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ilG ARTS hosts successful Saiifeel Ct&A with Gayle Dehaan-Gariand Writers Conference New and seasoned writers alike converge on the Island for Meet the Sanibel-Capriva American Business Women's workshops and panel discussions. Association president. p * 3 j _ i ! > / > . .. r-VjV .;,;•• , .... ,.,.f ^"^-^r.i- er ^v.-. .*! .'- • ' './ • 3'-. • - . «• ./•"^.•J'.'-S. / JOSSsSZei The Shepley family (Joe. David. Joe. Sarah and Tara) of Southbury. Connecticut try to identify birds at the "Ding" Darling Education Center. The refuge has been busy with activities celebrating the annual "Ding" Darling Days. T ,j RESTAURANT & LOUNGE si: S3 0* By TAMMY WHALEY Cape Coral Street Map-Fall '06; Second Place, spe- cial publication — Cape Coral Daily Breeze, Breeze Newspapers has received several top Stephanie Butts. Cape Coral Visitors Guide. awards from the Florida Press Association, the "Every time we win an award, it makes us 2007 FNAME Creative Excellence Awards Florida Newspapers Advertising and Marketing proud that our work is recognized." Winners Executives Creative Excellence Awards and the — Jack Gias'row, Breeze Newspapers publish,,,. Bronze, Dining & Entertainment category — Southern Newspapers Publishers Association. Cape Coral Daily Breeze, Delta Lady; Bronze, Among the winning entries was Marcy Day of Niche Publications — Cape Coral Daily Breeze, The Island Reporter, who received first place Southwest Florida's Island Guide; Gold, Inserts — o recognition in the small retailer category for her ~"~"~ — Cape Coral Daily Breeze, Wine Styles; Silver, work on an advertisement for Sanibel Time. Awards include: ...... Inserts — Cape Coral Daily Breeze, Downtown 3 "We received the awards for different parts of the Florida Press Association 2007 Display Advertising Cape Coral; Gold, Promotional Ads — Cape Coral Daily business," said Jack Glarrow, publisher for Breeze List of Winners Breeze, International Carrier Day. Newspapers. "Some were for advertising and some for First place, small retailer category — The Island Breeze Newspapers also will accept this month recog- print quality." Reporter, Marcy Day, Sanibel Time; First Place, dining nition for one of the top three awards for print quality at The awards send a message to clients of the Breeze & entertainment category — Fort Myers Beach an awards ceremony for the SNPA to be held Oct. 16 in Newspapers that their business is handled by profession- Observer, Rob Braiding and Karen Tighe; Second place, West Virginia. The award level will be announced at the als, Glarrow said. It shows how the winning newspapers dining & entertainment category — Gasparilla Gazette, event. measure up to other newspapers in the state.. Bernie Kunz, Palmetto Grill — NOW OPEN!; Second "Every time we win an award, it makes us proud that "Breeze Newspapers is proud to offer creative servic- Place, Special Section, Best Cover — Cape Coral Daily our work is recognized," added Glarrow. "It is something es at no charge, we are happy to employ graphic artists Breeze, Grant Gigliotti and Storm Hurwin; First Place, our employees and readers can be proud of." to do so," he said. Group Promotion category — Cape Coral Daily Breeze, SchooShouse Theater returns with 'Forever Plaid' Shine up your saddle shoes and slick back your hair, because starting on Thursday, Oct. 18, The Schoolhouse Theater presents "Forever Plaid." "Forever Plaid" is the funny and charming musical about the classic 1950s male singing group that gets killed on the way to their first gig — only to be revived for the posthu- mous chance to fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was. The Plaids will be performing Tuesday through Saturday until Dec. 1. Performances are at 8 p.m. with ticket prices of $30 for adults and $20 for children 16 and uader. For tickets or more information, rial! The Schoolhouse Theater Box Office at 472-6862 or check out our website at www.theschoolhousetheater.com. 1223 Periwinkle Way . Sapibcl Island ^ik,imiMLiJi,l:~f'-ki\ -A -.. r*-7~r~7*r™" SEAFOOD • STEAK * SPiilTS Dine I/hutk - Tuv Riwih< .v 5W> You, or i \ikn& Ait}\\*eo Diiumj im Our Ptituh 5-10pm Sun - Thurs -Fri--Sat til 11pm Call Ahead Seating .Available For Parties Of Eight tvtilteili Smeiai Scene Or More '-'" Best Happy Hour 4t:G OUTDOOR SEATING LIVE MUSIC §? Well Liquor EVERYDAY prqft B.eer TAKE-OUT Wine AVAILABLE OPEN ,x Crispy Fried Calamari, Food & Beverage Discount 2163 Periwinkle Way :/'V|Sesame Encrusted Alii Tyoa, SanibeS Island, Florida i. ^ BBQ Beef Satay, Monday - Saturday -7-11 "Sunday 7-12 Jviustpresent ad.. • !0liil|@ir Oysters, Steamed SSirimp, t 18i)f> graitlity fidded & tajc applies. ,' .tsfftl yalld'wttia apy athir pcomoUon. e succe L By UNDA CHRISTMAN up the speakers. He"s a very nice young man and very talent- i ed himself." The second Sanibel Ibland Wnters