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Poet Vivian Shipley and young writer Shakhed Hadaya
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Young writers intent on Shipley
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Young writer Jasmine Ruiz and her father at the reception.
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Jen Allen (left), Steve Deangelis(right), and Jake Thibault (bottom center) of the Jen Allen Jazz Combo
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Bailey, Thibault, and poet Franz Douskey, founding board member of the Young Writers Trust & Interim President of IMPAC University in Punta Gorda, Florida
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F. Lee Bailey and Andy Thibault
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Attorney Tim Moynahan, Dorothy Nicholas and young writers prose judge, John McNicholas
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Elaine Clarke of IMPAC and Joe O'Leary and Marcus Thibault of the Rainey Faye Bookstore & Gallery greet guests.
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Scott Bell, Britta Bell and Jessica Roth
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Britta Bell and her mother, Camilla Crist
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The Jen Allen Jazz Combo blasts away
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Litchfield men about town, Bruce Mason and Bob Doyle
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Master of Ceremonies, Rand Richards Cooper, the novelist and correspondent for Bon Appettit
Young Writers Trust board member and retired CSU Chancellor, Bill Cibes
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Keynote Speaker Emily Dykes, the 2004 Connecticut prose champion
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Sarah Heath and Vivian Shipley
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John McNicholas
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Vocalist Katie Bruno of the Litchfield High Jazz Combo
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CSU Vice Chancellor Estela Lopez and Spanish poetry winner, Jason Obar
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French prose winner, Tamara Almai
French poetry winner, Hannah Dwan
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Dr. Dimitrios Pachis, foreground, a stalwart supporter of the Young Writers program, and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Eastern Connecticut State University
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Carmen Diaz of the CSU Chancellor's office, aka
"Yeowoman of the Young Writers program"
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CSU Chancellor Dr. David Carter with the 2006 Connecticut Poetry Champion Britta Bell, F. Lee Bailey and Franz Douskey
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CSU Chancellor Dr. David Carter with 2006 Connecticut Prose Champion John Raithel and F. Lee Bailey
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John Raithel with his teacher, Ed Gelheiser
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Dr. David Carter, Britta Bell, John Raithel and F. Lee Bailey
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