2021 EVENT SCHEDULE
Online, Live, Pre-Recorded, and In-Person at Marietta House Museum
schedule subject to change so please check back frequently as we update it
Times are Eastern Standard Time
SATURDAY OCTOBER 2ND
LIVE
12 p.m.
Let's Talk About Representation in Historical Fiction: LGBTQ+ Edition
AJ Cullen on TikTok @ajcullenpens
Author AJ Cullen invites you to come have lunch with her live on TikTok at 12PM Eastern Time on October 2nd! Historical costumes optional, enthusiasm is a must!
12 p.m.
Let's Talk About Representation in Historical Fiction: LGBTQ+ Edition
AJ Cullen on TikTok @ajcullenpens
Author AJ Cullen invites you to come have lunch with her live on TikTok at 12PM Eastern Time on October 2nd! Historical costumes optional, enthusiasm is a must!
MONDAY OCTOBER 4TH
LIVE
7:30-8 p.m.
Superheros and Sneak Peeks
Karen Janowsky
DUE TO THE FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM OUTAGES THIS EVENT IS GOING TO BE WEDNESDAY AT 6-6:30 PM
FACEBOOK LINK
Karen Janowsky, author of The Persistence of Memory series will be doing a reading from her latest work in progress, which means you get a sneak peek!. This work in progress is especially for fans of Miram, a speedster and former side-character for whom fans wanted in her own book.
7:30-8 p.m.
Superheros and Sneak Peeks
Karen Janowsky
DUE TO THE FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM OUTAGES THIS EVENT IS GOING TO BE WEDNESDAY AT 6-6:30 PM
FACEBOOK LINK
Karen Janowsky, author of The Persistence of Memory series will be doing a reading from her latest work in progress, which means you get a sneak peek!. This work in progress is especially for fans of Miram, a speedster and former side-character for whom fans wanted in her own book.
RECORDED VIRTUAL EVENTS (AVAILABLE OCT. 4)
PANELS & INTERVIEWS
Adaptations Panel Moderated by Author & TWWBF Outreach Coordinator Cardyn Brooks
LINK
Author Karen Janowsky, Author Saeida Rouass, Author Cecilia Tan, and Author & the Vice President of the Prince George's County Chapter of Maryland Writers' Association LP Kersey.
Bridgerton, Outlander, Big Little Lies, Little Fires Everywhere, The Handmaid's Tale, Dune… Which series and movies adapted from books do we love—or not, and why?
Fat Representation Panel - Moderated by Author & TWWBF Founder Heather Brooks
LINK
Author Leora Gonzales, Author Molly O'Hare, Author Aidy Award, and Fat Girls in Fiction Founder and Author Mary Warren discuss curvy romance, love, and representation in fiction.
Women of Color in Love - Moderated by Author Eden Appiah-Kubi
LINK
Author Thien-Kim Lam, author Camille Baker, and author Maan Gabriel. This panel features four debut authors talking about modern love, representation, identity, and the love stories that inspired their writing.
Marita Golden Author Chat About Love & Self-Care with Cardyn Brooks
LINK
Activist, editor, acclaimed author, teacher, coach, mentor, role model, literary consultant, Co-founder and President Emeritus of the Hurston Wright Foundation Marita Golden sits down with Cardyn Brooks to discuss The Strong Black Woman and more.
Book Fest Founder Heather Brooks Talks With Christyn West About Beta Reading
LINK
Heather introduces Christyn West, a professional beta reader. Christyn will be giving a talk about what beta reading is and what expectations are realistic on both the author and beta reader sides of the matter.
Authors Galia Gichon & Heather Frimmer are Interviewed by Heather Brooks
LINK
Heather chats with author Galia Gichon about her new fiction release The Accidental Suffragist and with author Heather Frimmer about her debut novel Better to Trust.
INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS
Persephone Jayne
The Book Light: A guided meditation for readers.
