On Sunday, September 13, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn Literary Council and Brooklyn Tourism will host the fourth annual free Brooklyn Book Festival, presenting over 220 authors and a literary marketplace of more than 150 booksellers and literary organizations. The program will include a tribute to Norman Mailer with Pete Hamill and Norris [...]
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Conference 2009 Reminder
Don’t forget to register for the upcoming Mailer Society conference in Washington, D.C. The first day (October 23) will be held at the Library of the Congress in the Member’s Room, courtesy of Rep. Neil Abercrombie. Day Two (October 24) is at the U.S. Capitol Building, again thanks to the Congressman. Details and registrations forms [...]
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Ricks Knighted
The Mailer Society is pleased to announce that Christopher Ricks, keynote speaker at the 2008 Society conference in Provincetown, has been knighted as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours. He was granted knighthood for his “services to scholarship.” Congratulations to Sir Christopher!
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2009 Norman Mailer Fellows
The Norman Mailer Writers Colony at Provincetown, Massachusetts, is proud to announce the Norman Mailer Fellows for its 2009 inaugural year. The seven Fellows chosen from 436 applications (from throughout the English speaking world) are writers that have displayed in their work the passion, skill and commitment that Mailer exhibited during his 60 year writing career. The [...]
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Salvatore Scibona Wins Writing Award
The Norman Mailer Writers Colony and The Provincetown Arts Press announce the awarding of the first Norman Mailer Cape Cod Writing Award for Exceptional Writing to Mr. Salvatore Scibona. On June 6th, 2009, at a cocktail reception at PAAM, (460 Commercial Street) followed by a private dinner at the Norman Mailer home, the Colony will [...]
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