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Saints & Sinners
Alternative Literary Festival
May 10 – 13, 2008, in New Orleans, Louisiana
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WHAT
The 5th annual Saints and Sinners literary event
is set for May 10 – May 13, 2008. Join us for a
weekend of literary revelry in the historic New Orleans’ French Quarter. The
event will include master classes and interviews featuring
Dorothy Allison,
Nancy Garden,
Jewelle Gomez, and
William J. Mann, among
others; there will be panel discussions that include What Does Art and
Integrity Got to Do with It?: The Business Side of Publishing;
Writing After Your World Is Washed Away; as well as author talks on the
subjects of
mystery,
romance,
memoir, and
graphic novels.
Dozens of the most dynamic authors, editors,
publishers, activists and readers will be on hand to teach, present and
perform at this year's literary weekend. Attendees will include
Aaron Hamburger, Abby
Denson, Abha Dawesar,
Andrew W.M. Bierle,
Anthony
Bidulka,
Amie
M. Evans,
Catherine Friend, Cheryl B., Cheryl Burke, Cindy Emch,
Dale Chase,
Dorothy Allison,
Elizabeth Whitney,
Gary Richards,
Greg Herren,
Greg
Wharton,
Ian Philips, JD
Guildford,
Jeff Mann,
Jeffrey Round, Jewelle
Gomez, Jim Grimsley,
Jim Tushinski,
JM Redmann, Jolee Dupre, Kathleen Bryson, Kenneth Holditch (Dr.), Kevin Winge.
Laura Baumbach,
Martin Pousson,
Nancy Garden,
Rich
Merritt,
Robert Taylor,
Ruby Kane, Tara Hardy,
Thomas Keith,
Toni Amato,
Trebor Healey,
Val McDermid,
Victor Hawkins,
William Holden,
William J. Mann, and many, many more.
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DONATE
YOUR
participation in and generous support of
Saints & Sinners will directly benefit the
NO/AIDS Task Force and help
rebuild the GLBTIQA (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex)
cultural and literary community in New Orleans.
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To be a corporate or individual sponsor of
this festival, contact Paul J. Willis at
pjwillisnola@aol.com.
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To contribute to the NO/AIDS Task Force, go
to click here.
To register or for more info, visit
http://sasfest.org.
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