LINK
Join Persephone Jayne as she guides us through a book centric meditation that connects readers around the globe with a shining web of reading, words, books, pages, light, and love. Prerecorded so that you can pause, breathe, sit with feelings, journal, create art, be inspired, and reflect as you like.
AL Kaplan
Author Book Reading
LINK
Author AL Kaplan will read excerpts from her latest book Hummingbird from her A Star Touched series. Plagued by memories not her own, a young hummingbird struggles to decipher the visions and powers that set her apart from her fellow birds. But the road to awareness is fraught with danger that could doom her to repeat history. One step toward understanding. One stride toward survival. One leap toward flying free from the past.
Donna Earl
Author Intro & Excerpt Reading
INTRO LINK
READING LINK
Will be available at our YouTube
Author Donna Earl introduces herself and gives a short and tantalizing reading to draw you into her book When I Close My Eyes.
The And We Thought Ladies
Author Development Workshop
LINK
Want to know all the things you need to do to get that first book published? The And We Thought Ladies will give you all the basics on getting that idea onto the page and then into a published book!
Cheryl W. Brooks
Branding Workshop
LINK
In a world filled with self-proclaimed authors is the desire to distinguish yourself from all of the other writers. Whether you’re an independent author or self-published, building a brand is a key element to growing a presence in today’s global marketplace. If you’ve been posting on social media, blogs, etc., you have been telling the world who you are anyway. So direct the narrative by establishing a specific marketing strategy for branding yourself as an author. It is critical to communicate in a way that creates long-term results. People buy your books because they like you, the writer. Followers on social media follow you because you speak a language that interests them. In today’s society, anyone around the world can write a book and sell it but building a successful brand does not happen by accident or overnight.
Paula Murrian
Author's Journey – Publishing a Children’s Book
The presentation will be posted on Instagram @pmwrites_2010
You can also find it on TWWBF YouTube
This presentation will explore the processes used for a creative team of writer and illustrator for publishing a children’s book. The discussion will also include the story’s illustrator- Alysa Clay- to highlight the process.
Michelle Tucker
Reading & Thoughts
LINK
You can find her TWWBF 2021 Presentation at her Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7s83DwXAIMrHFCaPLaJ-Kg
Author Michelle Tucker will discuss hard to talk about topics like anxiety and depression. She’ll explain some of her journey and what she and others have done to cope, which inspired her to write her book Don’t Lose Your Present to Your Past.
Keianna Johnson
Bad Hair Days Workshop
LINK
Accomplished author and stylist and expert on Black hair, Keianna Johnson will be giving a workshop to help you get up and get ready fast on those bad hair days. She will be demonstrating three easy easy to execute hairstyles to make your life go a little smoother.
Crystal Williams
Poetry Readings
LINK
Poet Crystal Williams will be reading 2 poems from her book Soul Ignition.
L.C. Son
Book Series Discussion
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_GqdWSicLtj-LWhf7zs-g
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LCSonBooks
Website https://www.lcsonbooks.com/
Author L.C. Son will be discussing her book series. Don’t miss it because she will be offering an exclusive sale for her books to TWWBF 2021 attendees! She is also offering a GIVEAWAY! Tune in and watch the video BEFORE 10/9.
Patricia Crews
Author Excerpt Reading from "Taming of Mama"
LINK
For Frances Lee, a mother of 11, her ideas about childrearing were based on generations of old-school miseducated beliefs. These beliefs taught her that the unintentional child abuse she practiced was unapologetically acceptable. They siphoned away her soft whispers and gave her a coat of wildness that seeped through her eyes. They calloused her hands and strengthened the lashing ability of her tongue, belt, electrical ironing cord, and switch. They left her cubs with legacy wounds too deep to cover with a band-aid.
Suzanne Williams
Excerpt Readings
LINK
Author and devotinal speaker Suzanne Williams reads excerpts from "The Gift Unveiled."
C.M. Newell
The Why of Writing
LINK
Author and writing coach C.M. Newell talks about the "why" of writing.
