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MARCH:
Saturday, March 11, 2023 @11am-2pm
LOCAL AUTHOR BOOK FAIR: Meet and greet local authors from 11:00am – 2:00pm in the Main Library Auditorium.
Authors will read from their latest works, answer questions, and sign books. Books will be available for purchase at each author’s table.
Enjoy refreshments and prizes!
For more information, contact Laura Klein at 330-832-9831, x319.
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APRIL:
Sunday, April 30, 2023 @530pm (Door opens @5pm)
Courtyard by Marriott Cleveland Independence
OHIO BARDS BOOK LAUNCH EVENT: Readings by several authors (including myself) who contributed to the Ohio Bards Anthology! $5 cover charge at the door.
OHIO BARDS POETRY ANTHOLOGY (preorder link HERE)
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AUGUST:
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 @6pm-730pm
FOUND POETRY WORKSHOP: Local poet Cat Russell will run this workshop on the craft of found poetry. After a short introduction to this form of literary collage, participants will use notebooks and craft materials to create unique pieces of art.
Registration required. All materials provided.
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Monday, August 7, 2023
LAURA THE LIBRARY LADY PODCAST: Episode 6— Laura talks with local author and poet Cat Russell about finding inspiration for writing & more!
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SEPTEMBER:
Saturday, September 9, 2023 @11am-3pm
SECOND ANNUAL LOCAL AUTHOR FAIR AND BOOK SIGNING: I’m excited to participate in this event for the first time. Come meet local authors, get inspired, and maybe a few books too!
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OCTOBER:
CANCELLED. Saturday, October 14, 2023 @1030am-2pm
THE WRITE STUFF AUTHOR TALKS: I will be giving an author talk on poetry at this event, where different authors from THE WRITE STUFF Writers Group give presentations on their particular genres.
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Saturday, October 28, 2023 @630pm-
HALLOWEEN HUNTER’S MOON POETRY READ-IN: Get ready for a spooky night of poetry with local poets Cat Russell and Juliet Cook. Massillon library’s Halloween poetry contest winners will be announced and share their poetry, followed by an open mic .
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NOVEMBER:
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 @6pm-7pm
THE BAD POET’S TOOLBOX: HOW TO WRITE BAD POETRY: Learn how to write truly terrible poetry worthy of Instagram. Compete to win a prize in a bad poetry contest! Register at the link above!
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2023 Author Bio: Cat Russell shares her life with her high school sweetheart, their son, and another ferocious creature in the wilds of Ohio while writing stories, composing poetry, and learning more about the craft every day. Her work has been published in print and online, and she is the author of four books: Soul Picked Clean (March 2019), An Optimist’s Journal of the End of Days and Other Stories (August 2020), Pinholes: Traveling through the Curtain of the Night (November 2021), and her latest poetry collection, Kaleidoscope, published September 2022 via Venetian Spider Press.
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