2024 Williamsburg Book Festival
February 24, 2024 from 10 am – 4 pm in the Stryker Center and Williamsburg Community Building
The Williamsburg Book Festival’s mission is to promote and support the art of literary composition in the Williamsburg area and expose writers to the reading public. The free event includes authors from various genres, speakers, illustrators, and publishers from Virginia and beyond. We hope you’ll join us for a family-friendly day of celebrating books and book lovers as we fill the Stryker Center and the Williamsburg Community Building with over 40 authors.
The event is free and open to everyone. Attend one of the workshops to learn more about the craft of writing and the field of publishing. Or discover new books to read in our author showcase featuring local and nationally recognized authors.
Schedule of Events
10:00-4:00 p.m. Location: Community Building and Stryker Center
Meet the Authors & Publishers
Authors and publishers will be exhibiting, signing, and selling their books in both the Stryker Center and Community Building which are cattycorner to one another. Please stop by the festival Information booth in the Community Building for a guide outlining where each exhibitor is located and for the festival presentation schedule.
Speaker schedule:
11:00 – 11:45 Laura Elliott, Young Adult author; Sponsored by: Pale Horse Publishing and The Williamsburg Library
12:00 – 12:45 Student Writing Contest awards (sponsored through the Williamsburg Community Foundation)
1:00 – 2:00 Keynote: Mollie Cox Bryan
2:15 – 3:30 Poets Panel:
Moderator: Ed Lull, Poets: Sofia Starnes, Ron Smith, Carolyn Kreiter- Foronda, Henry Hart, Luisa Igloria.