Winter Author Festival

The Park County Library Foundation has been hard at work planning for their first ever Winter Author Festival to benefit the Powell Library Project that includes a much-needed expansion of the current Powell Library building. Over 25 authors have signed up for the event. Each author will have a table stationed throughout the library where festivalgoers can meet the authors, purchase their books, and have books signed. Additionally, there will be readings by local authors scheduled throughout the day. The Keynote speakers, Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear, will begin their address at 2:00 p.m. This event will also feature three writing workshops from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The first workshop, from 11:00-11:30, will be by Kirstin Bales & Sara Frazier on Amazon Vella. From 11:30-12:30 Linda Rae Sande will speak about the Business of Being an Author. The final workshop, from 12:30-1:30, will be by Melissa Cook on memoir writing techniques. Refreshments will be available to purchase from Cody Pardners in the library café area. There will be a silent auction and casual craft area as well.