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Saturday Morning Keynote

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9:00 am to 10:00 am, November 4, 2023 THE HOPEFULNESS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE WRITERRobin Hemley in conversation with Jim HigginsIn the Hub Hemley talks about being an older writer and being in it for the… 

Author Presentations and Panels, Session Four

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3:15 pm to 4:15 pm, November 4, 2023 ANIMALS! ANIMALS! ANIMALS!Mel Sobolewski, Jon M. Sweeney, and Nigel RothfelsRoom C101From the wisdom of cats to rescuing alpacas to studying elephants, these three authors will talk about… 

Author Presentations and Panels, Session Three

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1:45 pm to 2:45 pm, November 4, 2023 NATIVE NATIONSStephen Kantrowitz and Dr. Carol CorneliusRoom C101The Indigenous life and experience is discussed by these two writers and explored through their work. JOURNEYS OF SELF-DISCOVERYBlythe Roberson… 

Author Presentations and Panels, Session Two

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12:15 pm to 1:15 pm, November 4, 2023 IMPORTANCE OF PLACEAlison Townsend, Tom Montgomery Fate, and Robert MiltnerRoom N125Often, the place in which a book is set becomes a character itself. Three authors discuss how… 

Author Presentations and Panels, Session One

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10:15 am to 11:15 am, November 4, 2023 QUEER VOICESJohn D’Emilio, Brice D. Smith, and R. B. SimonRoom C101Three writers of different genres speak about how the LGBTQ+ experience influences their writing. EXPLORING THE MIDWESTPamela… 

2023 Festival of Books Author Bios

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TIM AKERS splits his writing time between roleplaying games and novels. He has earned credits with White Wolf, Wyrd Games, Paizo, and Kobold Press. His Knight Watch series has been described as Men in Black… 

Century Fence Student Writing Contest

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2023 Century Fence Writing Contest Guidelines 2023 Century Fence Writing Contest Topic: The famous Wisconsin writer Laura Ingalls Wilder said, “A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one…