Maine Literary Festival Brings Multi-Cultural Voices to Camden November 7th
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CAMDEN, ME, Oct 29 (MARKET WIRE) --
Book authors, poets and academics with roots in India, Spain, Africa,
Thailand, Iran, the Netherlands and the United States -- as well as
Native American and African American culture -- will bring their insights
and experiences to the Camden Opera House on Saturday, November 7th, as
part of the Maine Literary Festival.
Special guests include John Muthyala, Judy Hakola and Reza Jalali from the
University of Maine; Carol Bachofner and Allan Sockabasin; children's
author and puppeteer Ashley Bryan; Pat Nyhan, Jan Pieter van Voorst van
Beest, Eugene Gloria, Francisco Aragon, Shilpa Argarwal, Jaed Coffin and
Rishi Reddi. The program will start at 6:30 p.m. and end with a reception
and book signing.
The Maine Literary Festival is a scholarship project of the Midcoast
Branch of the American Association of University Women. An Evening
Exploring Literature of New Voices in America is the first in a year-long
series of activities exploring cross-cultural themes and culminating in
the 2010 Maine Literary Festival.
Tickets at $50 (or $30 for students) are available online through the
Camden Opera House booking service, at the Owl and Turtle Bookstore in
Camden, ME, or by purchase at the door. For Festival details visit
www.maineliteraryfestival.com or call 207.837.2827.
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