Adaptations Panel Moderated by Author & TWWBF Outreach Coordinator Cardyn Brooks
LINK
Author Karen Janowsky, Author Saeida Rouass, Author Cecilia Tan, and Author & the Vice President of the Prince George's County Chapter of Maryland Writers' Association LP Kersey.
Bridgerton, Outlander, Big Little Lies, Little Fires Everywhere, The Handmaid's Tale, Dune… Which series and movies adapted from books do we love—or not, and why?
Fat Representation Panel - Moderated by Author & TWWBF Founder Heather Brooks
LINK
Author Leora Gonzales, Author Molly O'Hare, Author Aidy Award, and Fat Girls in Fiction Founder and Author Mary Warren discuss curvy romance, love, and representation in fiction.
Women of Color in Love - Moderated by Author Eden Appiah-Kubi
LINK
Author Thien-Kim Lam, author Camille Baker, and author Maan Gabriel. This panel features four debut authors talking about modern love, representation, identity, and the love stories that inspired their writing.
Marita Golden Author Chat About Love & Self-Care with Cardyn Brooks
LINK
Activist, editor, acclaimed author, teacher, coach, mentor, role model, literary consultant, Co-founder and President Emeritus of the Hurston Wright Foundation Marita Golden sits down with Cardyn Brooks to discuss The Strong Black Woman and more.
Book Fest Founder Heather Brooks Talks With Christyn West About Beta Reading
LINK
Heather introduces Christyn West, a professional beta reader. Christyn will be giving a talk about what beta reading is and what expectations are realistic on both the author and beta reader sides of the matter.
Authors Galia Gichon & Heather Frimmer are Interviewed by Heather Brooks
LINK
Heather chats with author Galia Gichon about her new fiction release The Accidental Suffragist and with author Heather Frimmer about her debut novel Better to Trust.
INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS
Persephone Jayne
The Book Light: A guided meditation for readers.
LINK
Join Persephone Jayne as she guides us through a book centric meditation that connects readers around the globe with a shining web of reading, words, books, pages, light, and love. Prerecorded so that you can pause, breathe, sit with feelings, journal, create art, be inspired, and reflect as you like.
AL Kaplan
Author Book Reading
LINK
Author AL Kaplan will read excerpts from her latest book Hummingbird from her A Star Touched series. Plagued by memories not her own, a young hummingbird struggles to decipher the visions and powers that set her apart from her fellow birds. But the road to awareness is fraught with danger that could doom her to repeat history. One step toward understanding. One stride toward survival. One leap toward flying free from the past.
Donna Earl
Author Intro & Excerpt Reading
INTRO LINK
READING LINK
Will be available at our YouTube
Author Donna Earl introduces herself and gives a short and tantalizing reading to draw you into her book When I Close My Eyes.
The And We Thought Ladies
Author Development Workshop
LINK
Want to know all the things you need to do to get that first book published? The And We Thought Ladies will give you all the basics on getting that idea onto the page and then into a published book!
Cheryl W. Brooks
Branding Workshop
LINK
In a world filled with self-proclaimed authors is the desire to distinguish yourself from all of the other writers. Whether you’re an independent author or self-published, building a brand is a key element to growing a presence in today’s global marketplace. If you’ve been posting on social media, blogs, etc., you have been telling the world who you are anyway. So direct the narrative by establishing a specific marketing strategy for branding yourself as an author. It is critical to communicate in a way that creates long-term results. People buy your books because they like you, the writer. Followers on social media follow you because you speak a language that interests them. In today’s society, anyone around the world can write a book and sell it but building a successful brand does not happen by accident or overnight.
Paula Murrian
Author's Journey – Publishing a Children’s Book
The presentation will be posted on Instagram @pmwrites_2010
You can also find it on TWWBF YouTube
This presentation will explore the processes used for a creative team of writer and illustrator for publishing a children’s book. The discussion will also include the story’s illustrator- Alysa Clay- to highlight the process.
