The Berea branch of American Association of University Women
(AAUW) will hold its annual Author's Brunch on Saturday,
Feb. 17 from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Oak Room at Boone
Tavern. Four prominent Kentucky authors will be discussing
their books and a book signing will follow. Proceeds from
the event go toward scholarships for women.
This year's featured authors will include Kentucky poet and
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) English professor, Dorothy
Sutton; children's author, Martha Bennett Stiles; President
of Berea College, Larry D. Shinn; and EKU historian, William
E. Ellis.
Sutton will be discussing her book of poetry entitled "Startling
Art: Darwin and Matisse." She has published in over 100
journals and anthologies and in1995 she was chosen for a poetry
residency at the International Arts Centre in County Monaghan,
Ireland. Other awards include the Robert Frost Scholarship
in Poetry at Bread Loaf; Grolier Prize Winner; 1999 Al Smith
Individual Artist Grant from Kentucky Arts Council; and 1998
Alumni Excellence in Teaching Award from EKU. Sutton is currently
a professor of English at EKU.
Stiles is the author of ten books for young people including "Island
Magic" and
"
James the Vine Puller." Today, she and her husband breed
thoroughbreds on their farm in Bourbon County, the site of
her adult novel, "Lonesome Road." Her Awards include
Kentucky's Al Smith Fellowship, two Avery Hopwood's, two Frankfort
Arts Foundation short fiction prizes, the Society of Children's
Book Writers and Illustrators contemporary-novel-in-progress
grant, and a University of Missouri citation for contributions
to children's literature.
Shinn will be discussing "The Dark Lord: Cult Images
and the Hare Krishnas in America". Throughout his career
he has authored two books, co-authored a third, and edited
three additional books. He has authored nearly two dozen published
pages and numerous book reviews. His published research has
focused on the religions of India, the study of religion, and
inter-faith dialogue. He has also written and spoken on conversion
and brainwashing in the so-called "cults" in America.
Currently, Shinn's writing focuses on religion, ecology and
inter-faith dialogue.
Ellis will talk about his books, "The Kentucky River" and "Robert
Worth Bingham and the Southern Mystique," a 1999 Governor's
Award winner. As a former history professor at EKU he taught
for 29 years. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky,
M.A. from EKU and undergraduate from Georgetown College. Ellis
also received a Fullbright Scholarship to study in New Zealand
and is currently researching the history of EKU.
Tickets for the event are $15. To make reservations contact
Carol Gilliam at (859) 986-1144 or via e-mail at hrice@mis.net.
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