MEDIA CONTACTS:
Natasha Shahani, City of Las Vegas
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2018 Las Vegas Book Festival To Honor Douglas Unger
And Young Poets
Clark County High School Students Are Invited To Present Original Poems
LAS VEGAS – Aug. 1, 2018 – The 2018 Las
Vegas Book Festival will celebrate the impact of mentor and professor Douglas Unger, as well as recognize young poets, Saturday,
Oct. 20, 2018, at the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St. The
annual festival is free and open to all ages.
Douglas Unger has
been an advisor, teacher and colleague to some of the brightest authors,
journalists and literary icons over the past three decades. The program,
sponsored by The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute, will
feature:
- New York Times contributor Brittany Bronson,
- novelist and UNLV
professor Maile Chapman,
- Muslim Pakistani
writer and Fulbright recipient Sorayya Khan,
- short-story
guru George Saunders,
- debut novelist Paula Saunders,
- O. Henry prize
recipient Vu Tran and
- PEN America prize
honoree Ernie Wang.
The program will start at 12:30 p.m. and
conclude with Unger sharing insights of a life spent learning from his
students.
Additionally, the festival
will honor young poets through the Spark! Poetry
Writing and Recitation Competition. Clark County high school students are
invited to join by completing a registration
form by Monday, Oct. 1.
Participating students will be asked to prepare three original poems to be
judged by a panel of poets, authors, educators and other community members; the
top three highest-scoring students will receive cash awards.
For updates and more information, visit www.lasvegasbookfestival.com.
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