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The Great Michigan ReadGrand Opening in Hamtramck |
As part of The Great Michigan Read, the Hamtramck Public Library presents Spring with Hemingway. The Grand Opening of the program took place on Saturday, March 15th, at 1:00 p.m. The Library Director, Tamara Sochacka, introduced the Spring with Hemingway schedule of events, and announced the Literary and Art Contests. The Mayor of Hamtramck, Karen Majewski, proclaimed the official beginning of Spring with Hemingway in Hamtramck.
Jan Fedewa, Executive Director, and Scott Hirko, Public Relations Officer of the Michigan Humanities Council presented a special, limited copy of The Great Michigan Read poster to the Hamtramck Public Library. The poster is autographed by the artists who designed them, Charlie Sharp of Lansing and Kathryn Darnell of East Lansing. A screening of the film, "Hemingway in Michigan," along with a Hemingway World Quiz, and a prize drawing for The Nick Adams Stories, Special T-shirts, "Hemingway Gift Baskets" followed the presentation.
On November 8th, 2009, during the Annual Library Dinner, Tamara Sochacka outlined the schedule of events and encouraged guests to participate. The keynote speaker Prof. Arthur Wagner - a Board Member of The Michigan Hemingway Society - discussed Michigan episodes in Ernest Hemingway's life. The program also included a quiz based on Hemingway's works where winners received copies of The Nick Adams Stories.
Spring with Hemingway
Coming Events
Valerie Hemingway to visit Hamtramck
Thursday, April 24, 2009
Hamtramck Public Library will host Valerie Hemingway -- Thursday, April 24th, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Call today to reserve your seat (313) 365-7050. You may also email us at tamarasochacka[at]comcast.net, or konradmaziarz[at]sbcglobal.net Admission with tickets only.
The Michigan Humanities Council (MHC) brings the personal secretary of icon Ernest Hemingway to visit Michigan to celebrate The Great Michigan Read, a statewide literature reading program featuring Ernest Hemingway's The Nick Adams Stories. Valerie Hemingway, author of Running with the Bulls, a memoir of her years as Ernest Hemingway's secretary and her later marriage to his son, Gregory Hemingway, will tour six cities in Michigan from April 23-29, 2009. The MHC launched The Great Michigan Read in July 2009 to help address the decline in reading literature. The Nick Adams Stories chronicles a young man's coming of age in a series of linked short stories, many of which are set in Michigan.
"I believe that using Hemingway's work in a state-wide read is a wonderful idea," said Valerie Hemingway. "I'm really looking forward to visiting Michigan, a place I first heard about from Ernest Hemingway's lips. He never lost his affection for the state where the happiest moments of his childhood were spent. Michigan was the inspiration for his earliest and some of his best writing."
Adult Programs
Thursdays and Saturdays - March 15th through June 5th
Thursday programs at 6:00 p.m. will include:- Selected film screenings with introductions and discussions led by Professor Arthur Wagner / Michigan Hemingway Society
- Hemingway Book Discussion Evenings, including two evenings devoted exclusively to The Nick Adams Stories -- at the Library and Cafe 1923
- An exhibit featuring first and special editions of books by Ernest Hemingway. Besides novels, short stories, articles, biographies and memoirs, the exhibit will include Hemingway International Collection - a collection of books translated into several languages. It will be on display in the Library Auditorium / Gallery from April until June
- Splendor of Michigan - a photo exhibit featuring works by local artists
- Ernest Hemingway - a variety of contests and quizzes based on the life and works of one of the Greatest American Writers
- North Michigan - contests and quizzes about Northern Michigan, its history and culture
Youth and Young Adults Programs
From March 15th until June 3rd, 2009 our Tuesday Programs and Events for Youth will be dedicated to learning about the life and works of Ernest Hemingway. In addition to film screenings, readings, quizzes and discussions, we will also offer two Short Stories Writing Workshops conducted by Vievee Francis and Tamara Sochacka on Tuesday April 8th and May 6th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.If you are less than 15 years old, join our Michigan Young Writer's Club! Participate in the Michigan Short Story Writing Contest and/or multimedia Michigan Art Competition!
If you are 15 - 18 years old, and a Library card holder, we have something special for you! Beginning in April, we will accept your entries in HPL Ernest Hemingway Essay Contest and HPL Michigan Photo Contest. To learn more about the contests visit the Library on or after March 15th. All competitions will be announced during the Opening of Spring with Hemingway on Saturday, March 15th, at 1:00 p.m.
We will conclude The Great Michigan Read Youth Programs with the opening of our annual Summer Reading Program.
Contest Rules
Ernest Hemingway Writing ContestShort Story Writing Competition & Personal Essay Writing Competition Dedicated to the Memory of Ernest Hemingway
The Hamtramck Public Library is proud to announce our Ernest Hemingway Writing Contest which is open to the public.
Our goal is to encourage the work of creative writers. The contest is dedicated to recognizing and supporting the gifted writers whose work has not yet achieved success. This contest celebrates the talented writer.
To be eligible for the Hemingway Writing Contest, stories must be original unpublished fiction, typed and double-spaced, and they may not exceed 1,000 words in length. There are no theme restrictions. Entries need not be about Ernest Hemingway or use his style of writing; they should, however, strive for creativity, originality and literary theme. Writer's names should not appear on the stories and manuscripts will not be returned. Copyright remains the property of the author. Each Story should be accompanied by a cover sheet with the writer's name, complete address, e-mail address, phone number, title of the piece, and word count.
In preparation of the competition, the Library will offer a free writing workshop. The workshop will be held in the auditorium on Saturday, April 26 at 1:00 p.m.
Entries are now being accepted for the Hamtramck Public Library's Hemingway Writing Contest. Writers will compete for a $100 first prize, $50 second prize, and $25 third prize. Judges will also award honorable mentions to other entrants whose work demonstrates merit.
Entries need not be about Ernest Hemingway or use his style of writing; they should, however, strive for creativity, originality and literary theme.
Winners will be announced at the beginning of June 2009 in the Hamtramck Public Library. All entrants will receive a letter from the Library Board.
Splendors of Michigan Photo ContestSubmit your best photographs of the beauty of Michigan.
The photo must be taken by the entrant, and must be an original work.
Photography: black & white or color, any subject, must be reproducible in magazine format and be publishable for a general audience. Each artist may submit a maximum of three (3) works. If you would like to submit your work electronically, email them to konradmaziarz[at]sbcglobal.net. With every submission, include on a separate cover sheet your name, address, phone number, email as well as a title and description of the work.
The first place winner will receive the "Ultimate" camping Gear prize, including a tent, sleeping bag, portable stove, maps of northern Michigan; the second place winner will receive the "Premium" camping gear prize including a tent hiking backup, and a map of northern Michigan; the third place winner will receive the "Essential" camping prize: a tent and a map of northern Michigan.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
In April and May, the Hamtramck Public Library's ESL Program, held on Saturdays, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., will be based on The Nick Adams Stories and other works by or about Ernest Hemingway. These special ESL sessions will feature among others:- The Nick Adams Stories
- Recorded Books edition of The Old Man and the Sea
- Ernest Hemingway in Michigan
- Learning about Northern Michigan
- Film screenings
The Great Michigan Read from the Michigan Humanities Council
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