Chapter News
2011 Readers' Luncheon
Heart of Louisiana sincerely thanks Sabrina Jeffries, Deborah LeBlanc, our featured authors, and all of our guests and members for making the 2011 Readers Luncheon a phenomenal event. Our 2012 Luncheon will be equally as exciting: our keynote speaker is New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham, featuring emcee F. Paul Wilson! Please visit the Luncheon web page often for updated information.
2011 Heartbeat Romance Writing Contest
The 2011 Heartbeat Contest winner has been selected! Please visit the contest page for the list of winners.
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Sabrina Jeffries with attending authors at our 2011 Readers Luncheon.
Our special guest for 2012 is NYT bestseller Heather Graham!
2012 Chapter Meetings
| DATE |
SPEAKER |
PROGRAM |
| January 28, 2012 |
TBA |
TBA |
| February 25, 2012 |
Christee Atwoodauthor/speaker |
Writer's Retreat - Greenwood Plantation, St. Francisville |
| March 24, 2012 |
Anna D'Arcolon of Willow Moon Publishing |
E-Publishing |
| April 28, 2012 |
Josephine Templetonauthor/journalist |
Storybook Building |
| May 26, 2012 |
Ursula Whistlerauthor |
The Science of Love and Lust |
| June 23, 2012 |
TBA |
TBA |
| July 28, 2012 |
TBA |
TBA |
| August 25, 2012 |
TBA |
TBA |
| September 22, 2012 |
N/A |
Luncheon preparation |
| October 27, 2012 |
TBA |
TBA |
| November 3, 2012 |
Heather Graham |
Readers' Luncheon
Location TBA
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| November 24, 2012 |
TBA |
TBA |
| December 2012 |
N/A |
Holiday Party! |
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Unless otherwise indicated, meetings are held in Baton Rouge at the Bluebonnet Regional Library at 9200 Bluebonnet Boulevard from 10:00am until noon with optional lunch afterward at a local restaurant. Visitors are welcome to attend two meetings before joining. Learn more about HeartLa in the Join Us! section.
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2012 readers' luncheon
november 3, 2012
Stay Tuned for ticket information!
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Special guest:
HEATHER GRAHAM
with emcee F. Paul Wilson
New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Heather Graham sold her first book, WHEN NEXT WE LOVE, in 1982 and since then, she has written over one hundred novels and novellas including category, romantic suspense, historical romance, vampire fiction, time travel, occult, and Christmas holiday fare. Heather was a founding member of the Florida Romance Writers chapter of RWA and, since 1999, has hosted the Romantic Times Vampire Ball, with all revenues going directly to children's charity.
Stay tuned for more information about all of our attending authors!
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Emcee Deborah LeBlanc at our 2011 luncheon
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