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Mar.04.2013
SAN MATEO COUNTY FAIR WRITING CONTESTS: Literary Arts entries will be accepted from writers inside AND outside of California.  Please note that our NEW DEADLINE for all literary contests is 7 pm on Monday, April 1, 2013.  When you fill out your entry form, ignore any reference to a later...
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Jun.12.2012
Written by Laurel on June 13th, 2012 Laurel and David meet a new friend from Burma at the San Mateo County Fair   I so enjoy meet-and-greet events.  How delightful to chat with new friends.  No surprise, the way that cute, furry gray-and-white being rubbed noses with me at BayCon...
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Jun.08.2012
Free writing workshops!  A free craft activity for kids! Look for Laurel Anne Hill at the San Mateo County Fair on June 9, 11 and 16.  The following programs are scheduled for the Literary Arts/Fine Arts Galleria Stage in Expo Hall:   WRITING FIGHT & BATTLE SCENES: SATURDAY JUNE...
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Jun.06.2012
Literary Arts Program Schedule, 2012 San Mateo County Fair  More information about the 2012 San Mateo County fair is at https://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/ and http://www.cwc-peninsula.org/fair.html.  Literary programs are free for all who are attending the fair on...
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Apr.28.2012
  Are you a writer?  Has your budget for attending writing conferences shrunk like a cheap cotton shirt in hot suds?  Well, the San Mateo County Fair and the San Francisco/Peninsula California Writers Club (CWC) have a deal for you. Come to the 2012 San Mateo County Fair (https://www...
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Mar.19.2012
Attention writers of all genres.  Check out the 2012 San Mateo County Fair Writing Contest, open to all writers inside AND outside of California.  The deadline for receipt of entries is April 16, 2012.  Most of the writing contests have monetary prizes, just waiting to be won.  ...
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Jun.15.2011
There's still time to visit the Literary Arts Stage in Expo Hall at the 2011 San Mateo County Fair.  Poets, writers, musicians and over 30 local authors will be there, as follows: Thursday, June 16: 5 pm, Kathy Garver, Audio Book Workshop;6 pm, Author Anna Booth;7 pm, Pacific Poetry Forum;8 pm, The...
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May.30.2011
Hi all, Author and podcaster, Emerian Rich (http://www.horroraddicts.net), will be one of the authors joining me at the San Mateo County Fair on Saturday, June 18.  I've scheduled a family-friendly science fiction/fantasy open mike, featuring local published authors.  The readings will be from 1 to...
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Apr.14.2011
CARRY THE LIGHT:  COMPETE FOR LITERARY PRIZES AT THE SAN MATEO COUNTY FAIR, JUNE 11-19, 2011 (Note:  You don't have to live in San Mateo County or in California to enter.) ENTRY DIVISIONS INCLUDE NOVEL (Science Fiction/Fantasy, Mystery, Graphic), SHORT STORY (Various genres), CHILDREN'S, POETRY,...
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Mar.29.2011
If you're at WonderCon this weekend (Moscone Center, San Francisco, April 1-3) please stop by my table in Artists' Alley: AA-016.  Also, I'll have some information about the writing contests sponsored by the upcoming San Mateo County Fair.  The deadline for those "Carry the Light"...