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Healing Stories
Did you know Duke University's Medical Center includes a Health Arts Network program? Among the activities it sponsors is the wonderful Osler Literary Roundtable, a weekly forum that includes live readings and discussions of literature. Open to staff, patients, and the public, the roundtable has featured readings by poets, fiction writers, and non-fiction authors. Now it's Louise's turn! She'll be reading from her short story collection, Anteaters Don't Dream, at noon on Friday, September 12. Advanced copies of readings can be picked up at the information desks at Duke Hospitals and Clinics.
For more information contact:
Grey Brown at
brown097@mc.duke.edu or call: (919) 684-6223
Check Your Channel!
Louise will be interviewed by our state's favorite bibliophile, D.G. Martin on the popular UNC-TV show, North Carolina Bookwatch. The show, focused on Louise's newest title, Black Pearls, a Faerie Strand, will air Friday, October 31 at 9:30 PM --Halloween's the perfect setting for these dark fairy tales! (There's an encore episode on Sunday, November 2 at 5 PM, if you're out late trick-or-treating.) Thanks to Raleigh's fabulous and famous bookstore, Quail Ridge Books, for supporting this program and for being a friend to so many area readers and writers. Missed the show? You can watch it here: http://flash.unctv.org/ncbookwatch/ncbw1117_lhawes.html
A Community of Writers
That Can Change Your Life
Louise is a member of the faculty of the Vermont College MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program, and she is intensely proud to be part of a community where faculty and students share a single dream. The nation's only independent graduate program in the fine arts, Vermont College attracts visiting authors, guest editors, and students from around the country and across the world. A low-residency program, the VCMFA allows you to "keep your day job" while earning your fully accredited Masters from some of the finest practicing writers in the field. You'll attend two ten-day residencies a year, which means you'll see this beautiful campus in both snow and dazzling sunshine. More importantly, you'll work, eat, and sleep with writers who understand your challenges, who know that your success is theirs, and who believe there's nothing more important than empowering young readers by telling the stories that are yours alone to tell. This winter's residency takes place from January 13 to 22. For information on the program, the nationally renowned faculty, and the scholarships sponsored by major publishers, go to http://www.tui.edu/vcfa/ or contact:
Katie Gustafson, Program Director, at
Just in Time for Valentine's Day...
Please join the Friends of the Chapel Hill Public Library for a special Valentine's Meet-the-Author Tea on Friday February 13. (Who's afraid of a number, right?!) Louise will talk about and share stories from her new book, Black Pearls, a Faerie Strand. The program will be held in the lower level of the library. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 P.M. and the program will be from 4 to 5 P.M. Books will be available for purchase and signing. What a magical gift for your favorite sweetheart!
For information, go to http://chapelhillpubliclibrary.org/ or contact:
Now in Paper Back
The Vanishing Point, a New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage, a Bank Street College Pick, and an Independent Book-sellers' Choice, is now available in a paper back edition! "The vivid period details," says Publishers' Weekly, "add authenticity to a story that's a pleasing mix of drama, history and, yes, romance. Lavinia's first kiss may well leave readers swooning, while her obsession with painting feels authentic." Order your copy today by clicking on this site's Books link or order right now from