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    Nov. 01, 2017

    Are you in? National Novel Writing Month

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    Nanowrimo
    Writing
        Today is Day One of National Novel Writing Month, the writing sensation that’s been sweeping the nation every November since 1999. So let’s all party like it’s 1999, fuel up on the java, and get some writing done! In 2016, 384,126 participants, including 71,229 students and educators in the Young Writers Program, started the month as auto mechanics, out-of-work ... Read More
    Sep. 01, 2017

    September workshops for writers in Columbus

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    Writing
    There are two great opportunities for area writers coming up this month, and there’s still time to register! The Thurber House, where laughter, learning, and literature meet, begins its adult two-session writing workshops on September 11 with Revise Like a Rock Star. Deadline for registrations is soon: September 4.  SICCO (Sisters in Crime Columbus Ohio), the local chapter of Sisters ... Read More
    Jul. 23, 2017

    Book Festival 2018

    Even though 2018 seems like it’s far into the future, it’s practically tomorrow when it comes to the Ohioana Book Festival. Yes, we have begun planning for our 2018 event and we are once again reaching out to qualifying authors. The festival will be held on Saturday April 14, 2018, and we’re returning to the Sheraton Columbus Capitol Square. The ... Read More
    Jul. 14, 2017

    Ohioana Announces the 2017 Ohioana Awards

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    Awards
    The Ohioana Library has announced the winners of the 2017 Ohioana Awards, including seven book awards and the Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant. First given in 1942, the Ohioana Book Awards are the second oldest, and among the most prestigious, state literary prizes in the nation. Nearly every major writer from Ohio in the past 75 years has been honored, from ... Read More
    May. 31, 2017

    Tiffany McDaniel: The Summer That Melted Everything

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    Awards
    Writing
    In recognition of the five finalists in fiction for the Ohioana Book Award, we’re featuring a question and answer with each author over the next few weeks. This week’s post features Tiffany McDaniel. Tiffany  is an Ohio native whose writing is inspired by the rolling hills and buckeye woods of the land she knows. A poet and artist, she is ... Read More