It’s the end of summer and time to announce the winner of the Wolfproof/Travelers’ Market Contest. The contest allowed students to create a magical animal that will make an appearance in The Travelers’ Market which is due out summer 2008. And now for that drum roll!!….And the winner is Stephanie Bergmann for her Venustas, a [...]
What a story our thresholds could tell! They are the departure points for new adventures, the places we welcome in friends and strangers. It seems that in our family,during the summer, someone is always coming or going; the house is always full. We never know who is sleeping in the basement:) Now as we edge towards fall, [...]
Neil Gaiman’s Stardust opens today in our theaters to great reviews, and since Neil, (dare I call him by his first name?), is one of my favorite authors, I plan to get tickets right away. And yes, I have finished the Deathly Hallows, brilliant ending. I heard discussion about the poor, mutilated, crying thing in [...]
Maureen McQuerry and Debra Murphy will be manning (womaning?) a table laden with Idylls Press books at the August 2 Writers Faire at the Sheraton Hotel at the Portland Airport. This annual event, sponsored by Williamette Writers and the Oregon Writers Colony, highlights the works of regional member/authors, and kicks off the annual Willamette Writers [...]