Our annual, family-friendly event showcases a diverse range of authors, speakers, illustrators, and publishers from Virginia and beyond. Enjoy a day filled with literary engagement at the Williamsburg Community Building, and immerse yourself in a community that promotes reading.

Schedule:

10:30 - 11:15 am
"Life Adventures that Wrote My Novels"
TJ O'Connor, Novelist

11:30 - 12:30 pm
"Attracting Readers Through Great Covers"
Marni Graff, Keynote Speaker

1 - 1:45 pm
Local Student Writing Contest Awards
Middle school, high school & college

2 - 2:45 pm
"Find Your voice/Find Your Healing"
Juanita Graham, Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church/Poet

3 - 4 pm
Poet Laureate Panel
Ron Smith, Bill Glose, Sofia Starnes, David Anthony, Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda
Moderator, Kathleen Decker