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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. …

Meet 100 Ohio authors & illustrators at the 30th annual Buckeye Book Fair Saturday, November 4, 2017

Ohio Center for the Book September 30, 2017October 3, 2017

On Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Fisher Auditorium in Wooster, Ohio, the 30th Annual Buckeye Book Fair will be held from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. It provides a forum for thousands of attendees from all over Ohio to mingle, shop for books, and celebrate the joys of reading and writing–and meet with their …

Cook, Kacy

Ohio Center for the Book September 29, 2017June 17, 2022

Ohio connection: Birth Columbus Kacy Cook was born in Columbus, Ohio, the second of six children. Her father was a federal agent, and her mother was an artist and dress designer. Kacy still lives in Columbus and has three grown children. Since attending Ohio State University, Kacy has worked in journalism and publishing. In addition, …

George E. Condon

Ohio Center for the Book September 27, 2017November 2, 2021

Born: November 6, 1916Died: October 7, 2011 Ohio connection: Resident Lakewood Journalist, author, and historian George E. Condon was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, but grew up in the Irish neighborhoods of Cleveland’s Near West Side. Condon’s parents, who immigrated from Ireland, moved the family to Cleveland in 1927 when Condon was 11 years old. …

Author Larry Brooks to speak in Columbus on October 21, 2017

Ohio Center for the Book September 27, 2017October 3, 2017

On Saturday, October 21, 2017, the Columbus Ohio Fiction Writers chapter of RWA® will host an all-day (9 to 5) workshop featuring author Larry Brooks at the Courtyard Marriott in Columbus (2350 Westbest Drive). Although this workshop is sponsored by a Romance Writers of America chapter, Mr. Brooks’ books, Story Fix, Story Engineering and Story …

Arthur Holly Compton

Ohio Center for the Book September 27, 2017September 9, 2021

Born: September 10, 1892Died: March 15, 1962 Ohio connection: Birth Wooster Arthur Holly Compton, son of Elias and Otelia Catherine (Augspurger) Compton, was born in 1892 in Wooster, Ohio. His father was a Presbyterian minister, professor of philosophy and dean at the College of Wooster. Six members of the Compton family eventually received a total of more than …

Collins, Martha

Ohio Center for the Book September 27, 2017July 2, 2021

Born: 1940 Ohio connection: Resident Oberlin Poet, translator, and editor, Martha Collins was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1940. She earned a B.A. at Stanford University and holds a PhD. from the University of Iowa. She has published books of poetry, including Admit One: An American Scrapbook, Day Unto Day, White Papers, and Blue Front, a book-length …

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 …

Paul Colinvaux

Ohio Center for the Book September 22, 2017September 22, 2021

Born: September 22, 1930Died: February 28, 2016 Ohio connection: Resident Columbus Paul Alfred Colinvaux was an eminent paleoecologist and educator who wrote about ecological issues. He was born in St. Albans, England. Colinvaux graduated from University College School. In post-World War II England, he entered the British military, serving in Germany. Colinvaux pursued his education after …

Clarke, Brock

Ohio Center for the Book September 22, 2017July 2, 2021

Born: 1968 Ohio connection: Former Resident Cincinnati Brockway Clarke was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Peter Paslee (an English professor) and Elaine Giustina (a dental hygienist) Clarke. His family moved to Little Falls in upstate New York when he was three and he lived there for the next twenty-six years before moving to South Carolina and then …