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These are the reader bios from our 2011 event….. Tom Birdseye, fiction Tom Birdseye grew up in North Carolina and Kentucky, an ardent fan of anything that smacked of sports, crawdads, mud balls, forts built in the woods, secret codes, … Continue reading →

We meet today to plan our 18th annual Magic Barrel, and this time, with a grant to support our publicity. Look forward to another great lineup of superb writers and a tone poem from Sideways Portal!

The Magic Barrel is very grateful to the Benton County Cultural Coalition for a grant of $745 for the 2011 event. The Barrel will use the funds to expand publicity to draw audiences of all ages to enjoy the literary … Continue reading →

…to Bob for setting up this website, and to all the readers and others who made the evening so successful.