Writers Round-Up 2010 Events Announcement

This year's Writers Round-Up 2010 - moving beyond sustainability for a small audience after seven years of being staged at historic Cady Hall in Patagonia - has been regenerated and morphed into a more wide-reaching  appeal with a new comprehensive format for both featured authors to attract greater attendance of the reading public and to aspiring writers to find out how to get published.
Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 13 for this one-day showcase of published Arizona authors and their books. Perhaps next year this annual event could be further developed into a three-day weekend with related activities, sessions and workshops.
As usual there will be a special though "private" social reception on Friday night, this year at Durazno, the home of Laura Chester. Fund-raising tickets for that are $0 per person if you're lucky enough to be on the list.
Twenty-four authors accepted invitations from the Friends Board Selection Committee - the first time this event became "invitational".  Seven writers who participated in the past have new books recently published, attesting to the popularity  and marketing of their talents. Nine new writers, not showcased before here in Patagonia, have been added to the line-up of featured authors.
New format features this year are:

• 11:00 BECOMING A WRITER Steven Cox, former Editor at University of Arizona Press and co-author of "Writing Brave and Free" will lead this discussion
• 1:00 GETTING PUBLISHED Gail Woodard, local writer and publisher, will lead this group
• 3:00 RICHARD SHELTON READING from his much-beloved classic"Going Back to Bisbee"

Participation in these discussion circles is free and open to all, but if you wish to attend, please call the Library to have your name put on the list. (394-2010)
Writers* who will attend are Mark Bahti, Betty Barr, Byrd Baylor, Joel Bernstein, J.P.S. Brown, Philip Caputo, Laura Chester, Stephen Cox, Alison Deming, Jane Eppinga, Elizabeth Gunn, Lynn Hassler, Juanita Havill, Mike Hayes, Fenton Johnson, Ken Lamberton, Susan Lowell, Gregory McNamee, Tom Miller, Gary Paul Nabhan, Margaret Regan, Richard Shelton and Stephen Strom.
*Elizabeth Bernays, according to a source, is included here [updated 01/21 @ 3:10 p.m.]
Notably absent from this list is local author Jim Harrison . . .
Noted in passing: Bill Holm, who died last year unexpectedly
This local celebration keeps getting better and better - hit this link for details:
Patagonia Public Library » Friends’ Events
Proceeds from this one-day's writers showcase and social event will benefit the Friends of Patagonia Library, and contribute directly to its collection development.
The Friends of the Patagonia Library is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to support and expand a community of readers and to stimulate a love of books and learning.
It assists in providing financial support by raising funds and promoting the library to the the greater community which it serves.
Board Members:
Janet Winans, President
Lou Schatz
Jack Walsh
Gail Eifrig
Kathleen James
Donna Federici
Kathi Noaker
Andrea Wood


10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The entire event is free, and welcomes adults and children.