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Calendar is here! At a glance you can see where I'll be and when, and what I'll be doing! Get right in the middle of the action anytime -- Calendar -- in the center of the clickable links above!

When you click on an event a pop-up window will give you a brief description and, most of the time, link you to a full page flyer (for hanging in Group Meeting rooms) with more details.

The end of this month and all of October is rapidly filling with fun, exciting events, places you can meet me, and get a signed copy of "Turning Point"!

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I will be appearing with other local authors when Osceola County Public Library hosts Fall Into Reading on September 27, 2008, from 9:30 am to 3 pm. This event is a gathering for readers to mingle with authors. All authors will have their books for sale as well. More information is available at the library's website.

If you live in Central Florida, or wish to travel to the event, it is being held at the Main Library location: 211 E. Dakin Ave., Kissimmee, Florida.

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Two P.D. Publishing authors will appear with a slate of nationally known GLBT authors at the 2nd Annual Over the Rainbow Bookfest & Expo:

Central Florida authors Lara Zielinsky (Orlando) and Nicole Pollifrone (Tampa Bay), both published by P.D. Publishing, Inc., will appear with other nationally recognized GLBT authors at the 2nd Annual Over the Rainbow Bookfest & Expo on September 28, 2008.

Where: Broward County Main Library
       100 S. Andrews Avenue
       Fort Lauderdale, Florida
When:  Sunday, September 28, 2008
Time:  Noon - 5 p.m.

Orlando bisexual author Lara Zielinsky published her debut novel, Turning Point in 2007, garnering exceptional praise for the work, winning the 2007 Lesbian Fiction Readers Choice Award for Favorite Lesbian Romance, and being recognized as a finalist for the 2008 Golden Crown Literary Awards. Lara also has been published in several short story anthologies, and has a forthcoming contribution in Ultimate Lesbian Erotica Stories 2009 to be published by Alyson Books. To interview this author regarding her participation in this event, or her fiction, please contact her.

Tampa Bay author Nicole Pollifrone published her first poetry collection Wonder in 2007 with P.D. Publishing, earning finalist honors at the 2008 Golden Crown Literary Awards. To interview this author regarding her participation in this event, or her fiction, please visit her website.

[The following information is provided by the event sponsor]
Local and national authors of GLBT Literature have been invited to discuss their latest books and participate in panel discussions concerning contemporary GLBT Literature and other critical issues concerning the Adult and Young Adult South Florida GLBT Community. Enjoy literary discussions, presentations, musical performances, food and prizes. All programs are free. For additional information, please call 954-357-7348. Sponsored by the Broward Public Library Foundation, Community Foundation of Broward, Stonewall Library & Archives, artsUnited and Lavender Writes.

Authors slated to appear are:
David Leddick, Neil Plakcy, Nicole Pollifrone, Scott Pomfret, Scott Sherman, E. Robert Dunn, Lara Zielinsky, and Lyn Armstrong.

Click here to download a flyer to spread the word about the event.

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This year I'm doing a lot of mob-ventures, being a vendor or one of a number of authors at events. So check out my calendar, click the links, and see if you can join me for some fun. The calendar and event descriptions will be fleshed out, especially if I end up in the spotlight at some particular event.

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