Humboldt County Authors
Authors Hall
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The Humboldt State University's Authors Hall, is located on the 2nd floor outside of the Library Fishbowl. It is a physical collection of books, and a virtual collection of articles, CDs, and DVDs recognizing Humboldt State University's faculty, staff, students, and alumni for their scholarship and creative work.
The Hall is a place to highlight the hard work of staff, students, and alumni alike, while providing inspiration for all those around. |
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Humboldt Authors' Recognition
The importance of local authors is imperative to the inspiration and motivation of the literary community. They provide support, experience, and encouragement. This is just a small sample of Humboldt County's authors from the pamphlet collection in the Humboldt Room. For more information, please visit the Humboldt Room, which is located on the third floor of the library.
This article touches upon an event called the "Writers' Celebration" where eleven Humboldt County authors were signing copies of their books. The genres ranged from historical to more contemporary. This three hour celebration was hosted by The National League of American Pen Women.
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This article focused on Jim Dodge's, a Humboldt State alumni and former professor, creative works, specifically "Mr. In Between". Dodge shares some rituals and superstitions that he has regarding his writing. He also talks about his different approaches with fiction writing and poetry.
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This article talks about the importance of romance writers in the literary world. Bringing up the fact that romance novels (and writers) "are not given much respect in elite literary circles". The article centered on the event, "Romance Writers Speak", hosted at Humboldt State University where four local romance writers were given the chance to talk about their work as writers, and about the importance of women speaking and writing on issues that affect other women.