Michelle Tucker
Reading & Thoughts
LINK
You can find her TWWBF 2021 Presentation at her Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7s83DwXAIMrHFCaPLaJ-Kg
Author Michelle Tucker will discuss hard to talk about topics like anxiety and depression. She’ll explain some of her journey and what she and others have done to cope, which inspired her to write her book Don’t Lose Your Present to Your Past.
Keianna Johnson
Bad Hair Days Workshop
LINK
Accomplished author and stylist and expert on Black hair, Keianna Johnson will be giving a workshop to help you get up and get ready fast on those bad hair days. She will be demonstrating three easy easy to execute hairstyles to make your life go a little smoother.
Crystal Williams
Poetry Readings
LINK
Poet Crystal Williams will be reading 2 poems from her book Soul Ignition.
L.C. Son
Book Series Discussion
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_GqdWSicLtj-LWhf7zs-g
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LCSonBooks
Website https://www.lcsonbooks.com/
Author L.C. Son will be discussing her book series. Don’t miss it because she will be offering an exclusive sale for her books to TWWBF 2021 attendees! She is also offering a GIVEAWAY! Tune in and watch the video BEFORE 10/9.
Patricia Crews
Author Excerpt Reading from "Taming of Mama"
LINK
For Frances Lee, a mother of 11, her ideas about childrearing were based on generations of old-school miseducated beliefs. These beliefs taught her that the unintentional child abuse she practiced was unapologetically acceptable. They siphoned away her soft whispers and gave her a coat of wildness that seeped through her eyes. They calloused her hands and strengthened the lashing ability of her tongue, belt, electrical ironing cord, and switch. They left her cubs with legacy wounds too deep to cover with a band-aid.
Suzanne Williams
Excerpt Readings
LINK
Author and devotinal speaker Suzanne Williams reads excerpts from "The Gift Unveiled."
C.M. Newell
The Why of Writing
LINK
Author and writing coach C.M. Newell talks about the "why" of writing.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 5TH
LIVE
2-2:30pm (7-7:30pm BST)
Heather Interviews Author, Playwright, and Poet Joelle Taylor
Zoom Interview - email [email protected] for the code to listen in live (REGISTRATION CUT-OFF 10 a.m. Tuesday 10/5)
A recording of this event will be posted Wednesday.
Award-winning poet, playwright and author Joelle Taylor speaks to Festival Director Heather Brooks about her new collection, C+nto & Othered Poems. C+nto enters the private lives of women from the butch counterculture. It tells the inside story of the protests they led in the ’90s to reclaim their bodies as their own; their difficult balance between survival and self-expression. History, magic, rebellion, party and sermon vibrate through Joelle Taylor’s cantos to uncover these underground communities forged by women.
Part-memoir and part-conjecture, Taylor explores sexuality and gender in poetry that is lyrical, expansive, imagistic, epic and intimate. C+nto is a love poem, a riot, a late night, and an honouring.
7-8 p.m.
Make Your Book an Audio Book
Alexandria Dean
Go Here on Facebook
Alexandria Dean will be going over the basics of Indie Audiobook Narration LIVE, with tips for authors to connect with the best narrator for their book. There will be a Q&A as well as discussion about some basic info for how to start the process of getting your indie book adapted into an audiobook.
2-2:30pm (7-7:30pm BST)
Heather Interviews Author, Playwright, and Poet Joelle Taylor
Zoom Interview - email [email protected] for the code to listen in live (REGISTRATION CUT-OFF 10 a.m. Tuesday 10/5)
A recording of this event will be posted Wednesday.
Award-winning poet, playwright and author Joelle Taylor speaks to Festival Director Heather Brooks about her new collection, C+nto & Othered Poems. C+nto enters the private lives of women from the butch counterculture. It tells the inside story of the protests they led in the ’90s to reclaim their bodies as their own; their difficult balance between survival and self-expression. History, magic, rebellion, party and sermon vibrate through Joelle Taylor’s cantos to uncover these underground communities forged by women.
