BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Springshare//LibCal//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20191208T200000Z DTEND:20191208T230000Z DTSTAMP:20191208T000000Z SUMMARY:Local Author Fair DESCRIPTION:Read Local\, Buy Local!\n\nSupport and celebrate local literary culture at the Ashland Library Local Author Fair. Enjoy author readings and short talks throughout the afternoon. Purchase signed books as unique gifts for the holidays. Free prize drawings every half hour - win books donated by participating authors!\n\nSchedule of Events:\n\nGuanajuato Room\n\n12:10–12:25 \nMolly Tinsley of Fuze Publishing speaks on “Creating a Narrative Voice.”\n\n12:30–12:45 \nAnn Southcombe\, author of Tales from Gorilla Girl\, shares advice on writing a memoir.\n\n12:50–1:05 \nMidge Raymond of Ashland Creek Press discusses “You Are Here: Writing about Place.”\n\n1:10 –1:25 \nMaureen Battistella of SOU explores her writings and collecting of stories in “A Sense of This Place: The Stories of Southern Oregon\,” and other published work.\n\n1:30–1:45 \nPeggy Rubin\, founding director of the Center for Sacred Theatre\, discusses “Life is a Sacred Place.”\n\n1:50–2:05 \nAmy Miller\, award-winning poet\, shares "Writing Poetry Sequences to Bust Writer's Block and Spark New Ideas."\n\n2:10–2:25 \nBrandt Legg\, USA Today Best-Selling author presents “Seven Keys to Selling Lots of Books.”\n\n2:30–2:45 \nJennifer Margulis presents “The 5 Secrets of the Most Successful Authors: A New York Times Published Award-Winning Writer Reveals All.”\n\n2:50–3:05 \nMichael Niemann\, award-winning thriller author of international espionage shares “Aristotle’s two tips for better crime fiction.” \n \n\nChildren’s Department \nAuthors Valerie Coulman (12:30 p.m.)\, Judy Cox (1:30 p.m.)\, and Kim Griswell (2:30 p.m.) will discuss writing and publishing children’s books and working with an illustrator. Related activities for children will take place throughout the afternoon.\n \nTeen Department \nAuthors Sarah D. Silver (12:15 p.m.)\, Jenny Englund (1:15 p.m.)\, and Cherie Coon (2:15 p.m.) will give short talks on writing for teens\, including writing from experience and creating the villain. \n\nMeet and talk to 60 successful local authors\, including:\n\nR. L. Adare\nJohn Ames\n\nKaren Austen\nJosephina Sarah Baker\nLee Baldwin\nMaureen Battistella\nCarole Beers\nRoger Golden Brown\nRosalie Carson\nMary Jane Cedarface\nLeslie Compton\nCherie Coon\nValerie Coulman\nJudy Cox\nTod Davies\nSharon Dean\nSue DeMarinis\nSteve Dieffenbacher\nDon Dolan\nLaura Lynn Doyle\nJennie Englund\nPaul Fattig\nPam Formeller\nAddie Green\nAnita Grimm\nKim Griswell\nAlice Hardesty\nDenise Kester\nGary Lark\nRoanne Legg\nBrandt Legg\nJames Lettis\nJennifer Margulis\nMelissa Matthewson\nKaren McClintock\nColleen McDonald\nAmy Miller\nDon Miller\nMichael Niemann\nGlen Paris-Stamm\nTam'ra Perry\nWalt Polzin\nMidge Raymond\nDami Roelse\nClive Rosengren\nPeggy Rubin\nDeedie Runkel\nWayne Rutledge\nMark Saunders\nAnne Schroeder\nDolores Schwalb\nSarah Dickson Silver\nJohn Soares\nAnn Southcombe\nKG Stiles\nM. F. Sullivan\nMary Theis\nCandace Thomas\nAngelika Thusius\nMolly Tinsley\nSuzy Harrison Ward\nAnn Wechlo\nZoe Williams\nJan Wright\nJohn Yunker\n\nLearn more about this free event at jcls.org/authorfair | 541-774-6996. \n\nAll authors and publishers for the event have been selected. To be notified of future opportunities\, please subscribe to our mailing list. LOCATION:Gresham Room\, Guanajuato Room\, Ashland Library ORGANIZER;CN="Kristin Anderson":MAILTO:kanderson@jcls.org CATEGORIES:Author Talk, Friends of the Library, Special Event CONTACT;CN="Kristin Anderson":MAILTO:kanderson@jcls.org STATUS:CONFIRMED UID:LibCal-5513961 URL:https://jcls.libcal.com/event/5513961 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:BUSY BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT15M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Reminder END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR