E.Tara Scurry- A Storm of Roses- News and Events

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Fall 2008

The Capital BookFest returns to the Blvd @ The Cap Centre in Largo, MD! E. Tara Scurry has been iinvited back - third year in a ro w -to the fourth Annual Capital BookFest sponsored by The Washington Post on Saturday, October 4, 2008.

http://www.myspace.com/capitalbookfest

Spring 2008

April 12th 2008, E. Tara Scurry was invited to a Private Poetry Circle event as the featured, Guest Poet for the afternoon. She read from her Book Storm of Roses and shared new, unpublished poems, including We Were Giants (which can be found in the Creative Writing link) which will be a part of her next compilation.

Fall 2007

Storm of Roses to be exhibited at the third Annual Capital BookFest sponsored by The Washington Post! Saturday October 6th 10:00am-7:00pm @ Borders Books, 931 A Capital Centre Blvd , Largo Maryland, 20774

Your favorite author, E. Tara Scurry will be showcasing her award winning compilation, Storm of Roses in the third Annual Capital BookFest sponsored by The Washington Post on October 6, 2007! Last year, 1500 adults and children attended this event and Scurry read poems and excerpts from Storm of Roses in the Borders bookstore as a part of the festivities. This year she has been invited to attend as an exhibitor!

**Details will be in the September Press Release. Those on the email list will receive this, it will also be posted on the site in a few days.**

Summer 2007

Freelance writer and book publicist Jennifer Pullinger writes and article covering the 28 th Washington Writers Conference in Washington DC. She quotes author E. Tara Scurry and suggests the conference consider adding Scurry to the panel of next year’s conference!

Click here for article!

Spring 2007

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Storm of Roses Wins Another Award! (May 2007)

Award-Winning Finalist in the Poetry Category of the "National Indie Excellence 2007" Book Awards!

~ http://www.pubinsider.com/indieresults.html

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E. Tara Scurry interviews with Fran Silverman on her radio show, Achieve Radio Tuesday April 10th 2:30pm EST.Visit the link below for the archives or catch it live on your podcast!

http://achieveradio.com/~fran/

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Young poet catches readers by ‘Storm’

Staff Writer, Monica Hogan interviews E. Tara Scurry and profiles Storm of Roses in the Silver Spring Gazette. The article appeared Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007

CLICK HERE for the Article!

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The Storm of Roses Valentine's Day Gift Sets launched in February were a success! Each decorated red or pink bag included:

One signed copy of Storm of Roses ($40 HB or $30 PB)
Storm of Roses bookmark
Storm of Roses collectors’ pen
Storm of Roses collectors’ letter slitter
Valentines Day flyer
Specialty Storm of Roses information card
One individually wrapped ‘Premium Quality Land Lakes Cocoa Classic’
A variety bunch of Valentines Day chocolates (such as Snickers, M&Ms, Twix, Crunch, Hershey’s Kisses, Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, Hershey’s Hugs, Jolly Ranchers, Mints)!
choice of a “I love you” bear, or beautifully scented candle
All put together tastefully in a gift bag with red paper and decorative ribbon!

Theme: Give more than just a bouquet of roses; give Storm of Roses, a gift of literary miracles that will never fade.

Award-Winner in Poetry for Best Books 2006 National Book Awards! www.usabooknews.com

“Powerful! Insightful! Breath-taking! Storm of Roses delivers a diverse compilation of poetry and short stories from young poet and author, E. Tara Scurry. She has a very promising literary career ahead of her!” –USABookNews.com

We would love for you to call in and talk to us, toll-free at STUDIO A: 1-866-613-1612. If you miss the live show, you can find it archived at that site or listen live from another
of the syndicated radio shows listed at http://www.star-style.com/radio/index.htm. Thanks for supporting the efforts to spread the word!

10/17/06 Time: Pre-recorded (visit them online!) WomensRadio ( NRA-IWR) Interview with Pat Lynch, Editor in Chief Oakland, CA (New Products; Trade Literature; Industry News; Online Media and Education Network) www.womensradio.com

10/11/06 9:05 PM EST KGNW-AM 820 AMC: Thor Tolo, Host, “Live From Seattle”Live program, 35-40 minutes (Religious music and Christian conservative talk)www.kgnw.com

LIVE 10/8/06 4:35 EST Interview with Holly Campbell "What Women Can Do" WCFK-AM(1470) Chicago, IL

CNN Radio interview 'Measure to Measure' with host John Lorine, Atlanta Georgia 10/3/06 (Interview will be taped, we'll let you know when it will broadcast!)

The American Perspective Radio (www.thesop.org) with Judyth Piazza, Vero Beach, FL. This 10/10/06 interview will be recorded then podcasted on itunes. Visit website for details!

Live Radio Interview! Thursday Sept. 28th 9:08am WJSS-AM Baltimore, MD (tune into 1330 am). Interview by Horace Tittle, host. www.wjss/1330.net

Reader Views publishes review of Storm of Roses: http://irenewatson.typepad.com/readerviews/2006/07/storm_of_roses.html

E. Tara Scurry asked to be a speaker and provide a motivational message to maturing young ladies at Theta Omega Charities, Inc. Dubutante Retreat! August 11-13th.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16 8:30AM EST: Live Radio Interview! WSLB-AM, Watertown, New York "The Dick Wilson Show"

E. Tara Scurry will be traveling abroad to Scotland June 25th - July 3rd for creative inspiration. We can't wait to see the literary art that blossoms from this excursion!

