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Every year Connecticut writers can enter the Tassy Writing Competition put on by The Shoreline Arts Alliance. The award is to help encourage and nurture the creation of exceptional quality books for children.

This year Betsy Devany was a finalist for her story titled, Ibbie-Rae Paves the Way.  She has been one of the winners for the last three years making her the first-ever triple-crown finalist in the Tassy Contest. No one has ever been a finalist in all three categories: picture book, middle grade novel, and young adult novel.

Congratulations Betsy!
www.shorelinearts.org/tassywalden.cfm

Amalia Hoffman’s book,  The Klezmer Bunch was selected by the talented director, composer and writer, Elizabeth Swados to be part of her children’s production entitled, Jewish Books Cooking.

Ms.Swados is best known for her Broadway smash hit, Runaways. Her innovative creations thrilled audiences for over thirty years. She won three Obie awards and five Tony nominations. www.elizabethswados.com

All performances are free to the public thanks to a generous grant from The Covenant Foundation. http://www.covenantfn.org/

Congratulations Amalia!

http://www.jccmanhattan.org/performancespage=catcontent&pID=2605&progID=25915

You may be interested in attending. Here are the performance dates, times, and locations:

The JCC in Manhattan

334 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10023
www.jccmanhattan.org
646-505-4444
Grand opening May 20^th @ 11:00 am and 1:00 pm
RESERVE ONLINE

Center for Jewish History

Center for Jewish History
15 W. 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
www.cjh.org
June 3^rd @ 11:30 am
RESERVE ONLINE

Kings Bay Y

3495 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11229
www.kingsbayy.org
June 6^th @ 5pm

Bryant Park

THE CAROUSEL, 40^th
Street Between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
www.bryantpark.org
June 17th @ 1:00 pm

Lorraine Dey has written and Illustrated a picture book, “The Rain Forest Party” to be released in May 2012 by publisher, Raven Tree Press.

Congratulations Lorraine!

Talk tomorrow,

Kathy