February 23, 2024

AIBF 2024 Celebrity Author Gala

We welcome literary stars to our island for an elegant evening of fine food, drink, discussion / Q&A, and our legendary live auction.

Featured Authors

?David Baldacci: NYT bestselling author and AIBF Honorary Chair

John Grisham: NYT expert storyteller and author of forty-seven consecutive #1 bestsellers

James Ponti: NYT bestselling author three Middle Grade book series

Terah Shelton Harris: Author, librarian, and writer of Southern fiction with bittersweet endings

Eileen Meyer: AIBF AIS Author; writer of picture books and poetry

Kevin Powers: National Book Award finalist, American fiction writer, poet, and Iraq War veteran

Deborah Royce: Television and Film Actress, author of critically-acclaimed thrillers

James Spooner: Graphic novelist, illustrator, filmmaker, and cofounder of the Afropunk Festival

Event Schedule
6:00pm - 7:00pm: Open-Bar Cocktail Reception with Celebrity Authors and Silent Auction
7:00pm - 8:00pm: Seated Dinner with Live Auction
8:00pm - 8:45pm: Author Discussion with Audience Q&A
8:45pm: Celebrity Author Book Signing

Gala tickets are $235 per person.
We have a select number of Celebrity Author table tickets available (Tables 1, 2, and 3) for $550 per person.

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February 24, 2024

AIBF Authors' Expo and Readers' Extravaganza

Schedule:

9:00am – 10:00am
Writers' Workshop: Inspiration to Motivation -  Shifting a notion into motion.
pre-registration required

Location: Classroom #1

10:00am
2024 Authors' Exhibits Open

Location: Gymnasium

10:00am
Kids Zone & Ferst Readers

Location: Classroom #2

11:00am – 11:45am   
Author Panel Discussion with Terah Shelton Harris, Kevin Powers, and Deborah Royce.  Moderated by Katie Blankenship of PEN America.
pre-registration required

Location: Auditorium

12:00pm - 12:45pm
Author Breakout Session: Eileen Meyer
pre-registration required

Location: Auditorium

1:00pm – 1:45pm
Author Breakout Session: James Spooner
pre-registration required

Location: Auditorium

2:00pm – 2:45pm
Author Breakout Session: James Ponti
pre-registration required

Location: Auditorium

3:00pm – 3:45pm

Author Breakout Session: David Baldacci
pre-registration required

Location: Auditorium

4:00pm
Author Expo Ends

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Date: February 23-24, 2024

Time:
February 23, 2024 at 6:00pm
February 24, 2024 from 10:00am to 4:00pm

Location:
The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, 4750 Amelia Island Parkway, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Fernandina Beach Middle School , 315 Citrona Drive, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

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