Southern author coming to Magness Library
Southern author Carroll Dale Short will be coming to Magness Library this Thursday, July 3 at 6:30 p.m. for a reading and book signing.
Short, who is a native of Shanghi, Ala., has published fiction and nonfiction in Redbook, The New York Times, USA Today, The National Observer, Newsweek, and dozens of other periodicals.
He was the grand prize winner of Redbook’s first annual fiction contest. He has been anthologized in textbooks and has contributed to several international reference volumes. His works have been performed on National Public Radio and he is a frequent contributor of features to Alabama Public Radio.
Short will be reading from his first novel “The Shining Path,” which was recently re-issued by NewSouth Books. The book has been praised by Publishers Weekly as “a boldly imaginative adventure.”
He will also be reading from “A Writer’s Tool Kit,” published in 2001 by Court Street Press. Those interested in purchasing that book can do so at its companion Web site, a new online community for creative writers, at www.writerstoolkit.com.