Guest guest Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 I am sure this event has meant a lot to you. It was so nice of your sister to put it together. Hope they raise a bunch in honor of your family. Let us know how it goes. See www.caringbridge.org/ia/mitomomof9 and this link to see a real look into Mito using a photo collage of my girls at www.heartbeatsformito.org Darla: mommy to Asenath (4) Mito, CNS Vasculitis, strokes, migraines, seizures, G-tube, hypotonicity, disautonomy, SID, dev. delays, asthma, cyclic vomiting... Zipporrah (12 months) Mito, strokes, neuro-motor planning dysfunction, SID, GERD, 100% G-tube fed, asthma, trach issues, aberrant subclavian artery, disautonomy, hypo & hypertonicity, migraines, possible seizures, dumping syndrome, iron deficiency... Luke (16), Leah (14), Rachael (12), Isaac (10), Tirzah (8), Kezia (3), & Marquis (2) (some with Mito symptoms) writing conference > My sister is Maribeth Fischer. look below for what she is pulling > together in honor of my kids. I am so touched. For those of you who live > in land, Delaware, NJ, PA, etc. please pass the word on. > > Anne > www.caringbridge.org/wi/zachsam > > Award-winning authors to participate in Writers at the Beach > conference > > The fact that there are four independent bookstores between Lewes > and Bethany, not to mention the annual Milton Poetry Weekend in > Milton, dozens of book clubs, writing groups and a history of > well-attended bookstore-sponsored readings, attests to the fact that > Rehoboth Beach and its surrounding communities is an environment that > fosters the literary arts. Yet there has never been one area-wide event, > similar to the Film Festival or Jazz Festival - to bring together writers > and readers of various genres. Writers at the Beach: Pure Sea Glass, a > day-long writing conference, will take place March 5 at Crabber's Cove in > Dewey Beach. > > > The first of what will be an annual event, Writers at the Beach has > already attracted a number of nationally known and award winning authors, > including Carolyn Parkhurst, whose novel, " Dogs of Babel " was featured as > a " Today Show " Book Club pick, and Sheri Reynolds, author of " The Rapture > of Canaan, " an Oprah book selection. > > > The conference, organized by the newly formed nonprofit Rehoboth > Beach Writers' Guild, will include writing workshops, informal discussions > with authors, author readings and children's story hours. To date, the > slate of authors scheduled to be in attendance at the conference includes > the following individuals. > > > . Brad Barkley, whom " Book " magazine calls " one of the breakthrough > authors you need to know. " Barkley is the author of two novels, " Money > Love, " named one of the best books of 2000 by the " Washington Post, " and > " 's Automotive Repair Manual, " a Book Sense 76 selection. > > > . Liam Callanan, author of the novel " Cloud Atlas, " is also a > frequent contributor to " Slate, " " Forbes, " " The New York Times Book > Review, " " The Washington Post " magazine and other periodicals. > > > . Lamotte is the author of " Pure Sea Glass, " featured this > summer in " Coastal Living, " and the inspiration for the conference's > theme. > > > . is the author of the poetry collection, " Science of > Desire. " Her second collection, " Too Much of This World, " which has > already received the Picioni Poetry Prize, " is forthcoming in > 2005. She is also the winner of the 2003 National Writers Union Poetry > Award. > > > . O'Sullivan is a features editor at the " Washingtonian " > magazine. He has published personal essays and commentaries in " The New > York Times, " " Newsday, " " National Geographic Traveler, " " The Washington > Post " and the " North American Review " among others. > > > . Pietrzyk is the author of two " Pears on a Willow Tree " and > most recently, " A Year and a Day. " Pietrzyk has also been published in a > number of literary magazines. > > > . Terry Plowman is the editor and publisher of " Delaware Beach > Life. " > > > . Debra Puglisi Sharp, author of " Shattered: Reclaiming a Life Torn > Apart by Violence, " has appeared on " Oprah, " " 20/20, " the " Walsh > Show " and other national and regional talk shows. She is a nurse at Beebe > Medical Center and lives in Milton. > > > " We're still waiting to hear from a few more poets and memoirists, > but to already have a lineup of such prominent authors is incredibly > exciting, " said Maribeth Fischer, the conference's founder. " Even more > amazing is that every one of these authors is participating as a > volunteer. Their generosity is overwhelming and wonderful. " In addition, > Lamotte and Celia Pearson, the photographer of " Pure Sea Glass, " > have donated photographs of their book to be used for publicity, and > Rehoboth.com has already signed on as a sponsor by creating and > maintaining a website for the newly founded organization. > > > One hundred percent of the proceeds from Writers at the Beach: Pure > Sea Glass will be donated to charity, in this case, the United > Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF). Mitochondrial disease isn't > something most people have heard of, but it has hit close to home for > Fischer, whose sister has four children, all of whom are afflicted with > this disease. Mitochondrial disease, which disrupts the normal conversion > of food into energy, results in a gradual but deadly deterioration of > life-sustaining organs. Fischer's nephews, Sam, 7, and Zachary, 12, are > severely afflicted, and the money raised will be donated to UMDF in their > honor. Although this won't affect Fischer's nephews, it will benefit UMDF > research and the many families this organization helps. > > > Although the impetus for the conference began with Fischer's desire > to do something on behalf of her nephews, the longterm goal is to have the > conference evolve into a weekend-long festival. Fischer, who has > participated in a number of national writing conferences and festivals, is > enthusiastic about Writers at the Beach evolving into a yearlong festival. > " I don't see how this can't be a win-win situation for our community, " > Fischer said, " for the writers and participants who attend the conference > and for the charity we simultaneously raise money for. " > > > Writers at the Beach: Pure Sea Glass is seeking community donors and > sponsors to help fund the event. Fischer hopes the writers' generosity > will inspire others, because they " need just about everything, from the > printing of brochures to money to pay for stamps and copying costs. > There's no such thing as a donation that's too small, " she said. > > > For more information on the conference or about becoming a donor or > sponsor, visit www.writersatthebeach.com, email mbfischer@..., call > or write Writers at the Beach: Pure Sea Glass, P.O. Box 1326, > Rehoboth Beach DE 19971. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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