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May 2018
Awards Banquet for Society of Midland Authors
This annual event honors the winners of a national book award competition in the categories of Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Biography, Children's Fiction, Children's Nonfiction, and Poetry. Linda Nemec Foster was selected to be one of the poetry judges and will present the awards for that category. Location: Cliff Dwellers Club, 22nd floor, 200 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL. For more info, contact Marlene Brill at [email protected]
Find out more »Scholarly Presentation of Linda Nemec Foster’s book, Talking Diamonds
Linda Nemec Foster's poetry book, Talking Diamonds (New Issues Press) is the subject of a scholarly paper and presentation at the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature's annual conference at Michigan State University. Poet and literary scholar Janet Heller will discuss recurrent themes and subjects in Foster's collection which was a finalist for ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year in Poetry (2010). For more info, contact Janet Heller at [email protected]
Find out more »Taped Interview with Cynthia Canty on Michigan Public Radio
Linda Nemec Foster and Anne-Marie Oomen are interviewed by Cynthia Canty for Michigan Public Radio's Stateside program. They discuss the creative process involved with writing their book, The Lake Michigan Mermaid. To listen to the recorded interview, click here to visit Stateside's website. This interview was broadcasted on May 21st, 2018 and aired on the following radio channels: 91.7 FM Ann Arbor/Detroit, 104.1 FM West Michigan, 91.1 FM Flint. Michigan Public Radio is a NPR affiliate.
Find out more »Interview with Linda and co-author Anne-Marie Oomen by Zinta Aistars on WMUK 102.1FM
Linda and co-author Anne-Marie Oomen are interviewed on the radio talk show, Between the Lines, by Zinta Aistars on WMUK (102.1 FM), the NPR affiliate in Southwest Michigan on the campus of Western Michigan University.
Find out more »June 2018
Book Presentation of The Lake Michigan Mermaid with Authors
Authors Linda Nemec Foster and Anne-Marie Oomen will present a program and sign copies of their new book at The Bookbug Bookstore in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Find out more »Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition — 50th Anniversary Celebration
Linda Nemec Foster, the first Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids, has been invited to speak at this event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Dyer-Ives Poetry Competition: a competition in which she has served as the final judge. Location: Grand Rapids Public Library (downtown main branch), 111 Library Street NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. For more info, contact Christine Stephens Krieger at [email protected]
Find out more »Book Presentation for The Lake Michigan Mermaid at Pages Bookshop in Detroit
Linda Nemec Foster and Anne-Marie Oomen present a reading and discussion of their book, The Lake Michigan Mermaid. Reception and book signing follows the program. Location: Pages Bookshop, 19560 Grand River Ave., Detroit, MI 48223. For more info, contact Susan Murphy at [email protected]
Find out more »Book Presentation of The Lake Michigan Mermaid with Authors at the Interlochen Writers Retreat
Book presentation of The Lake Michigan Mermaid with authors Linda Nemec Foster and Anne-Marie Oomen.
Find out more »Book Presentation at Glen Arbor Art Center
Book presentation of The Lake Michigan Mermaid with authors Linda Nemec Foster and Anne-Marie Oomen, Glen Arbor Art Center, Glen Arbor, MI.
Find out more »July 2018
Workshop, Book Presentation, and Reading Series Class at Pine Manor College
Linda Nemec Foster and Anne-Marie Oomen lead workshops, book presentations, and a reading series class for students and faculty at Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, MA.
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