November 13, 2003

Children Invited To Join In "Idaho Authors!" Card Game Tournament

The Log Cabin Literary Center and Idaho Commission on the Arts invites children up to the age of 18 to enter a free card tournament from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Log Cabin Literary Center. The round robin event will center on the Idaho Authors card game recently released by the Idaho Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress housed at Boise State University. Children must be old enough to read and follow simple rules of play for a game played much like “Go Fish.” Parents may accompany children and are invited to join in the tournament if desired. Idaho Authors features 11 writers and their books and is based on the traditional Authors card game popular in the last century. Tournament winners will receive copies of featured authors’ children’s books, such as “Caddie Woodlawn,” by Carol Ryrie Brink and “Canyon Boy,” by Grace Jordan. The purpose of the tournament, according to Idaho Commission on the Arts literary director Cort Conley, is to familiarize Idaho students with the state’s literary history, while also introducing them to a game that’s fun for the whole family. -30- Contacts Cort Conley Idaho Commission on the Arts 208 334-2119 Tom Trusky Idaho Center for the Book 208 426-1999 Media Contact Kathleen Craven Boise State communications and marketing 208 426-3275