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BIDDEFORD, Maine

MPBN to broadcast two films from UNE's Maine Women Writers Collection

Maine Public Broadcasting will air two films from the University of New England Maine Women Writers Collection this July and August 2010.

"Maine Women Writers Collection: The First Fifty Years" is a engaging film that tells the tale of the development, significance, and outreach of this gem of Maine literary history at the University of New England.

For 50 years, the Maine Women Writers Collection has collected the work of the state's most distinguished women writers and documented the experiences of ordinary women. The collection is unique and valuable for the breadth of the work and the deep sense of place captured in more than 7,500 books and manuscripts on more than 500 Maine women writers.

In "I Make Books," Maine artist Martha Hall, who died in 2003, reads from the compelling artist's books she created in response to her treatment for breast cancer between1989 and 2003.  Hall's books are works of art thematically focused around her experiences with this disease.  Her books have been featured in many special exhibitions across the country.

The schedule for these two television programs is as follows (check your local listings or www.mpbn.net for specific channels):

"The Maine Women Writers Collection:  The First Fifty Years"

July 26 at 12:00 a.m.
July 31 at 11:00 a.m.
August 1 at 10:30 p.m.

"I Make Books"

July 19 at 12:00 a.m.
July 31 at 11:30 a.m.
August 1 at 11:00 p.m.

For more information, contact Cally Gurley, UNE director of special collections, at cgurley@une.edu or 207-221-4324. 

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.