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine July 2006 issue publishes E. Tara Scurry's letter! Read page 12 Letters to the Editor!

Congrats! As of May 11th, 2006 Storm of Roses earns iUniverse Reader's Choice designation! Authors achieve the Reader's Choice level after receiving the Editor's Choice designation AND selling over 250 books through external (online orders, local bookstore orders, and books not sold directly from the author) channels!

Read below for how Storm of Roses sold out during the April B. Dalton signing! Details will be in the upcoming newsletter.

The Century Limited Inc. Club
1500 Delafield Pl NW
Washington, DC 20011
(202) 723-0232
DIRECTIONS: Take 16th st. to Delafield place. Turn east and go 1 block to 15th and Delafield.

***SPECIAL THANKS to my sponsors, The Century Limited Inc. Bookclub for inviting me and hosting the event, to White Flint Medical & Natural Healing Center for donating $4,500 worth of chiropractic, orthopedic and acupressure gift certificates as raffle gifts for my guests (www.heal-naturally.com), and Trader Joe's grocery @ 10741 Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD for sponsoring our baloons!

Come join us on this very special evening where this exclusive club is opening its doors to everyone coming for a reading, book signing and networking. Wine and refreshments will be provided by The Century Limited Inc. Each guest will have a chance to participate in the special raffle prize drawings. If you're feeling particularly festive, the colors for the evening are black, red and white. Business Casual/Business.

*If you haven't had a chance to come to an event yet, don't fret! This is the BIG one! Books will be available at the event.

*The Century Limited Inc. is a mature (over 35) Professional men’s club consisting of lawyers, doctors, government officials and business owners in the D.C. metropolitan area. The book club at Century Limited Inc. has invited E. Tara Scurry and her guests for the official PREMIER of Storm of Roses: A Compilation of Poetry and Short Stories!

The Century Limited Book club has hosted authors such as Donna Brazile ( Cooking With Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics ) who is Chair of the Democratic National Committee’s Voting Rights Institute (VRI), adjunct Professor at Georgetown University and veteran Democratic political strategist (the former Campaign Manager for Gore-Lieberman 2000 – the first African American to lead a major presidential campaign), Georgia Congressmen John Lewis (Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement), Elizabeth Clark-Lewis (Living-in, Living-out) and Laura Randolph Lancaster, Patti LaBelle’s co-writer ( Don't Block the Blessings: Revelations of a Lifetime ).

**Saturday April 15th 2006**

B. Dalton Bookseller
7101 Democracy Boulevard
1302 Montgomery Mall
Bethesda, Maryland 20817 l

Signing 12 Noon - 4:00pm Maryland 20817
Contact: Christine: Asst. Manager (301) 365-6209

*If you're going to miss the Premier Signing above, come visit E. Tara at Montgomery Mall. Even if you attend the premier, please drop by to show your support and browse the bookstore!*

NEWS!!! B. Dalton completely sold out of Storm of Roses 35 minutes before the signing was schedualed to end!!! (Noon-4pm) Storm of Roses continued to sell despite being sold out as multiple customers didn't let the lack of books deter them and insisted on ordering their copies! Because of Storm of Roses's success, E. Tara Scurry has been invited back to the B. Dalton for a second round in May or June, date TBA!

One attendee was candidate for the Montgomery county council seat at-large and former Montgomery country school board president (94'-04') Reggie Felton (www.reggiefelton.org), who bought two books!

October 23rd 2005 Poetry Reading during annual Homecoming Sunday service, Atlanta GA, Morehouse College (Details of this event cant be found in the October Press Release) Piece Shared: Poem, Perfect Vessels To Receive

November 4th, 2005 Open-Mic, Well Coffeehouse, located at Marantha Fellowship 3828 Univ Blvd, College Park Md, 20740 7:30-8:30, live band at 8:45pm. Starbucks coffee & free prizes. www.wellcoffeehouse.com (Scurry received a shout-out from the band for her attention-grabbing peice and multiple laughs from the 60+ people in attendance) Piece Shared: Excerpt from short story, Eternity

February 10th 2006 Open-Mic Night and Artist Showcase hosted by Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church, Silver Spring, MD.Pieces Shared: Blue, Nearer To You, Earth

February 19th 2006 Clearwater Coffee House, Cosco Regional Park, Clinton MD. Pieces Shared: Women Of The Sky, Sandy Strip Of Peace, The Carpenter, Ode To Lucifer: The Prince Of Heaven, Dangerous Baby Girl

February 22nd 2006 NAACP sponsored Career Fair at Vermont Aveneue Baptist Church, Washington DC. Scurry was served as a Mentor Role Model Career Counselor to high school students in the areas of creative writing, sociology, human resources and organization development.

June 2006 CHOCOLATE CHERRY REaD Book Club is a womans Professional book club consisting of Physicists, Registered Nurses, Technologists and hospital administrators. The club has choses Storm of Roses for the month and Scurry will discuss and sign books. Specific date TBA. Contact chrisi919@yahoo.com for more information.