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Big River Book Festival

March 1 at 10:00 am 6:00 pm

Full Schedule:

Saturday, March 1st in the Venue
10:00: Book Fair Opens to public / coffee, pastries and breakfast foods
available
10:30- Noon: Book Reading on the stage
11:30- 1:30pm: Join us for lunch! Food vendors on site
Noon: Keynote address by Emmett Wheatfall
1pm- 2pm: Book Reading on the stage
2pm- 4pm: Youth Open Mic – 18 and under are invited to share writings,
poems and stories- limited to 7mins each
4:00pm: Raffle draw
5:00pm: End of Book Fair
Saturday, March 1st, In the Ethel Mae Kitchen
Columbia River Room

  • 10:30- 11:45: Free Workshop: Blank to Draft; Writing a Poem from
    Scratch – Armin Tolentino
  • 1:30-2:45: Free Workshop: Hidden Heroines – Marianne Monson
    (Sponsored by the Astoria Writers Guild)
    Capt. Birnie Room
  • 10:30- 11:45: Free Workshop: Why Fantasy? – Dawn Shipman
  • 1:30-2:45: Free Workshop: Self Publishing- Tami Whitmore
    Saturday, March 1st, Evening Event
    7:30pm: An Evening of poetry and conversation with
    Kim Stafford in The Venue (Admission $15 per
    person)
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    Sunday, March 2nd in the Venue
    10:00: Book Fair Opens to public / coffee, pastries and breakfast foods
    available
    10:30- Noon: Book Reading on the stage
    11:30- 1:30pm: Join us for lunch! Food vendors on site
    Noon: Keynote address by Cliff Taylor
    1pm- 2pm: Book Reading on the stage
    2pm to 4pm: Open mic – The public is invited to share their writings,
    poems and stories- limited to 7mins each
    4:00pm: Raffle draw
    5:00pm: End of Book Fair
    Sunday, March 2nd in the Kitchen
    Columbia River Room
  • 10:30- 11:45: Workshop: Character Development and Scene Setting
    for Youth – Tiffany Dickinson
  • 1:30-2:45: Workshop: “Writing for the Reader” – Sue and Hal Calboum
    (Sponsored by the Columbia River Reader)
    Capt. Birnie Room
  • 10:30- 11:45: Workshop: Writing Your Family History – Doug Radke
  • 1:30-2:45: Workshop: Creating character sketches – Jan Bono