Part-memoir and part-conjecture, Taylor explores sexuality and gender in poetry that is lyrical, expansive, imagistic, epic and intimate. C+nto is a love poem, a riot, a late night, and an honouring.
7-8 p.m.
Make Your Book an Audio Book
Alexandria Dean
Go Here on Facebook
Alexandria Dean will be going over the basics of Indie Audiobook Narration LIVE, with tips for authors to connect with the best narrator for their book. There will be a Q&A as well as discussion about some basic info for how to start the process of getting your indie book adapted into an audiobook.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 6TH
LIVE
6-6:30 p.m.
Superheros and Sneak Peeks
Karen Janowsky
FACEBOOK LINK
Karen Janowsky, author of The Persistence of Memory series will be doing a reading from her latest work in progress, which means you get a sneak peek!. This work in progress is especially for fans of Miram, a speedster and former side-character for whom fans wanted in her own book.
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Publishing Journey & Hard Lessons
Mary E Jung
Facebook - The Etrucian Royals Group
JOIN THE GROUP AHEAD OF THE EVENT
Join Mary’s Etrucian Royals Group page for a live discussion and mini-workshop. Mary will be touching on the subject of her publishing journey and learning to love yourself as an author. She will also be giving a brief description on the two main avenues for publishing a book.
8-9 p.m.
Can Cows Have Wings? A Workshop
A L Kaplan
FACEBOOK LINK
A purple cow flying over DC might get by in a fantasy or science fiction story, but is likely to yank your readers out of anything else. Every great story needs more than plot and characters. If the world your people inhabit isn’t believable, it won’t hold your readers attention. Join author A. L. Kaplan for a teen-oriented workshop and learn how to create an environment that will grab your audience.
RECORDED
Heather Interviews Author, Playwright, Poet Joelle Taylor
LINK
Award-winning poet, playwright and author Joelle Taylor speaks to Festival Director Heather Brooks about her new collection, C+nto & Othered Poems. C+nto enters the private lives of women from the butch counterculture. It tells the inside story of the protests they led in the ’90s to reclaim their bodies as their own; their difficult balance between survival and self-expression. History, magic, rebellion, party and sermon vibrate through Joelle Taylor’s cantos to uncover these underground communities forged by women.
Part-memoir and part-conjecture, Taylor explores sexuality and gender in poetry that is lyrical, expansive, imagistic, epic and intimate. C+nto is a love poem, a riot, a late night, and an honouring.
Mikayla Meyers
Author Reading Short Horror – Perfect Halloween Fun!
LINK
Author M. Meyers will give a reading from their new short story horror collection featuring stories inspired by living in a remote farmhouse in Maryland. The book will be released just in time for orders to arrive before Halloween!
6-6:30 p.m.
Superheros and Sneak Peeks
Karen Janowsky
FACEBOOK LINK
Karen Janowsky, author of The Persistence of Memory series will be doing a reading from her latest work in progress, which means you get a sneak peek!. This work in progress is especially for fans of Miram, a speedster and former side-character for whom fans wanted in her own book.
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Publishing Journey & Hard Lessons
Mary E Jung
Facebook - The Etrucian Royals Group
JOIN THE GROUP AHEAD OF THE EVENT
Join Mary’s Etrucian Royals Group page for a live discussion and mini-workshop. Mary will be touching on the subject of her publishing journey and learning to love yourself as an author. She will also be giving a brief description on the two main avenues for publishing a book.
8-9 p.m.
Can Cows Have Wings? A Workshop
A L Kaplan
FACEBOOK LINK
A purple cow flying over DC might get by in a fantasy or science fiction story, but is likely to yank your readers out of anything else. Every great story needs more than plot and characters. If the world your people inhabit isn’t believable, it won’t hold your readers attention. Join author A. L. Kaplan for a teen-oriented workshop and learn how to create an environment that will grab your audience.
