When: 3:00 - 4:00pm Saturday, September 12, 2009
Where: Classroom 102, Performing Arts Building, HCC Ybor Campus
Michael Dalton will speak of his studies about animal cognition, consciousness, the ability of an animal (apes, dolphins, birds, and others) to learn human language. For those interested in an unexpected adventure into language study with a bird. Dalton will bring Arielle the Parrot to the event, although she will not speak in the presence of strangers.
Sally Bosco leads a workshop on writing for Twitter.com. Some call it nano-fiction, micro-fiction, twitfic, twiction. It’s fiction written in 140 characters and in this age of short attention spans, believe it or not this form is gaining attention.
When: 1:00 - 4:00pm Friday, September 19, 2008
Where: Hillsborough Community College in Ybor City, 2112 N. 15th St., Tampa, FL 33605
Admission: $10 per session, $20 for the entire afternoon, free to HCC students and faculty
Meet Marcia Freespirit of JimSam Inc. Publishing, Bo Savino of Aisling Press and Julie Ann Howell of Peppertree Press for an afternoon of education and engaging conversation about writing, books, marketing and surviving the publishing process.
When: 10:00am - 2:30pm Saturday, September 20 2008
Where: HCC-Ybor
Admission: Free
The Deep Carnivale Literacy Symposium: Challenges and Champions is an interactive series of panels and discussions about the state of literacy in Hillsborough County. The event is in preparation for Deep Carnivale: A Celebration of Words, Tampa’s premiere literary festival on Saturday, September 27th, also in Ybor City.
When: 1:00 - 4:00pm Sunday, Sept. 28 2008
Where: HCC-Ybor
Admission: $20
This unique bootcamp workshop will guide writers through the entire process of writing, editing and marketing a new
piece of fiction. Attendees will go beyond just putting words down on paper, and will be well on their way to producing
marketable stories and sharing them with the world.
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When: 10:00 – 11:30 am September 26 2008
Where: HCC–Ybor
Admission: $10
Susan Edwards, Vice President Jasmine-Jade Enterprises LLC
Fast coming into its own, electronic publishing is providing authors more opportunities than ever before for getting published,
developing audiences, and making money.
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When: 1:00 – 2:30 pm September 26 2008
Where: HCC–Ybor Campus
Admission: $10
Susan Edwards, Vice President, Jasmine-Jade Enterprises LLC
Getting a book published is great. But that's when the hard part starts: getting people to buy it. New authors are often
surprised that their publishers do very little to promote their books. This workshop will focus on free and low-cost ways
to get the word out about your book.
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Editor David Warner of Creative Loafing said some kind and encouraging words on page 26 of the August 26, 2009, issue. Partial quote, "At a moment when ignorance is being aggressively defended, Deep Carnivale still respects our intelligence. Imagine that."
Esther Martinez, in a story at The Florida Book Review" says she knows "Deep Carnivale will be 'A Celebration of Words' and not a Bourbon Street bacchanal."
"But logophile that I am, I reason I’ll get drunk on language. With over 70 writers and artists scheduled [for the 2008 Carnivale] to perform or read from their works, my beaded necklaces will be strung with verse. I imagine haiku shooters..."
"It is just before 10am when I arrive at the corner of Palm Avenue and 14th Street—Deep Carnivale ground zero. About a dozen vendor tables are lined up around the Hillsborough Community College courtyard where a band of teenagers [Next Exit] are setting up their instruments.
"The vendor tables sell books by local writers, HCC publications and baked goods. I grab a Cuban favorite, papa rellena, a potato stuffed with savory ground beef. Belly satisfied, I cross the street and enter the historic Circulo Cubano. A nearly 100 year old neo-classical building of ionic columns and marble staircases, it served as the Cuban Social Club and remains the oldest building of its kind in the country."
"When I look back over 2008, my visit to the second edition of Deep Carnivale was a
highlight. You and your staff did a great job and I loved being part of it, again.
I am sure there will be bigger festivals to come. But maybe not better!!!"
– Darrell House,
children's book author and 2008 Deep Carnivale presenter.