Local authors will be selling and signing their books at the Local Authors Book Fair as part of the First Annual McDowell Literary Festival!
Thank you to St. John’s Episcopal Church for donating their Parish Hall space. We encourage you to make donations to St. John’s to show your appreciation and support.
There will also be author talks, poetry readings, and other activities throughout the day. See schedule and confirmed authors below!
Schedule
9:00am — Local Authors Book Fair OPENS!
Howe’s Kitchen & Pantry will be on site selling baked goods
Bigfoot Books & Brews will be selling coffee
The Scream will be serving book-themed ice cream, including Stephen King’s Carrie (bourbon chocolate cherry) and Narnia (Turkish delight/pomegranate walnut)!
More TBA!
9:30am — Andrew K Clark, Appalachian horror
10:00am — April Fox, poetry
10:30am — Chrissy McVay, fiction
11:00am — The Happy Enchiladas
Free live music over the lunch hour!
12:30pm — TBA
1:00pm — Jim Draper, short story and naturalist
1:30pm — Clint Bowman, poetry
2:00pm — Julia Nunnally Duncan, fiction
2:30pm — Amelia Schroeder, poetry
3:00pm — David Voyles, horror
3:30pm — Debra Webb Rogers, fiction and genealogy
4:00pm — Marion Mayor Steve Little
4:30pm — TBA
5:00pm — Local Author Book Fair wraps up!
Break for dinner
7:00pm — John Pavlovitz will be sharing his new children’s book in this same space
9:00pm — Epilogue: The Official After Party at The High Dive, downtown Marion
All Book Fair Authors
From McDowell County:
• Jim Draper, short stories and naturalist, Little Switzerland
• Chrissy McVay, fiction and poetry, Little Switzerland
• Julia Nunnally Duncan, essays and fiction, Marion
• Stephen Little, railroad history and children's, Marion
• Karen Nilsen, fantasy, Old Fort
From Surrounding Counties in WNC:
• Andrew K Clark, appalachian horror, Asheville
• April Fox, poetry, Asheville
• Clint Bowman, poetry, Black Mountain
• Amelia Schroeder, poetry, Black Mountain
• Urriah Wright, YA fantasy, Forest City
• Tricia Meyers, fantasy, Hickory
• Tonja Smith, children's, Morganton
• Niki Hutchins, Christian poetry, Rutherford County
• Leanne Staback, children, YA, Christian fiction, Shelby
• Debra Webb Rogers, fiction and genealogy, Spruce Pine
• David Voyles, horror, Swannanoa
• Tara Ryan, romance, Weaverville