Author, Erica Miner along with the Ann Arbor Book Festival will join us today @ 5pm on Michigan Literary Network Radio Show!

You can call in to listen or ask questions at: 646-200-4444. Or visit the show's website and listen online at: http://blogtalkradio.com/michiganliterarynetwork  and download the podcast of present and past shows! That's 5pm today (Wednesday). If you miss it, you can always visit the website to listen to older shows.  http://blogtalkradio.com/michiganliterarynetwork Today we have lined up great literary talent of poets and authors to connect and educate you!       Erica Miner Author of Travels With My Lovers Fiction Prize Winner, Direct from the Author Book Awards http://www.ericaminer.com Author - Screenwriter - Lecturer Novelist, Screenwriter, Poet, Lecturer Erica Miner has a passion for writing! In a series of interviews and articles found in these web pages, she explains her writing process and how music, poetry and her life experiences have affected her writing. Her highly intuitive writing runs the gamut of emotions, reflecting her own life's experiences.             http://www.aabookfestival.org/   This year's festival! May 15-17, 2009 Our poster this year features four book quotes. Click any of the smaller images to see a larger representation or click here to visit our gift shop to order a full-size poster. This year's poster design was created by David Ryan Design. You can learn more by clicking here. This year's poster design was created by David Ryan Design, a growing design company based in Brighton, Michigan that creates everything from silkscreen to web design. David Ryan Design strives to produce professional looking yet still entertaining visual work. The 2009 Ann Arbor Book Festival was an exciting project for us and we wanted to create something a bit different than posters from past years. We hope you enjoy the humor and take home the message. Stay Connected Facebook Twitter Flickr YouTube Email Click on any of our links to stay connected or visit our Stay Connected page to learn more about our social networking presence. Message From the Director As we are working on the details now for our upcoming 6th annual event, it seemed fitting to look back over our first 5 years and put together some information to share with you. As we look forward to our next 5 years, it is critical to continue to have the support of our community, especially in these challenging economic times. Kathy Robenalt, Executive Director, Ann Arbor Book Festival Current Events Short Story Contest Our annual Short Story Contest has begun. Stories may be submitted following the guidelines - click here for details. Colson Whitehead Colson Whitehead is featured on this week's Sunday New York Times Book Review cover. Colson will be at our Festival with his book Sag Harbor. Upcoming Events Preview a schedule for the 2009 Festival including: - 2009 Literary Symposium - Breakfast with the Authors - 2009 Writer's Conference - "The Art of the Play" at the Arthur Miller Theater - Special Event - Fundraiser at the Michigan Theater Guest Authors TA Barron and Gary Schmidt will both be appearing on May 16 at this year's Festival. Please plan to come and meet them! Click here for a flyer. Festival Headliner - Special Event with Perri Klass Dr. Perri Klass, pediatrician and writer, will be interviewed on May 16 by Dr. Chris Elkins, Ann Arbor pediatrician, about her many interests: medicine, family, teaching, early literacy in children, and how writing has been a theme that connects all of these for her.   JOIN US!   And Don't forget: Learn the basics of blogging, draw traffic to site and how to write incredible blog posts. Each workshop comes with a resource disk and refreshments. Limited number of slots are available for only $20.00 For more information, go to: http://motownwriters.com/blogging101 _____________________   MOTOWN WRITERS NETWORK GOING GREEN ANTHOLOGY Over 2 million trees are destroyed every year to make paper for the over a quarter of million books that are made. In an effort to raise money for our upcoming conference and to support going green, Motown Writers Network invites twelve Michigan Writers to our first 2009 anthology. Our theme will be based on Fairy Tales of various genres. We do specify that the story takes place in Detroit and no more than 10,000 words. In lieu of royalties, each selected contributing author will receive: 1 e-blast for 2009 – 2010 $50 discount on their conference fee 1 page inside of book to market themselves various promotional opportunities that coincide with the marketing of the anthology. If you are interested, please contact: motownwriters@yahoo.com.  If you are an editor interested in donating your time, please email us also.