Author: Evone Jeffries

It’s Time to Talk: OCFB Book Sets Focus on Issues of Diversity and Social Justice

Evone Jeffries October 26, 2017October 27, 2017

In February 2015, several Cleveland Public Library staff members attended the YWCA of Greater Cleveland’s inaugural It’s Time to Talk, a forum where diverse people engage in conversations about race, discrimination, unconscious bias, and cultural competency in our community. In the same year, to answer the question presented to forum attendees: “What could you do to help …

A Unique Space to Write for NaNoWriMo: Sign Up to be a Writer in the Window of Appletree Books

Evone Jeffries October 19, 2017October 19, 2017

This November there will be many people the world over putting pen to paper and fixing fingers to keyboards, as they take up the challenge to write 50,000 words–in 30 days–for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Oh, the spaces they’ll write: in schools; in public libraries; in coffee houses and cafes; in bookstores and . . …

Letters About Literature: Webinar for Educators

Evone Jeffries October 13, 2017October 13, 2017

Letters About Literature will provide a free one-hour webinar for educators on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Click here for more information and registration link. Full Description of the Event: Letters About Literature is a reading and writing contest for students in grades 4-12. Students are asked to read a book, poem or …

OHIO POETRY OUT LOUD REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Evone Jeffries October 12, 2017October 18, 2018

The Ohio Arts Council is inviting all Ohio high schools to register now for the 2017-2018 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest. Registration Deadline is Friday, Dec 01, 2017 at 11:30 PM Poetry Out Loud is a free national program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, and administered in …

Ready for NaNoWriMo 2017? Let’s Prep Saturday, October 21, at Cleveland Public Library

Evone Jeffries October 6, 2017October 8, 2017

November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and for many people it means writing, writing, and more writing, until they have written 50,000 words of a novel by the end of November. Now in its 19th year, NaNoWriMo challenges participants to write a new/original work in 30 days—between 12:00 a.m. November 1 and 11:59 p.m. …

Why Superman Matters? Award-Winning Comic Book Writer Mark Waid Will Answer in Lecture at Lake Erie College October 11, 2017

Evone Jeffries September 27, 2017September 27, 2017

Perhaps you’ve already seen “From Cleveland to Krypton,” the Superman exhibit running currently at Cleveland Public Library, and were impressed by the amount of influence this beloved American icon has had–and continues to have–in our culture. Maybe you left the exhibit wondering why it is that Superman, who has been incarnated in varying images since …

2017 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalists Announced

Evone Jeffries September 22, 2017September 26, 2017

The impetus for The Dayton Literary Peace Prize was the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia, It is the only international literary peace prize awarded in the United States. The Prize celebrates the power of literature to promote peace, justice, and global understanding. A winner and runner-up in fiction and nonfiction will …

Read Ohio Book Talk with Authors Robin Yocum, Shelley Costa & Casey Daniels, October 26, 2017

Evone Jeffries August 30, 2017October 4, 2017

Literary Cleveland‘s Read Ohio book talk and discussion series continues with “Fictionalizing Truth.” Authors Robin Yocum, Shelley Costa, and Casey Daniels will discuss how they draw on actual places and personal experiences in creating their work. This event will take place on Thursday, October 26 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Market Garden Brewery, 1947 W. 25th Street, Cleveland. …

“Moonpenny Island” by Tricia Springstubb to Represent Ohio at National Book Festival

Evone Jeffries August 2, 2017August 2, 2017

From Cleveland Public Library Press Release Dated July 18, 2017 Cleveland Author’s Novel to be Featured at Sept. 2 Event in Washington, D.C. CLEVELAND, OH—The Ohio Center for the Book selected Moonpenny Island by Tricia Springstubb (HarperCollins, 2015) to represent Ohio’s literary heritage at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival, which will be …

Cleveland Inkubator, N.E. Ohio’s Largest FREE Annual Festival for Writers & Readers is Set for Mon. July 24 – Sat. July 29, 2017

Evone Jeffries July 17, 2017

From Literary Cleveland News Release, dated June 19, 2017: Literary Cleveland, a nonprofit organization committed to nurturing a vibrant community of readers and writers in Northeast Ohio, is hosting the third annual Cleveland Inkubator in partnership with Cleveland Public Library from Monday July 24th – Saturday July 29th. Cleveland Inkubator, Northeast Ohio’s largest free annual …