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Writing Festival and Author Fair Oct. 19: Registration

The Fort Scott Writing Festival and Author Fair will be held October 19, 2019 at the Lowell Milken Center. The festival is co-sponsored by the Bourbon County Arts Council, Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, Lowell Milken Center, Books and Grannies and Hedgehog.INK!

The morning session will include workshops by published authors for adults, college and high school students.

There will be six offerings with each participant able to attend three 50-minute sessions.

The cost of the morning activities is $35 with pre-registration due by October 15.

Late registration is $45.

College students and high school students are free with school identification.

Registration includes morning and afternoon snacks, and coupons that can be used at either of the sponsoring bookstores.

Workshop presentations include:

The Writing Plan – R.J. Thesman

Self-Publishing – Sally Freeman Jadlow

Writing for Children – Cathy Werling

On-Line Writing – Kathryn Salsbury

Writing the Poetic Image – Laura Lee Washburn

Know Your Sources – Ronda Hassig

Registration is due by October 15, 2019 – $35. Late Registration $45.

Fill out the attached form and return to Jan Hedges at Hedgehog.INK! 16 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS (hedgesbookstore@gmail.com) or the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce (fortscott.com/events). Checks may be made payable to Hedgehog.INK! or online @ fortscott.com/events.

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There is no registration fee for the afternoon Author’s Fair, 1:30 – 3:30.

Three 30-minute mini-sessions will also be available in the afternoon:

Why I Just Now Write – Thomas Yoke

NaNoWriMo – Kate Emmett-Sweetser

Journaling –

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