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Literary Feast 2007
 
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NOVEL DAY for STUDENTS - FRIDAY, MARCH 23
More than 3,500 high school students will have a chance to meet the Literary Feast 2007 authors during Novel Day for Students, sponsored by BankAtlantic. Representatives from each branch of BankAtlantic have partnered with participating Broward County teachers to help with the Novel Day for Students program this year.
There is a short story contest with cash prizes for the winning entries at each school. This year, with thanks to the Sun-Sentinel, students will also be competing for a new $1,000 Sun-Sentinel Short Story Grand Prize. The winners will be announced at each school by the Novel Day author. The winners will be recognized at Lit LIVE! on March 24 at Nova Southeastern University as well as at the Broward County Literary Fair in May, where cash prizes are distributed.
While 24 schools will host an author at the school, all Broward County high schools will have the opportunity to participate. Students can tune into a lecture by an author thanks to teleconference capabilities provided by the district’s television station, BECON, another Feast sponsor.
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NIGHT OF LITERARY FEASTS - FRIDAY, MARCH 23
The Night of Literary Feasts begins with a gala cocktail reception at the Main Library in downtown Fort Lauderdale, from 6 to 8 p.m. Some 600 guests can purchase the authors’ books and have them signed while enjoying a literary-themed silent auction. Authors and guests then travel to private homes around the county for elegant dinners and stimulating conversations. Reservations are required; individual tickets are $150 per person or $300 per person for guaranteed seating at the dinner of your choice. To receive an invitation, please call the Literary Feast Hotline at 954-357-5954.
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Lit LIVE! - SATURDAY, MARCH 24
Join us for Lit LIVE! - A day where literature comes to life. Free, 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., March 24th at the Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center and the new University Center on the Davie Campus of Nova Southeastern University. Free shuttles will run throughout the day from the Main Library to the NSU campus.
A special luncheon is planned at Lit LIVE! with New York Times sports columnist William Rhoden, whose book Third and a Mile, tells the story of the NFL’s first black quarterbacks and their struggle to topple the sports world’s racial barrier. Appearing with Rhoden is former NFL quarterback Doug Williams, who is featured in the book. Tickets for the luncheon, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Saturday on the NSU campus, are $50. |
An Event Benefiting
 Fine libraries everywhere exist with public funds, but it is through private gifts that they flourish. The Broward Public Library Foundation was incorporated in 1982 to provide books and materials that go beyond what is available theough tax base funding. The non-profit Foundation is the catalyst in sparking private funding and endowments to ensure that a state of excellence is achieved throughout the Broward County Library system.
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For reservations on the shuttle and at Saturday’s luncheon, or
an invitation to the Night of Literary Feasts, please call
Literary Feast Event Hotline at 954-357-5954
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