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 –