry fee to all and the "pot" goes to the night's winner!
Free coffee and snacks
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2nd Annual North Georgia Valley Writers Conference
April 15 & 16, 2011
Pre-Registration is Highly Encouraged to Assure YOUR SPOT in the Workshops of your Choice!
There will be limited registration on the day of the event
Authors and teachers TBA
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2010 Conference Highlights
First Ever Northwest Georgia Valley Writers Conference a Great Success in Calhoun, GA
Posted by Donny Bailey Seagraves Wednesday, March 24, 2010 http://dbseagraves.blogspot.com/
 This past weekend, I enjoyed being part of the very first Northwest Georgia Valley Writers Conference in the Harris Arts Center in downtown Calhoun, Georgia. This new conference, organized by Gray Bridges, Literary Director of the Arts Center, featured a 90-minute writing workshop with author Terry Kay, during which he explained "The DNA of Writing: Reducing the Must-Know Requirements to 2 Issues," and another with author Rosemary Daniell, who told us "What Geniuses Know."
Other workshop leaders included poet Anne Webster, who also is the sister of Rosemary Daniell, Geri Taran, founder and former executive director of Georgia Writers Association, Bobbie Christmas, who is known as "The Book Doctor," and Fran Stewart, a freelance editor by day and a mystery writer by night.
 Two panel discussions rounded out this conference. The first included Terry Kay, Tony Burton, Fran Stewart, Anne Webster and Geri Taran talking about the advantgages and disadvantages of publishing your book with Large Press, Small Press, or Self-Publishing. This panel was moderated by Wayne Minshew.
 I participated in the second panel, entitled "Living the Writer's Life," moderated by Tony Burton. Other authors included Rosemary Daniell, Jimmy Blackmon, Fran Stewart, Bobbie Christmas and Geri Taran.
 The Harris Arts Center is an impressive facilty. Housed in a former hotel building in the heart of downtown Calhoun, the center provides space for art, music and other classes for children and adults. Local artwork is displayed throughout the building. But one of the most interesting and unique features of the center is the Roland Hayes Museum.
Roland Hayes was the first African-American classical singer to have an international career on the concert stage. He was also a son of former slaves and was born in Gordon County in 1887. Initially compelled to arrange and promote his own concerts, Hayes eventually became the highest-paid tenor in the world, despite the racial barriers that often excluded African Americans from careers in classical music. He was named to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1991.
 If you'd like to learn more about the Harris Arts Center, visit their website: www.harrisartscenter.com. For information about future Nortwest Georgia Valley Writers Conferences, contact Gray Bridges, graygray@bellsouth.net.
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