Schedule and Location

Our group meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Nokomis Fire Station. From Sarasota or North, proceed a few blocks south of Albee Road on US 41 (past Matthews-Currie Ford) to Pavonia Road. Turn right (West, toward the bay) at the Fire Station's flashing yellow caution traffic light. From the south on US 41, we are two blocks north of Dona Bay. Turn left onto Pavonia Road at the flashing yellow caution light. At the Fire Station, drive to the fire hall's far end or west side; PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOORS! We gather in the training room at the far end of the complex for a meet and greet at 6:00 pm but call the Meeting to order at 6:30 pm and take a Ten-minute break at around 7:50 pm. Meeting Adjourns: 9:00 pm

Monday, December 10, 2012

Englewood’s Dearborn Street Book Festival

 
Saturday, February 16, 2013
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Pioneer Park on Dearborn Street
(between Mango Bistro & Amherst Train Station)
 
 
Pioneer Park 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
 
10:00 - 11:00 am Children’s program
1:00 pm Writing contest winner presentations
Author tables - Information and book sales
Music, food and vendors
 
To reserve an author table, contact
Diana Harris at 941-474-5837
 
Writing contest sponsored by the Dearborn Street Book Festival
see bottom for contest entry information
 
Program partners: Elsie Quirk Library and the Englewood Charlotte Public Library
Program Sponsors: Friends of the Elsie Quirk Library, Friends of the Englewood Charlotte Library, Village Gifts & Gallery
 
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Dearborn Street Book Festival
 
Short Story and Poetry Competition
 
Official 2013 Entry Instructions
 
“Write On Englewood”
 
We are proud to announce our fourth annual
Book Festival and Writers Competition
 
Are you an aspiring author or poet? Write On Englewood could be the break you need. Neither age nor experience matter – we want to hear from you, the writer, because you have a story to tell or a poem in your heart. This year, we are leaving the topic or theme entirely up to you. Your work will be judged by professional writers, whose decisions are final. Here’s how easy it is to enter:
 
● Entry fee is $5.00 per entry (you may submit more than one) checks only payable to:
 
“Village Gifts & Gallery”
 
● Include three (3) printed copies of your work (each entry) and three (3) cover pages (for each entry) including your name, address, phone and email to:
 
Competition
1750 Parker Drive
Englewood, FL 34223-4825
 
● No handwritten copies will be accepted for judging
● Short stories must be from 500 to 800 words in length
● Poetry must be from 50 to 250 words in length
● Entries must be postmarked by January 15, 2013
● Prizes: First Place - $75.00, Second Place - $50.00, Third Place - $25.00
● Winners will be announced at the Dearborn Street Book Festival on Saturday, February 16, 2013 in Pioneer Park at 1:00 pm. (Need not be present to win)
● Names and photos of winners will be sent to the local newspapers, posted on the
Olde Englewood Village website and announced on WENG. All winners will receive
a certificate of achievement.
 
For more information, please contact Diana Harris at 941-474-5837,
email diharris@comcast.net or stop in at the Elsie Quirk Library.
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