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AUSTIN AUTHOR PART OF EMERGING WRITERS SERIES
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Owen Egerton, author of How Best to Avoid Dying, on Character-Driven Fiction panel at 2007 Texas Book Festival
Austin, Texas - November 3, 2007 - Dalton Publishing author and humorist Owen Egerton has been selected to be a part of the 2007 Texas Book Festival’s Emerging Writers Series. Egerton’s collection of short stories, published in June 2007, How Best to Avoid Dying, is featured as Character-Driven Fiction. Other authors representing this category with Egerton include Claude Stanush, Shelby Hearon, and Masha Hamilton.
Who: Owen Egerton
What: Character-Driven Fiction discussion panel
Where: Texas State Capitol: Capitol Extension Room E2.026, Austin, Texas
When: November 3, 10-11 am
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PODCAST OF AUTHOR READINGAbout Owen Egerton: Humorist and popular NPR commentator, Owen Egerton has made his living making people laugh. As past director of ComedySportz Troupe and Austin’s National Comedy Theatre, Egerton has entertained thousands with his unique blend of imagination, comedic energy, and dry wit. Best known for the creation of The Sinus Show and co-creator of Plays Well with Others, his comedy translates from stage to film to page, seamlessly. Egerton is also the author of the novel Marshall Hollenzer is Driving.
Owen lives with his wife and daughter in Austin, Texas. He founded, and is active in, The Right to Marry movement, and is a dedicated Hospice volunteer.
About Dalton Publishing: Dalton Publishing, an independent press based in Austin, Texas, adheres to the highest editorial and printing standards, while respecting the cutting-edge visions of its world-class stable of authors. Through a model of support, marketing, publicity, and social media, Dalton Publishing provides authors a platform for success in the highly competitive publishing market. Genres for publication include poetry, fiction and non-fiction. www.daltonpublishing.com
About Texas Book Festival: The Texas Book Festival was established in 1995 by First Lady Laura Bush, a former librarian and an ardent advocate of literacy. Mrs. Bush created a task force to plan the book festival to honor Texas authors, promote the joys of reading and serve to benefit the state’s public libraries. The first Festival took place at the Capitol in November 1996; the Festival has quickly evolved into one of the premier literary events in the country, annually hosting over 200 Texas and nationally known authors. In 2006, more than 45,000 visitors participated in a week-end of author readings and presentations, panel discussions, book signings, and musical entertainment at the State Capitol in Austin.
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