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The Big Read

Maltese Falcon Raffle

Win a Maltese Falcon trip to San Francisco!
The lucky winner of The Maltese Falcon raffle will receive a 5-day/4-night trip for two to San Francisco including
- round-trip flights
- four nights in the Dashiell Hammett Suite at the Union Square Hotel
- private Maltese Falcon tour of many of the sites that appear in the novel
- spending allowance
- boat tour of Alcatraz
Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100 and are available at Writers & Books through Nov. 30 at 12 noon and at the Gala Closing that evening, where the winning ticket will be drawn. Only 500 tickets will be sold!
Approximate retail value: $3,000.

Download an entry form as a pdf or visit our store for tickets.

Resources

Raffle Entry Form
entryform.pdf

 

 

These events are part of The Big Read,
an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts
in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.

For more information about The Maltese Falcon visit http://www.neabigread.org/books/maltesefalcon/


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From Writers & Books
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Why the Big Read
Calendar of Events
Ongoing Events and Contests
Sam Spade Readers Trivia Contest
Maltese Falcon Raffle
Catch and Release
Teaching Materials
Kickoff Lecture: Dashiell Hammett's Moral Vision
Event Details
Gala
From the NEA
Preface
Introduction to the Maltese Falcon
Major Characters in the Novel
Historical Context
About the Author
Hammett and the Falcon at the Movies
Discussion Questions  

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