Lindy Thomas and Walt Barger, Chattanooga Writers Guild members, are
teaming up for another book signing:
When: September 27th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Where: Books A Million, Paul Huff Parkway, Cleveland, TN
More about the authors:
Lindy W. Thomas is a native of Nebraska, where he lived until entering the U.
S. Navy in 1948. He is a Korean War veteran, who has made the Chattanooga,
Tennessee area his home for the past 50 years. Lindy attended the University
of Tennessee at Knoxville and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Later, he taught at the Chattanooga State Area Vocational-Technical School
and then became a member of the administrative staff, first as supervisor and
later as acting Assistant Superintendent. After retiring in 1996, he has
devoted a great amount of his spare time to writing novels. His first is
PEAVINE CREEK, a historical fiction American Civil War story. A second book,
MAUDIE, is in the process of being written and a third is in the planning
stage.
Walt Barger was born in southeastern Tennessee where his parents ran a mom
and pop grocery. He graduated high school and in later years took college
courses in creative writing. After serving in the military, Walt started his
own mechanical contracting business where he worked for thirty-six years. He
was married to Mary for forty-five years and, when she died in 1995, he began
writing poetry. This year Walt published his first book of poetry, "Dark
Sails in the Twilight," and has begun the thought process for his 2nd book of
poetry.
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Jennifer Watts
Grant Consultant
Office of Grants and Program Review, Dept. 4905
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Phone: 423-425-4168
Fax: 423-425-4052
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Website: http://www.utc.edu/Grants-and-Research
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