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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 Atwood
author/speaker
Writer's Retreat - Greenwood Plantation, St. Francisville
March 24, 2012 Anna D'Arcolon of Willow Moon Publishing E-Publishing
April 28, 2012 Josephine Templeton
author/journalist
Storybook Building
May 26, 2012 Ursula Whistler
author
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
November 24, 2012 TBA TBA
December 2012 N/A  Holiday Party!

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!

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!


Deborah LeBlanc
Emcee Deborah LeBlanc at our 2011 luncheon

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