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The Chocolatier & the Desserted Island: Kate Shaffer Demonstration Sunday, February 5, 1 pm City of Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 North Street Fairfax, VA About the Event Indulge in a live demonstration at the City of Fairfax’s Chocolate Lovers Festival by chocolatier and cookbook author, Kate Shaffer. Shaffer will share tips, tricks, and tales about living

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Sindya Bhanoo Wins New American Voices Award

Sindya Bhanoo Wins New American Voices Award October 13, 2022, Fairfax, VA- Sindya Bhanoo wins the fifth annual Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award for her short story collection, Seeking Fortune Elsewhere. Before reading from her collection and accepting the award, including a $5,000 prize, Bhanoo spoke of how immigrant stories are overlooked,

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Fall for the Book Receives $12,000 Operating Support Grant from ArtsFairfax

Fall for the Book Receives $12,000 Operating Support Grant from ArtsFairfax Fairfax, VA (September 12, 2022) – Fall for the Book has been awarded a 2023 ArtsFairfax Operating Support Grant of $12,000. This funding benefits the vitality of Fall for the Book and its mission to host a variety of year-round events and activities that

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Debut Writers Dominate New American Voices Award Shortlist

Debut Writers Dominate Immigrant Writing Award Shortlist Sindya Bhanoo’s Seeking Fortune Elsewhere, Daphne Palasi Andreades’s Brown Girls, and Aamina Ahmad’s The Return of Faraz Ali have been named finalists for the Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award. Celebrating its 5th anniversary, this post-publication award recognizes recently published works that illuminate the complexity of

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