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By Times Staff Writer
Published January 20, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG Join authors as they read their works Join bestselling authors Ann Hood (The Knitting Circle), Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone), Laura Lippman (What the Dead Know) and Richard Price (The Wanderers, Clockers, and Freedomland) at the fourth annual Writers in Paradise Conference. The eight-day conference kicked off Saturday and runs through Jan. 26 at Eckerd College. All readings are scheduled from 8 p.m.-9 p.m. in Miller Auditorium and are free and open to the public. Eckerd College is at 4200 54th Ave. S in St. Petersburg. Book sales will precede the readings at 7:30 p.m. Author signings will be held after each reading. Please note that speakers are subject to change. For more information about the conference, call 727-864-7994 or visit online at www.writersinparadise.com. For more information about the readings, call the Eckerd events phone line at 727-864-7979. WRITERS IN PARADISE EVENING READINGS Today: Beth Ann Fennelly and Sterling Watson Monday: Tom Franklin and Roland Merullo Tuesday: Peter Meinke and Thisbe Nissen Wednesday: No readings scheduled Jan. 24: Ann Hood Jan. 25: Laura Lippman Jan. 26: Co-directors Dennis Lehane and Sterling Watson will announce the "Best Of" nominees. Winners will be published in Sabal - A Review Featuring the Best Writing of the Writers in Paradise Conference at Eckerd College.
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