Central Region: New York State Performers, Programmers & Related Resources for Public Libraries & Groups


Performer Information
Stage name:	The Irish Dresser
Performer name:	Cynthia Neale
Phone:	603-329-4249
Mailing address:	574 Main Street Hampstead, NH 03841
E-mail address:	neale@metro2000.net
Website:	http://www.cynthianeale.com
Previous appearances at:	Milwaukee Irish Festival, ICC Boston Irish Festival, Lima Public Library, Lima, NY, Phelps Public Library, Phelps, NY, Northwood Middle School, NH Contact information for New York State Public Libraries
Information last updated:	10/05/2011

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Program
Category
Description
Fee

The Staying Power of Epiphanies for a Writer's Life Literature- Creative Writing,
Literature- Other,
Other

When author, Cynthia Neale, was twelve, she wrote skits and poems, knocked on neighbors’ doors and performed for them. She was always welcomed and would walk away feeling pleased, clutching a quarter and some home-baked cookies. She dreamed of writing novels, but it took many years before she was able to commit to this arduous, but passionate, work. And then in 2002, she completed her first historical fiction novel, 'The Irish Dresser,' for young adults. Publishers were interested, but…the doors kept slamming. When she decided to give up, a surprise came in the mail. The author will share the epiphanies she experienced that enabled her to persevere, and how she came to have published not only 'The Irish Dresser,' but also the continuing story in 'Hope in New York City,' and her first historical fiction novel for adults, 'Norah: The Making of an Irish-American Woman in 19th-Century New York.' Whether you are of Irish descent or not, you will be inspired to root for all immigrants who sought the American dream. And perhaps you will remember a few of your own dreams that have fallen by the wayside, as well.
$201- $350

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Program	Category	Description	Fee
The Staying Power of Epiphanies for a Writer's Life	Literature- Creative Writing, Literature- Other, Other	When author, Cynthia Neale, was twelve, she wrote skits and poems, knocked on neighbors’ doors and performed for them. She was always welcomed and would walk away feeling pleased, clutching a quarter and some home-baked cookies. She dreamed of writing novels, but it took many years before she was able to commit to this arduous, but passionate, work. And then in 2002, she completed her first historical fiction novel, 'The Irish Dresser,' for young adults. Publishers were interested, but…the doors kept slamming. When she decided to give up, a surprise came in the mail. The author will share the epiphanies she experienced that enabled her to persevere, and how she came to have published not only 'The Irish Dresser,' but also the continuing story in 'Hope in New York City,' and her first historical fiction novel for adults, 'Norah: The Making of an Irish-American Woman in 19th-Century New York.' Whether you are of Irish descent or not, you will be inspired to root for all immigrants who sought the American dream. And perhaps you will remember a few of your own dreams that have fallen by the wayside, as well.	$201- $350