Empire State Book Festival! April 9th and 10th, Empire Plaza
The New York Library Association (NYLA) will hold the first
annual Empire State Book Festival—a celebration of writers, books, and
literacy—April 9-10, 2010 in Albany, New York. This family-friendly
educational event features author talks, panel discussions and workshops,
storytime for children and the opportunity for attendees to purchase books by their favorite New York authors.
Friday, April 9 | 7 pm – 10 pm
Writer’s Hall of Fame Dinner Gala, Crowne Plaza, Albany
A showcase of New York State writers—past and present—and induction
of the first honorees into the Writer’s Hall of Fame.
See below for the list of inductees. Robert Caro and Mary Gordon (currently the New York State Author) are scheduled to accept their awards in person.
- James Baldwin
- Elizabeth Bishop
- Robert Caro
- Frederick Douglass
- Mary Gordon
- Langston Hughes
- Zora Neale Hurston
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Isaac B. Singer
- Edith Wharton
- E.B White
- Walt Whitman
Saturday, April 10 | 10 am – 5:30 pm
Empire State Book Festival Continues
Empire State Convention Center Meeting Rooms and Base of Egg
Keynote address by Wicked Author Gregory Maguire
For Adults: Author talks | Writing Workshops | “How to Get Published” tutorials| Forty vendors onsite | Books available for sale and autographing
For Children: Story telling by children’s authors and local librarians | Face painting | Costume characters | Meet your favorite illustrator
Workshop Sampler
Only in New York / A NY State of Mind
Hudson Talbott: Sourcing the River of Dreams
Dog Day Afternoon: A Reader’s Best Friend
Fantasy Writers Panel
Sources of Inspiration: Writers of Literary Fiction
Write Your Family History / Collage Memoir Workshop
Graphic Novel Panel
How to Write & Sell Your First Mystery
From Book to Audiobook
Empire State Poetry Slam
LGBTQ Storytelling
Creative Writing Panel
Laugh or I’ll Kill You
Illustrator Panel
ADMISSION IS FREE AND THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME
For more information about sponsorship/exhibit/workshop opportunities or the schedule of events, please call 518-432-6952 X105, email marketing@empirestatebookfestival.org
or visit online at www.empirestatebookfestival.org
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By asep, March 19, 2010 @ 2:05 pm
thanks mate.