{"id":145,"date":"2021-04-02T14:12:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T19:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/?p=145"},"modified":"2021-04-18T19:43:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T00:43:50","slug":"annual-outloud-festival-celebrates-local-authors-at-thomas-more-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/news\/annual-outloud-festival-celebrates-local-authors-at-thomas-more-university\/","title":{"rendered":"ANNUAL OUTLOUD FESTIVAL CELEBRATES LOCAL AUTHORS AT THOMAS MORE UNIVERSITY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_fullwidth  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">DONNA D. VITUCCI RELEASES NEW NOVEL, \"SALT OF PATRIOTS\"<\/h2>\n<p>OUTLOUD FESTIVAL - PRESS RELEASE<br \/> <strong>Contact: Donna D. Vitucci<\/strong><br \/> 513.448.7212<br \/> d_vitucci[at]yahoo.com<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ANNUAL OUTLOUD FESTIVAL CELEBRATES LOCAL AUTHORS AT THOMAS MORE UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. (Feb. 11, 2020)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Thomas More University Creative Writing Vision Program will present the 28th\u00a0annual Caden Blincoe Outloud Festival from 2 \u2013 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, in the Saints Center on campus.<\/p>\n<p>The Outloud Festival, which is held in collaboration with the James Graham Brown Honors Program, will offer a unique celebration of writers and writing in a festival setting. In attendance will be the 2019 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year winner Jeanne Bryner, Dos Madres Press publisher Robert Murphy, Weatherford Award winner and Thomas More Artist-in-Residence Richard Hague, and \u201cAll Souls\u201d author Donna Vitucci. The event will also include music by Tellico, a three-generation Appalachian family band.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 1:45 p.m. Local authors who attend are welcome to bring books for signing tables. Appetizers and refreshments will be served.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Outloud Festival reflects a strong value for literature as a resource for diverse cultures and groups,\u201d said Sherry Cook Stanforth, Ph.D., Creative Writing Vision director. \u201cThis year, the sciences meet the arts in nurse-author Jeanne Bryner, whose creative interpretations of healing and biographical efforts stand as inspiration for all of us. The Outloud Festival authors regularly feature diverse disciplines and themes \u2013 the mission here is to unify people from different perspectives and cultures in a meaningful celebration of the expressive arts.\u00a0I feel honored to promote this historical event as a reflection of Thomas More and Kentucky spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The annual event honors the late Boone County Kentucky Enquirer reporter and literacy advocate Caden Blincoe, who emphasized the importance of sharing great literature among all people, including those who may not read or have access to books. Blincoe was also a member of the Cincinnati Editor\u2019s Association, the Cincinnati Writers Project, and Adult Literacy.<\/p>\n<p>The festival began in 1991 at Big Bone Lick State Park and, shortly after moving to the campus, became one of Thomas More\u2019s most popular public events, featuring regional greats including Frank X Walker, Crystal Wilkinson, Richard Taylor, the late Jim Webb, Cathy Smith Bowers, and Robert Gipe.<\/p>\n<p>For interviews, author appearances, and more, contact Donna at 513.448.7212 or email d_vitucci[at]yahoo.com<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_sidebar_0 et_pb_widget_area clearfix et_pb_widget_area_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"search-2\" class=\"et_pb_widget widget_search\"><form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" id=\"searchform\" class=\"searchform\" action=\"https:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"screen-reader-text\" for=\"s\">Search for:<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" value=\"\" name=\"s\" id=\"s\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" id=\"searchsubmit\" value=\"Search\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"recent-posts-2\" class=\"et_pb_widget widget_recent_entries\">\n\t\t<h4 class=\"widgettitle\">Recent Posts<\/h4>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/stories\/when-we-were-small\/\">When We Were Small<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/stories\/to-pieces\/\">To Pieces<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/stories\/pigsglue\/\">Pigsglue<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/stories\/oranges\/\">Oranges<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/stories\/hey-grandmam\/\">Hey Grandmam<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/stories\/hex-october-1956\/\">HEX, OCTOBER 1956<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"recent-comments-2\" class=\"et_pb_widget widget_recent_comments\"><h4 class=\"widgettitle\">Recent Comments<\/h4><ul id=\"recentcomments\"><\/ul><\/div><div id=\"categories-2\" class=\"et_pb_widget widget_categories\"><h4 class=\"widgettitle\">Categories<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/category\/interviews\/\">Interviews<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-17\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/category\/invited-posts\/\">Invited Posts<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-19\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/category\/reviews\/\">Reviews<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/category\/stories\/\">Stories<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_team_member et_pb_team_member_0 clearfix  et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"499\" src=\"http:\/\/magicmasterminds.com\/DonnaDVitucci\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ddv-from-2010.jpg\" alt=\"Donna D. 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