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	Author Roy Peter Clark		:: Roy Peter Clark , author of a recently released book Writing Tools, is vice president of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, a school for journalists and a company that owns controlling interest in a Tampa Bay newspaper, St. Petersburg Times. He is the author many non-fiction books and founding director of the National Writers Workshops.
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	Book Editor Margo Hammond		:: Margo Hammond, founder of the Festival of Books, co-author and commentator with Book Babes.com blog, and former book editor of the St. Petersburg Times.
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	Author and Poet Peter Meinke		:: Peter Meinke, author and poet. Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. His new book, The Contracted World, an award-winning new edition that was released this year, is one of his best. Check back for the WordSmitten podcast of this radio broadcast.
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	Editor Tom Valeo		::Tom Valeo, editor, writer, and founder of The Existential Memoirist. :: A freelance health and science writer, Tom writes a column on aging for the St. Petersburg Times and contributes regularly to WebMD. He was a theater critic in Chicago for 15 years and a founding editor of two Chicago-based magazines devoted to arts and culture. Visit www.existentialmemoir.com
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