Bend, OR – To whet the appetites for The Nature of Words 2011 Literary Festival, one of November’s festival authors, fiction writer Heidi Durrow, will make an appearance at NOW’s annual BOOKPLATE auction and reception on July 1 at the Oxford Hotel. Durrow, the author of the National Bestseller, The Girl Who Fell from the Sky, will read following the unveiling of the 2011 slate of authors at the event.
Heidi Durrow grew up as a child of two cultures and languages: an African-American enlisted Air Force man and a white Danish woman. Her debut novel, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky, received Barbara Kingsolver’s 2008 Bellwether Prize for Literature of Social Change, and was named one of the best novels of 2010 by the Washington Post, a Top 10 Book of 2010 by The Oregonian, and a Top 10 Debut of 2010 by Booklist. Durrow, originally from Portland, OR, is a former corporate attorney, a former journalist, a former Life Skills trainer for NBA and NFL athletes, a podcaster and a festival producer. Episodes of Durrow’s popular “Mixed Chicks Chat” podcast can be found on her website at www.heidiwdurrow.com
BOOKPLATE will also feature a literary themed live and silent auction, student readers from NOW’s year-round creative writing programs for youth, and the unveiling of the full 2011 guest author lineup for The Nature of Words November literary festival. BOOKPLATE will take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Oxford Hotel. Wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at www.bendticket.com
About The Nature of Words
The mission of The Nature of Words is to foster an appreciation of the literary arts and humanities in the high desert region of the Northwest through community interaction with acclaimed authors, and through creative writing programs for students and adults.
541.647.2233 or email info@thenatureofwords.org. In Bend, visit NOW’s literary arts center at 224 NW Oregon Avenue.
