Virginia Festival of the Book

Upcoming Event – Mark Your Calendar

I’m pleased to announce I will be participating in a panel session at the 2016 Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, VA on Saturday, March 19. The panel session,  Series Writing: For Women by Women, also includes Virginia authors Betsy Ashton, Tracey Livesay and Avery Flynn. The panel will be moderated by the hilariously funny author of Magic Fishing Panties, Kimberly Dalferes. (Book signing will take place following the panel session.)

From best-seller lists to box office hits, series are all the rage. Though series writing is nothing new to the publishing industry, in the past decade we’ve seen an unprecedented resurgence of series in all genres of writing and publishers are continually searching for the next big hit. The panelists and moderator bring together five female Virginia authors who write romance and women’s fiction series that speak to a diverse class of readers. The author’s series’ provide main characters with ages spanning from mid-twenties to the twilight years. Moreover, the authors also bring diversity in their writing through multi-racial and multi-cultural relationships and their storylines deal with the issues that we as an ever diversifying nation face now and in the future.

The Festival of the Book is a five day conference put on by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. The days are filled with author readings, panel sessions, book signings, industry discussions and workshops. It is one of the largest events in the Mid-Atlantic region bringing in upwards of 20,000 participants, including readers, authors and industry professionals. There is no charge to attend most of the sessions. However, there are some specialty luncheons, dinners and receptions which participants can pay to attend.

If you live in the region I highly recommend you put this event on your calendar. You won’t be disappointed! Visit The Virginia Festival of the Book Website for more information.

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Ellen B.

Ellen Butler is an award winning author. She writes page-turning suspense, mystery, and sassy romance novels.