by Lee Nichols & Margaret Moser
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THU, DEC 12: Susan Tucker promotes her The Soul of the Writer with a
45-minute workshop with a question-and-answer session afterwards. She will be
at Book People at 7pm.
* SAT, DEC 14: A CD-ROM demonstration for GirlGames’ new Let’s Talk About
Me! the first interactive guide to female adolescence, will be
hosted at Book People, 11am… The Katherine Anne Porter Literary
Festival will award prizes in fiction, poetry, and non-fiction to elementary,
secondary, and adult writers at 2pm in Kyle at the Katherine Anne Porter
Museum. An historical tour of Kyle will begin at the museum and run 1-4pm…
Laura Furman promotes Bookworms at Book People at 5pm…
Gayle Ross
tells the story of the evil Windigo during her appearance at Borders to sign
The Legend of the Windigo, 2pm…
Artists Chris Claremont (Uncanny
X-Men, Shadow Star, Wolverine) and Kelli Bickman (What I Thought I
Saw) will be at BookSource for a booksigning. Call 258-1313 for time.
* SUN, DEC 15: Shelley Fisher Fishkin will appear at Bookstop Central Park to
celebrate the dual publication of her latest book, Lighting Out for the
Territory: Reflections on Mark Twain and American Culture, and The
Oxford Mark Twain, a 29-volume collection of Twain’s works which she
edited. Also in attendance will be Ray Sapirstein, contributor to The Oxford
Mark Twain. The event runs 2-4pm…
* FRI, DEC 20: Kirby Warnock returns to Borders to sign his book Texas
Cowboy, a collection of tales about his grandfather, 7:30pm. He’ll also do
some rope tricks and tell stories…The UT Performing Arts Center and
Texas Folklife Resources present Cowboy Christmas, an evening of cowboy
music and poetry featuring Don Edwards, Don Walser, and the Hays County Gals
& Pals, 8pm. Call 477-6060 for tickets and information.
* ONGOING: The Austin Writers’ League (AWL) is taking entries for two awards
programs. The Young Texas Writers’ Scholarship program is open to Texas High
School students, awarding 12 scholarships in the areas of poetry, short story,
essay, and journalism. The Teddy Book Award is a $1,000 prize for the best
children’s book written by an AWL member. Authors may join the AWL at the time
of entry. Entries are due by Jan. 31. Call 499-8914…
Shelby Hearon: Now
and Another Time is an exhibition celebrating the literary career of the
novelist and UT alumna from her first novel to the 1996 publication of her
15th. Showing through Jan. 31 in the Wrenn Room on the seventh floor of the
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center…
Shouting in the Evening: British
Theater, 1956-96, is a major exhibition exploring the creative impulses and
performances that shaped the last 40 years of British theatre. In the Leeds
Gallery on the fourth floor of the Flawn Academic Center, through Jan. 31…
Half Price Books has produced a children’s short story collection titled Say
Goodnight to Illiteracy, the proceeds of which will benefit literacy
programs. Entries for the 1997 volume will be accepted this fall, due by Dec.
31 of this year. Also, Half Price’s “Just Read” program has been expanded to
include “Just Draw” program, wherein every time a child draws a book character
on a Half Price bookmark, Half Price will donate a book to a national literacy
project and the bookmark will be displayed at Half Price through Mar. 1. Say
Goodnight retails at Half Price for $2.98…
“Post Scripts” is for author appearances and booksignings; the
deadline is two weeks before the issue date. Mail to The Austin
Chronicle, PO Box 49066, Austin, TX 78765; fax 458-6910.
This article appears in December 13 • 1996 and December 13 • 1996 (Cover).