Conference sponsored Artis Henderson of Fort Myers, soaked up everything she by Florida Gulf Coast University was held at BIG ARTS could from the conference. "Everything's been great—a October 4-7, and attracted nearly 100 participants and a panel wealth of information from a lot of different perspectives," she of renowned writers representing various genres as presenters, said. "I'm at the beginning of my writing career, so I'm look- including Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler. ing for direction, answers, clarification...everything from tech- The lineup of presenters, along with Butler, included: Jim nique to publishing to agents." Brock, Jordan Bass. Steve Almond, Jill Bialosky, Lynne Lorraine Vail of Sanibel attended the conference for free as Barrett, Nick Carbo, Lyn Millner, Larry Doyle, Denise part of her prize for winning the Mangrove Review/Sanibel Island Writers Conference Award for poetry. The Mangrove b Duhamel, John Dufresne, William Giraldi, Sue Henshon, n Heidi Julavits, Martin Tolchin, Susan Tolchin and Christopher Review is a FGCU publication, and Vail's work will appear in Schelling. the Spring 2008 edition. B Budding writers could attend workshops on children's lit, Vail managed to pull some pointers from the poetry pre- fiction, journalism, memoirs, non-fiction, poetry and screen- senters. "I'm working with Denise Duhamel and Nick Carbo," writing; listen to panel discussions on agents, editing, inter- she said, "because my focus is always poetry, and I'm pleased viewing, and publishing; enjoy readings from the presenters; to be here. This always triggers more writing. I'm a prolific share their own work during open mic sessions; and purchase writer to begin with, but it gives me a new direction and a bit presenters' books. Some in attendance scheduled private con- of guidance, and it triggers the muse," sultations with the presenters. Sue Henshon, an FGCU instruc- Keynote speaker Robert Olen Butter, whose volume of tor and a published children's novelist, held workshops on short stories, "A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain," won children's literature. "I'm trying to guide the attendees through the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, moved and entertained the writing the draft of a story, or at least plotting it out," she said. PHOTOS LINDA CHRISTMAN audience with his address and reading. The Florida State "I want them to get a confidence in their own ability to write Pulitzer Prize author Robert Olen Butler browses University instructor was eager to impart his wisdom during and to understand the children's book market. This is the best through books written by fellow Writers Conference conference I've ever attended. Tom DeMarchi and (his wife) presenters. Karen Tolchin did a wonderful job bringing the presenters and n attendees together. (The presenters) have so much to offer, not just as writers, but as people. The presenters are so approach- William Giraldi, who's somebody I have met many times over able and they're so young and they're at the beginning of their e-mail—but I've never been able to meet the guy, and I actual- careers and they're so accomplished and they have so much to ly got to meet him." bring to the table. People here (in Sanibel) are really friendly As she stood in the Sanibel sunshine, Julavits seemed to and really intellectual, and it's more laid back and it's more bask in her working vacation on the Island. "I'm a lot more like a retreat." relaxed than I normally am," she said with a laugh. "When I'm in New York, I'm trying to quit caffeine, whereas here, it actu- re Novelist Heidi Julavits also planned to pass on her knowl- ally feels right to drink decaf. I hope to get some great nights' edge to her groups. "I hope they encounter some writers they sleep, because my three-year-old (Delia) is back in New York." 8 never encountered before, and maybe they can come away. Marcelle Strong of Cape Coral felt fortunate to have with (more) ways to look at their own fiction that will help secured a private session with Julavits to discuss her manu- them make decisions you need to make when you write fic- script. "She was very thorough, gave me some good ideas, she tion," she said. "There'are a lot of decisions to make, like bal- was very encouraging, so now I'm ready to go and cut here ancing your left brain and right brain, and you need to synthe- 00 and there," Strong said. go size the humanist wonder side of writing and the scientific..So With her trusty sendee dog Landis by her side, Marylou S. we're trying to talk about balancing those two sidesof the Hess of Gulfport, Florida huddled with novelist John Dufresne er brain, those two personalities you have to inhabit as a writer." on the BIG ARTS patio. "I had mailed John my manuscript," JL Along with the group workshops, Julavits also enjoyed her Hess said.