[Michlib-l] Northern Michigan Author Award Recipient Anne-Marie Oomen to Be Celebrated

Wed Aug 21 16:37:59 EDT 2024

Good afternoon Michlib,

We hope you can join us in celebrating 2023-2024 Michigan Author Award Recipient Anne-Marie Oomen at the Library of Michigan on September 7th from 6-8 pm. The closing date for filling out the registration form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPGy7h7QXtjbxYdPyD9QYH50IyeM8F-1IJoA9vzO_NhAUrug/viewform> has been updated to Friday, August 30th.

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Mindy Babarskis
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Michigan Collection
Library of Michigan
(517) 335-1457
BabarskisM at michigan.gov<mailto:BabarskisM at michigan.gov>
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Bob Wheaton<mailto:wheatonb1 at michigan.gov>, Director of Public and Governmental Affairs, 517-241-4395

Northern Michigan Author Award Recipient
Anne-Marie Oomen to Be Celebrated

LANSING – The Library of Michigan will celebrate 2023-24 Michigan Author Award recipient Ms. Anne-Marie Oomen on Saturday, Sept. 7.
The event will feature a presentation from Oomen and remarks by State Librarian Mr. Randy Riley. Food and refreshments will be provided. The event is free to attend and open to the public, but space is limited and registration is required.
Register online<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZG9jcy5nb29nbGUuY29tL2Zvcm1zL2QvZS8xRkFJcFFMU2NQR3k3aDdRWHRqYnhZZFB5RDlRWUg1MEl5ZU04Ri0xSUpvQTl2ek9fTmhBVXJ1Zy92aWV3Zm9ybSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDA4MDguOTg3NjMxNjEifQ.1jiDLoNvoG8bQLe31ERrVOd0vzRYMeG6tPASeKFitX8/s/3092785425/br/247114727725-l> by Aug. 20.
Oomen, of Empire in Northern Lower Michigan, is the founding editor of “Dunes Review,” former president of Michigan Writers, Inc., and instructor at Solstice MFA in Creative Writing at Lasell University in Massachusetts and at Interlochen College of Creative Arts. Her 2022 memoir “As Long as I Know, You, the Mom Book,” won the Association of Writers & Writing Programs’<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmF3cHdyaXRlci5vcmcvIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDgwOC45ODc2MzE2MSJ9.FETYaj4jeOIFoQMBaKFW_RGA3nTThKfPRXiPndn08T0/s/3092785425/br/247114727725-l> Sue William Silverman nonfiction award, a Michigan Notable Book Award in 2023, and a Silver IPPY.
“The Long Fields: Essays of Comfort and Home” is her latest work. Other Michigan Notable Book selections authored by Oomen include “Pulling Down the Barn,” “House of Fields,” and “The Lake Michigan Mermaid” (with Linda Nemec Foster). Her edited work “ELEMENTAL: A Collection of Michigan Nonfiction” was a Michigan Notable Book title. Additional works included “American Map: Essays, Uncoded Woman,” and “Love, Sex and 4-H.” Additional works include seven plays as well as scripts for two video projects. More information about Anne-Marie Oomen and her works may be found on her website, anne-marieoomen.com<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYW5uZS1tYXJpZW9vbWVuLmNvbSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDA4MDguOTg3NjMxNjEifQ.62LnRNBP1Z8P3mHgLVSyp0L5ymMazkMabxFfsKBbaTw/s/3092785425/br/247114727725-l>.
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For more information or questions about the Michigan Author Award, contact the Library of Michigan at 517-335-1477, visit www.Michigan.gov/MCFB<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdi9saWJyYXJ5b2ZtaWNoaWdhbi9saWJyYXJpZXMvbWNmYiIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDA4MDguOTg3NjMxNjEifQ.hiU_iD5brdU7c6PHr21JUa2I-EyRLHW-oM1H0Ye3yXg/s/3092785425/br/247114727725-l>, or email Librarian at Michigan.gov<mailto:Librarian at Michigan.gov>.
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