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April 20, 1999
70 Authors to Attend 22nd Annual John Steinbeck "Meet The Writers" Book FairFriday, May 7 Event Sparks "Official Kickoff" to Summer Season in The Hamptons
Contact:
Jane Finalborgo
Joe Dionisio
(516) 287 8313
Fax: (516) 283 4081More than 70 writers from eastern Long Island will meet the public and autograph their work at the 22nd Annual John Steinbeck "Meet The Writers" Book Fair & Art Preview on Friday, May 7, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Elaine Benson Gallery in Bridgehampton.
Novelist/screenwriter Susan Isaacs will be the 11th recipient of the John Steinbeck Award when Southampton College of Long Island University hosts the traditional kick-off to the summer season in The Hamptons. University President David J. Steinberg will be one of the presenters of the Steinbeck Award.
Isaacs' novel, Shining Through, was adapted into a 1992 film starring Michael Douglas. She also wrote the screenplay for the 1987 film Hello Again, and for Compromising Positions, a 1985 Susan Sarandon film. Her other books include Lily White, After All These Years , Magic Hour, Almost Paradise, Close Relations and Compromising Positions.
Other authors scheduled to attend are James Brady, Steven Gaines, Joseph Heller, Rona Jaffe, Southampton College professor Kaylie Jones, Shirley Lord and Dennis Smith.
The rain-or-shine event, which benefits the John Steinbeck Project at the College, is sponsored by Kimco Realty Corporation and Bridgehampton Commons. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door. For information call Carol Gilbert at 516-287-8348.
East End writers who have been published since last May and are interested in participating should call Linda Baccash at 516-324-4762.
The Steinbeck "Meet The Writers" Book Fair benefits the Library and the Writing Program at Southampton College. Through the Steinbeck Award, named for the Nobel Prize-winning author who lived his final years on Long Island's East End, the College recognizes contributions to literature and humanity by East End writers. From 1989-98, the honorees were E.L. Doctorow, Lanford Wilson, Peter Matthiessen, Kurt Vonnegut, Terrence McNally, Betty Friedan, David Ignatow, Wilfrid Sheed, Edward Albee and James Salter.
About the Steinbeck Project: Since its 1977 inception, the Steinbeck Project has raised $200,000 for Southampton College. Funds have helped establish a Visiting Writers program, the annual Steinbeck Lecture, student writing awards, scholarships, and acquisitions for the College's library. The College also will host its annual Summer Writers Conference from June 30-July 8, a forum for writers of all genres to study and discuss their craft.
Elaine Steinbeck, widow of the author, and Kimberly Goff, are co-chairs of this year's event. The 1999 Book Fair will mark the first without Elaine Benson, who passed away in October 1998.
The Benson Gallery is located at 2317 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton.
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