From einblatt-list@mnstf.org Tue Nov 3 11:20:33 2020 Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2020 09:20:11 -0800 From: Einblatt Subject: Einblatt Current (October 2020) [but really November] Hey folks, sorry the Einblatt is a day late. Seems like it didn't go out at all yesterday. But that's a good thing, considering it was an unfinished draft I thought I could edit before its scheduled date. If you end up getting two Einblatt emails, know this one is the most up-to-date. No matter, here's a slightly more finished draft for the month of November: Event news: On November 4th (that's tomorrow, if this email goes out on time), 7 PM Central, Brit Bennett will have a live discussion on Zoom regarding his book 'The Vanishing Half.' You can register for it here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkd-Gtqz4pGdTHo3VeWjimlfi96hd sfxrt On the fifth, at 7 PM Central, Marry Potter Kenyon will be doing a live reading of her book 'Called to be Creative' on the Magers & Quinn Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/magersandquinnbooksellers On the eighth, 3 PM Central, she'll be doing a paid virtual creativity workshop. Tickets are $5, and you can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/legacy-of-the-magic-pencil-creativity-works hop-with-mary-potter-kenyon-tickets-122278994765 Saint Paul Public Library is having a few Writers Across America events hosted virtually. These are live discussions with authors of various books from three parts of Minnesota. Each event is hosted on Zoom, and you can register from the following links: Brian Farrey, Linda LeGarde Grover, Shawn Otto, Sun Yung Shin Grand Rapids (Nov 5, 6:00 PM): https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0zmFObtwRMOXlx7-Dv_BHw Ellen Hart, Nicole Helget, Su Hwang, Naomi Kritzer Rochester (Nov 12, 6:30 PM): https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OOyYCWiXRe-lztSagOc_sQ Shannon Gibney, Geoff Herbach, Christopher Lehman, Bao Phi Great River (Nov 17, 6:00 PM): https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CMEzoLCTROu5vsyuBewdGg Finally, Saint Paul public library is having a student writing contest. Letters About Literature is a contest for students grade 4-12 to read a book, reflect on it, and write a letter to the author describing how they felt. The deadline to enter is December 18, and you can find more details about the rules here: https://thefriends.org/minnesota-center-for-the-book/#lal Minn-STF news: David Emerson has had a change of address: 1125 Amelia Drive, Unit 4 Cedar Falls, IA 50613 OffWorld Designs is selling merchandise from past Minicons 50, 51, and 52! If you missed getting a shirt in those years, here's a second chance. You can get them from their site: https://www.offworlddesigns.com/minicon/ The Minn-STF homepage has had a facelift! You can see the new layout at http://mnstf.org/index.php The next Minn-STF Discord meeting is scheduled for the 21st, at 4:00 PM Central. As always, you can join the Discord server at https://discord.gg/g9hSkc3, and those unfamiliar with Discord can learn more at https://discord.com/ That's all I have for November. If you'd like anything included in next month's Einblatt, let me know at einblatt@mnstf.org. Alternatively, you can send me a Discord DM. My username in the server is 'Einblatt Ambassador Osce' in the user list. I try to send these out on the second of every month, so consider that a deadline. Hope you had a wonderful day of the dead! ................................................................