HEMINGWAY DAYS TO HONOR ERNEST JULY 15-20

KEY WEST, Florida Keys -- Whether composing novels in his Whitehead Street writing studio or fishing for big game in local waters, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway left a powerful legacy in Key West. His zest for life, literary accomplishments and enduring affection for the island he called home throughout the 1930s are to be commemorated Tuesday through Sunday, July 15-20, during the annual Hemingway Days celebration.

The schedule includes a popular look-alike contest, authors' readings and presentations, a book signing for a children's book by Hemingway grandson Edward Hemingway, an exhibition of rare Hemingway memorabilia, a three-day marlin tournament, an offbeat "Running of the Bulls" and the culmination of a short story contest directed by author and Hemingway granddaughter Lorian Hemingway.

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Photos by Andy Newman, Florida Keys News Bureau

Larry Austin, right, of Palm Harbor, Fla., celebrates his 2007 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest victory at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. Austin is surrounded by past winners including 2006 victor Chris Storm, lower left, from Amarillo, Texas.	More Hemingway Days Event News Hemingway Days 2008 Schedule of Events - July 15-20 Hemingway Days Literary Events Spotlight Creativity and Heritage Hemingway Days to Begin with Captivating 'Bump' Key West Marlin Tournament to Offer $250,000 in Cash Prizes Hemingway Hopefuls to Vie for 2008 Look-Alike Title in Key West Literary Landmarks Showcase Key West's Creative Heritage Hemingway Mystique Remains at Key West Sites
Acclaimed author and short story contest director Lorian Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway's granddaughter, is shown here with the bronze sculpture unveiled at the Key West Museum of Art & History at the Custom House during Hemingway Days 2005.	Paul Gagnon of Punta Gorda, Fla., shows visual evidence to judges why he should win the "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest during the final round of the 2007 competition at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla.
Hemingway Look-Alikes, pictured with a breed of steer indigenous to Key West, have a great time during the festival events - and that's no bull.	Ernest Hemingway's love of boxing is recalled onstage at Sloppy Joe's during the 2005 festival.
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