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"For This Earth: Visions in Literature"
Friday, November 7th–Sunday, November 9th
Camden Opera House, Camden, Maine
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Maine Literary Festival Pricing and Registration Details
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Event(s) |
Amount |
Includes |
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General Admission for entire festival (after 8/31)
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$125 |
Friday, Saturday & Sunday – all sessions and all social events except Saturday Church Supper |
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Student Admission (with valid student ID) |
$65 |
Friday, Saturday & Sunday – all sessions and all social events except Saturday Church Supper |
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Friday Night Only |
$50 |
Keynote Lecture and Party |
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Saturday Only |
$65 |
Day-long sessions |
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Saturday Night Dinner |
$35 |
"Church Supper Redux"... This special feast is an add-on to full festival registration and is available only for those selecting Options A or B. Seating limited to 80 persons. |
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Sunday Morning Only |
$65 |
"The Sustainable Kitchen & Tables: From Soup to Nuts" |
Send checks
to Maine Literary Festival, Box 886, Camden, ME 04843.
Or register at ABCD Books and Owl & Turtle in Camden, and Left Bank Books
in Searsport.
Should you have any questions about the registration process, please call 207-837-2827 and ask for Maryanne Shanahan or email info@maineliteraryfestival.com.
Registration Information
Pricing & Registration Chart
General Admission:
$125 for Friday, Saturday and Sunday---all sessions and all social events, except Saturday Church Supper (see below)
Save $55 with full weekend registration.
Student Admission
$65 for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday—all sessions and events, with valid student ID. (Mail checks to Box 886, Camden, ME 04843.)
Friday Only:
$50 for Keynote Lecture and Party.
Saturday Only:
$65 for Day-long sessions
Saturday Night: “Church Supper Redux”—an upgrade on the classical Maine church supper produced with local Maine foods by several acclaimed Maine chefs who are dedicated to the complete use of local, organic foods in their restaurants or services. SPACE LIMITED TO 80 persons only. BUY NOW for $35 per person. ADMISSION TO DINNER IS BASED ON PURCHASE OF A TICKET TO THE FULL FESTIVAL. IT IS NOT AN EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT TO FESTIVAL ATTENDEES ONLY AND REQUIRES THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF $35.
Sunday Only: “The Sustainable Kitchen & Table: From Soup to Nuts.” $65 for morning event.
Register NOW---
Early Bird Discount:
Only $95 for the entire Festival when register before August 31, 2008. Saturday Church Supper charged in addition (See above).
Save $80 from full weekend registration
You may Register Online using a secure program from the Camden Opera House events site. When your reach the Camden Opera Events page, Type the words "Maine Literary Festival" in the Keyword box and click on "Search Events."
Register Online >>>
Or send checks to Maine Literary Festival, Box 886, Camden, ME 04843.
Or register at ABCD Books and Owl & Turtle in Camden, and Left Bank Books in Searsport.
Should you have any questions about the registration process, please call 207-837-2827 and ask for Maryanne Shanahan
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The Maine Literary Festival is a scholarship project of the Midcoast Branch of the American Association of University Women. All proceeds from the Festival are used for the Midcoast AAUW's scholarship program for young women and girls who might otherwise not be able to attend college.
"Ready to Be Published: A Real-World Workshop"
Camden Public Library, Picker Room
- Seeking the right outlet
- Approaching agents
- Identifying what editors want and what they dread
- Refining the pitch
- Crafting the persuasive cover letter
- Getting writing assignments
- Networking and keeping up contacts
Attendees at the Writers' Workshop are eligible for student admission to the Maine Literary Festival. To register for the Festival go here, send checks to Maine Literary Festival, Box 886, Camden, ME 04843, or visit ABCD Books or Owl & Turtle in Camden, or Left Bank Books in Searsport.
Festival Program
November 7, 8 and 9
Camden Opera House (unless otherwise indicated)
Friday, November 7: Festival Keynote and Kickoff
6 to 6:45PM – Registration
7PM – Introductory Remarks
7:15PM – Martha White – E.B. White and Katharine White and the Environment
7:30PM – KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Verlyn Klinkenborg: The E.B. and Katharine White Memorial Lecture: "Writing and the Perception of Nature"
Reception and party immediately follow.
Saturday, November 8: Science and the Environment, Eco-Poetry and Children's Literature
7:30 to 8:30AM – Continental Breakfast/Registration
8:30AM – Welcome and Introductions
8:40AM – Bernd Heinrich: "In Touch with Nature: In Touch with Ourselves"
9:30AM – Our Environment: How Will We Leave It?
Full Panel TBA
Questions & Answers
11:15AM to 12:55PM – Signings/Lunch on Own
1PM – 1:30PM – Kathleen Ellis: The Nature of Nature Poetry: The Role of Poetry in the Environmental Debate
1:30PM to 3PM – Eco-Poets Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Kathleen Ellis (moderator), Annie Finch, Gary Lawless, Jonathan Skinner and Candice Stover.
3 to 3:45PM – Break and Signings
3:45PM – Sandip Wilson: Inspiration for the Next Generation: Children's Literature of the Environment. Children's Authors TBA
5:15PM – Signings
6PM to 9PM – Church Supper Redux
Sign up for a classical church supper by acclaimed local chefs who use only local and organic foods or their own produce and foods in their restaurants and services. After dinner, learn how your food was produced and harvested in “Sustainable Living is Living Well.”
Sunday, November 9: The Sustainable Kitchen & Table: From Soup to Nuts
7:45 to 8:45AM – Continental Breakfast/Registration/Book Signings
8:55AM – Welcome and Introductions
9AM to 1:30PM – Authors and critics Ruth Reichl, Molly O'Neill, and Michael Ruhlman, and chefs Melissa Kelly and Sam Hayward, address the gamut of sustainable, healthy cooking and eating—for ourselves and our planet.
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