Past Events

In this informal salon, Linda will discuss the poems she was commissioned to write as Grand Rapids' first Poet Laureate (2003-05), read several favorite poems from her six collections in print, and talk about new work that has recently been honored with national awards and recognition.

Linda is poet-in-residence at Orchard View School for the sixth-grade class. Presentations, readings, workshops, and individual instruction will take place with all the sixth graders.

Join authors Linda Nemec Foster and Anne-Marie Oomen with illustrator Meridith Ridl for an exciting book launch celebration and conversation.  During the debut event, Foster and Oomen will showcase their process, original illustrations, read a few excerpts and share their story of conception - speaking exactly 10 years later in the very location the Mermaid project originated! Book signing and reception to follow the program.   Location: Saugatuck Center for the Arts Date: Thursday, March, 1st Time: 7:00 PM -…

Accompanied by haunting illustrations The Lake Michigan Mermaid offers a tender tale of friendship, redemption, and the life-giving power of water.

AWP’s is now the largest literary conference in North America. Join us in Tampa, FL, in 2018 to celebrate the best of what contemporary literature has to offer.

Book signing for The Lake Michigan Mermaid at the AWP Conference and Bookfair. Wayne State University Press' exhibit booth.

Linda Nemec Foster and Anne-Marie Oomen are interviewed on WGVU (the NPR affiliate in Grand Rapids on the campus of Grand Valley State University) on April 2 (10:15-10:30 AM) by Shelley Irwin for the Morning Show. To listen to the full interview published by WGVU Public Media & The WGVU Morning Show, please click here. For further info, contact Shelley Irwin at [email protected].    

Grand Rapids Book Launch for The Lake Michigan Mermaid, Schuler Books & Music, Grand Rapids, MI.