RECORDED
Heather Interviews Author, Playwright, Poet Joelle Taylor
LINK
Award-winning poet, playwright and author Joelle Taylor speaks to Festival Director Heather Brooks about her new collection, C+nto & Othered Poems. C+nto enters the private lives of women from the butch counterculture. It tells the inside story of the protests they led in the ’90s to reclaim their bodies as their own; their difficult balance between survival and self-expression. History, magic, rebellion, party and sermon vibrate through Joelle Taylor’s cantos to uncover these underground communities forged by women.
Part-memoir and part-conjecture, Taylor explores sexuality and gender in poetry that is lyrical, expansive, imagistic, epic and intimate. C+nto is a love poem, a riot, a late night, and an honouring.
Mikayla Meyers
Author Reading Short Horror – Perfect Halloween Fun!
LINK
Author M. Meyers will give a reading from their new short story horror collection featuring stories inspired by living in a remote farmhouse in Maryland. The book will be released just in time for orders to arrive before Halloween!
THURSDAY OCTOBER 7TH
LIVE
7:30-8 p.m.
Tips for New Authors
Danielle Marie Orsino
Instagram Live @Birthofthefae_novel
Danielle Marie Orsino, author of Birth of the Fae will be giving her top tips for new authors. She will be helping authors find their story and sharing the top 5 tips of what she wishes she’d known before entering the publishing industry.
7:30-8 p.m.
Tips for New Authors
Danielle Marie Orsino
Instagram Live @Birthofthefae_novel
Danielle Marie Orsino, author of Birth of the Fae will be giving her top tips for new authors. She will be helping authors find their story and sharing the top 5 tips of what she wishes she’d known before entering the publishing industry.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 8TH
LIVE
7-7:30 p.m
Reading from Eve’s Daughters
Pat Valdata - Facebook Live with Q&A in the comments.
LINK
Author Pat Valdata will read from her third novel, Eve's Daughters, and will answer questions about writing novels. Pat's book puts a feminist spin on two ancient stories. Book One takes place in the Early Copper Age when a matriarchal, agricultural community encounters patriarchal nomads for the first time. Book Two, set in the more recent past, retells Milton’s version of the Adam and Eve story, filling in details of what happened after they were thrown out of that famous garden.
7:45 - 8:30 p.m.
Author Development Workshop with live Q&A
And We Thought Ladies
FACEBOOK LINK
This is a class for the aspirational or beginner writer to think about what they want to do with their writing career. The class goes from writing your first page, developing an idea, and outlining,. to other decisions writers must make. They’ll be talking about marketing, book covers, PR,, writing a blurb, and bestselling author's advice.
9-10 p.m.
Reading of Untamed
L.C. Son - Facebook Live with Q&A in the Comments
FACEBOOK LINK
Author L.C. Son will be reading from her latest novel Untamed.It’s been twenty years since Chartreuse Grenoble witnessed not only the burning of her sister at the stake for claims of witchcraft but the great all-consuming fire of New Orleans. When the enigmatic, pure blood Altrinion-Vampire, Dalcour Marchand rescues her from fleeing her family’s doomed state, she has no idea she is nothing more than a bartering tool for his wretched brother, Decaux. Forging her own dark alliances, Chartreuse defies not only the will of men but the supernatural balance itself in her blood-thirsty quest to avenge what matters most. Herself.
10-10:30 p.m.
Porscha After Dark
Porscha Lewis - Instagram Live Reading
Porscha Lewis, award winning, best selling author of erotica brings you a spicy happy ending to your Friday night with a reading from one of her books. You won't want to miss this. *Adult Content
7-7:30 p.m
Reading from Eve’s Daughters
Pat Valdata - Facebook Live with Q&A in the comments.
LINK
Author Pat Valdata will read from her third novel, Eve's Daughters, and will answer questions about writing novels. Pat's book puts a feminist spin on two ancient stories. Book One takes place in the Early Copper Age when a matriarchal, agricultural community encounters patriarchal nomads for the first time. Book Two, set in the more recent past, retells Milton’s version of the Adam and Eve story, filling in details of what happened after they were thrown out of that famous garden.
