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Wordsmiths, fire up your pencils and head over to Threadgill's this Thursday, May 22 for the annual Austin Chronicle Adult Spelling Bee. Compete with fellow Austinites for the title of Ultimate Spelling Champion! Impress friends and strangers with your superior spelling abilities! Wield the letters of our language with accuracy, intelligence and general bad-assery! And also … Continue reading Austin Chronicle Adult Spelling Bee This Thursday!
The judges have decided. The Austin Chronicle's 18th annual Short Story Contest will hold it's winners ceremony at BookPeople on February 10th at 7 pm. First, second and third place winners will read their award-winning unpublished manuscripts at the event. Honorable mentions will be announced and refreshments will be provided. Winners get to collect those … Continue reading Austin Chronicle Short Story Winners Ceremony Feb. 10th
Attention all hopeful Hemingways, could-be Carvers and wanna-be Weltys: the annual Austin Chronicle short story contest's deadline is approaching quickly. Stories must be post marked by December 15th in order to be eligible.
The Welch kids had a traumatic childhood, to say the least. After losing their father in a tragic car accident, their mother to uterine cancer three years later, and the family property to bankruptcy, the four siblings were seperated. Amanda, the oldest, headed to New York City where she became engrossed in the drug scene of the mid-80's.
Voting is now open for The Austin Chronicle's Best Of Austin awards! You can vote now through Tuesday, so hurry up and get your ballot in. Make your voice heard...and remember your favorite local bookstore! Posted by alisonkn
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