Connecticut Center for the Book at the
Hartford Public Library
500 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103-3075
Telephone: 860/695-6320
Fax: 860/722-6870
Email:klyons@hplct.org

 

2003 CONNECTICUT BOOK AWARDS
 

Sunday, November 16, 2003

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Awards Ceremony

3:30-5:30 p.m.

Awards Reception

Atrium of City Hall

550 Main Street
 

Join the Connecticut Center for the Book, a program of the Hartford Public Library, for the 2nd annual Connecticut Book Awards recognizing those individuals who have made a notable contribution to the state’s literary heritage. Connecticut Forum’s president Richard Sugarman will be master-of-ceremonies. Helen Sheehy, author of Eleonora Duse, the engaging biography of the legendary Italian actress who inspired writers and enamored audiences, will be the keynote speaker. Awards will be given in categories of: biography or memoir; children’s book author; children’s book illustrator; design; fiction; nonfiction; and, poetry. This is a ticketed event. Book signing during the reception. For more information, call 860/695-6324.