7:45 - 8:30 p.m.
Author Development Workshop with live Q&A
And We Thought Ladies
FACEBOOK LINK
This is a class for the aspirational or beginner writer to think about what they want to do with their writing career. The class goes from writing your first page, developing an idea, and outlining,. to other decisions writers must make. They’ll be talking about marketing, book covers, PR,, writing a blurb, and bestselling author's advice.
9-10 p.m.
Reading of Untamed
L.C. Son - Facebook Live with Q&A in the Comments
FACEBOOK LINK
Author L.C. Son will be reading from her latest novel Untamed.It’s been twenty years since Chartreuse Grenoble witnessed not only the burning of her sister at the stake for claims of witchcraft but the great all-consuming fire of New Orleans. When the enigmatic, pure blood Altrinion-Vampire, Dalcour Marchand rescues her from fleeing her family’s doomed state, she has no idea she is nothing more than a bartering tool for his wretched brother, Decaux. Forging her own dark alliances, Chartreuse defies not only the will of men but the supernatural balance itself in her blood-thirsty quest to avenge what matters most. Herself.
10-10:30 p.m.
Porscha After Dark
Porscha Lewis - Instagram Live Reading
Porscha Lewis, award winning, best selling author of erotica brings you a spicy happy ending to your Friday night with a reading from one of her books. You won't want to miss this. *Adult Content
SATURDAY OCTOBER 9TH
FESTIVAL DAY
LIVE IN-PERSON AT MARIETTA HOUSE MUSEUM & LIVECAST ON FACEBOOK
https://www.facebook.com/thewritewomenbookfest
INFO TENT
POETRY TENT
11:40-12 - Chris VanDyke Harpist
12-12:15 Heather & Cardyn Opening Announcements
12:15 -12:45 Alyshia Bradley - Poet Mocha Goddess - Opening poetry reading & Discussion
12:45 - 1:30 Chris VanDyke - Harpist
3:25-3:40 Crystal Williams - poetry
3:40- 4:40 POETRY - Patti Ross "Little Pi" Leads Poetry Reading from Friends of EC Poetry & Prose
4:45- 4:55 Chris VanDyke Harpist
5 pm Aressa Williams - Closing Poem from our Poet Laureate
KIDS' TENT
1-1:30 Firefighter Jones Storytime & Goodie Bag
1:45-2:15 Mermaid Storytime with Author Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks & Craft Bags
2:30-3:15 Drag Queen Storytime with D’Manda Martini & Craft Bags
https://www.facebook.com/thewritewomenbookfest
INFO TENT
- Attendees, check in, pick up a swag bag (50 bags, first come first served, one per attendee please)
- Sign up for the drawing to win a gift bag worth over $100 in bookish goodies (drawing at end of day, do not have to be present to win)
POETRY TENT
11:40-12 - Chris VanDyke Harpist
12-12:15 Heather & Cardyn Opening Announcements
12:15 -12:45 Alyshia Bradley - Poet Mocha Goddess - Opening poetry reading & Discussion
12:45 - 1:30 Chris VanDyke - Harpist
3:25-3:40 Crystal Williams - poetry
3:40- 4:40 POETRY - Patti Ross "Little Pi" Leads Poetry Reading from Friends of EC Poetry & Prose
4:45- 4:55 Chris VanDyke Harpist
5 pm Aressa Williams - Closing Poem from our Poet Laureate
KIDS' TENT
1-1:30 Firefighter Jones Storytime & Goodie Bag
1:45-2:15 Mermaid Storytime with Author Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks & Craft Bags
2:30-3:15 Drag Queen Storytime with D’Manda Martini & Craft Bags
The Write Women Book Fest and its organizers do not necessarily share the views of individuals presenting and encourage people to always seek emotional support or medical advice if it is needed. We do not require content warnings, so be aware of the subject matter of each event. There is some adult content. All events must be mindful of marginalized communities and respectful of others in regards to race, gender, and sexual orientation.
