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A celebration of Indigenous literary arts | Feb - Mar 2021
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The Virginia G. Piper
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Meet Your Community 2019
Valerie Foster
Meet Your Literary Community Exhibitor 2018, 2019
About Valerie Foster
Valerie Foster is an award-winning educator, and author of The Risk of Sorrow: Conversations with Holocaust Survivor, Helen Handler, archived in six countries, short story, "Loss," and memoir, Dancing With a Demon, named Best Nonfiction Narrative by American Book Fest and Finalist by International Book Awards. With public speaking in Vancouver, B.C., Los Angeles, San Diego, Texas, New York, and throughout Arizona, she has been featured in numerous articles and television interviews. Learn more at: valeriebfoster.com