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News!! News!! News!!~~~ 2008 POW! Author of the Year
2008
POW! Award Winner Announced POW!
(Promoting Outstanding Writers), President, Caryn Day-Suarez announced their
2008 winners at the closing of their four day conference on Saturday, Thirty
nine awards were presented in all divisions and genres of Art, Music and
Writing. Top honors went to 2008 POW! Author of the Year, Dennis Havlin from
What’s happening with D.L. Havlin? * * * Havlin featured at Much Ado About Books Author D.L. Havlin was one of the featured authors at the Much Ado About Books program sponsored by the Jacksonville, FL Library Association, April 25-26 at the Omni and Library's Central Branch. Havlin was featured on panels, seminars, and was available to patrons for discussion and signing books. Appearing with D.L. were 40 authors including notables Carl Hiaasen, Virginia DeBerry, Liz Clarke, Tim Dorsey, R.L. Stine, and Joan Hecht.
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Author wins POW Award D.L. Havlin has won another award for his mainstream novel, September on Echo Creek. The book earned second place honors from university professors judging for POW (Promoting Outstanding Writers). This organization holds a national contest annually and is open to all authors in fictional and non-fictional categories. Previously, the novel was cited as "book of the month" by Knoxville’s WJXB on its literary program. The station reviewed the book when it was test marketed in that area. It was Havlin’s fourth award in the last two years having won the 2004 Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Awards for best mainstream/literary fiction and runner-up for his historical fiction manuscripts for The Hangin’ Oak and The Hidden Door respectively. ***** Taste of Pine Island
The Taste of Pine Island is a festival featuring various artists, authors, and restaurants that are part of this Southwest Florida community. Mr. Havlin will be available to chat about writing , his books, and Florida history which is one of his hobbies. ***** University of Florida's Randell Research Center presents Art, Authors & Archaeology D.L. Havlin will be one of the featured speakers at the University of Florida's Randell Archeology Research Center's program entitled, Authors, Artists, and Archeology. The program will be held from 10 AM until 8 PM on Saturday, January 12th, 2008. Mr. Havlin will be speaking on Florida's history in the 1800's and specifically about Jake Summerlin, King of the Crackers. He is scheduled to speak at 12 Noon and will be available to chat and sign his books after his lecture. ~~~ DL Havlin is featured at Lee County Library Branches DL Havlin is being featured at multiple appearances at Lee County Library Branches during 2008-2009. He will be presenting various programs including one on writing, Florida History, and on his works. Mr. Havlin is POW's Author of the Year for 2008.
***** Bluegrass Family Gathering In his book, September on Echo Creek, DL Havlin featured a bluegrass band, Wild Blue Yonder, and wrote in the words to one of its songs into the novel's plot. The book includes a CD with 11 original songs written by the Melissa Wade and Phil Coward the bands leaders. Havlin will be appearing at the Gathering to tell how Bluegrass Music is a wonderful story telling medium about life. He'll be at Arcadia the 22, 23, and 24 of March.
***** Havlin novel awarded “book of the month” honors September on Echo Creek, D.L. Havlin’s
mainstream/suspense novel about a young woman’s struggle for emotional
independence has been selected as book of the month by WJXB radio.
The unique combination of Havlin’s powerful story and a CD by Melissa
Wade and the Wild Blue Yonder, whose “sweetgrass” music is featured in the
book, are an exciting step forward in publishing.
A spokesperson for the publisher stated, “It’s a carefully crafted
book, not relying on action gimmicks to hold the readers’ interest, with a
real O’Henry ending.” September
on Echo Creek was test marketed in D.L. Havlin at Yancey County Arts & Craft fair. Wild Blue Yonder
and D.L. Havlin participate in the
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Havlin will appear at the Taste of Pine Island, January 26.