Poet Vivian Shipley and young writer Shakhed Hadaya

Young writers intent on Shipley

Shipley and Hadaya at work

Young writer Jasmine Ruiz and her father at the reception.

Jen Allen (left), Steve Deangelis(right), and Jake Thibault (bottom center) of the Jen Allen Jazz Combo

Bailey, Thibault, and poet Franz Douskey, founding board member of the Young Writers Trust & Interim President of IMPAC University in Punta Gorda, Florida

F. Lee Bailey and Andy Thibault

Attorney Tim Moynahan, Dorothy Nicholas and young writers prose judge, John McNicholas

Elaine Clarke of IMPAC and Joe O'Leary and Marcus Thibault of the Rainey Faye Bookstore & Gallery greet guests.

Scott Bell, Britta Bell and Jessica Roth

Britta Bell and her mother, Camilla Crist

The Jen Allen Jazz Combo blasts away

Litchfield men about town, Bruce Mason and Bob Doyle

Master of Ceremonies, Rand Richards Cooper, the novelist and correspondent for Bon Appettit

Sarah Heath and Vivian Shipley

John McNicholas

Vocalist Katie Bruno of the Litchfield High Jazz Combo

CSU Vice Chancellor Estela Lopez and Spanish poetry winner, Jason Obar

French prose winner, Tamara Almai

French poetry winner, Hannah Dwan

Dr. Dimitrios Pachis, foreground, a stalwart supporter of the Young Writers program, and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Eastern Connecticut State University

Carmen Diaz of the CSU Chancellor's office, aka 
"Yeowoman of the Young Writers program"

CSU Chancellor Dr. David Carter with the 2006 Connecticut Poetry Champion Britta Bell, F. Lee Bailey and Franz Douskey

CSU Chancellor Dr. David Carter with 2006 Connecticut Prose Champion John Raithel and F. Lee Bailey

John Raithel with his teacher, Ed Gelheiser

Dr. David Carter, Britta Bell, John Raithel and F. Lee Bailey