Special opportunity with Coe Booth

[Kelly Farrow]

Hello!! This is a bit of a long shot, but I wondered if anybody who lives or teaches near Chicago would be interested in a unique opportunity to meet Coe Booth as well as some wonderful girls who will deeply appreciate Coe's visit to them. She's coming to speak at the prison where my husband and I volunteer (in Warrenville) while she's in town at the AWP Conference (http://www.awpwriter.org/conference/), which is at the Chicago Hilton and Palmer House Hilton. I'm not sure which location Coe will be staying at, but she needs transportation to and from the prison for this event, which will run from 7 to about 8:45 p.m.

If anyone was willing to drive with Coe, they would of course be invited into the prison to meet the girls and hear Coe speak. I would need some personal contact information from them to get them approved by the state to visit, but it's no big deal and I can arrange the whole thing. If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, please do contact me through the Ning!! Trust me, you will have a wonderful experience, not only getting to hang out w/ an awesome author, but also getting to meet some truly fantastic, smart, inquisitive girls and to see a prison library while you're there!

Let me know if you're up for it!

-Kelly Farrow