Fort Bend County Libraries presents Book Fest

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Photo courtesy of Dr. Stephen Klineberg

Fort Bend County Libraries’ Book Fest will feature several workshops designed to encourage aspiring writers of all ages and genres, from prose and poetry to comics. Creative and inspiring programs are planned for child and teen writers, as well as adults. Participants may attend the whole day, or they can choose which individual session(s) they would like to attend.

Dr. Stephen Klineberg, Rice University professor and author of the urban biography Prophetic City: Houston on the Cusp of a Changing America, joins the festival as the keynote speaker.

Houston Writing Guild will present a workshop on publishing and marketing one’s book. A session on “The Secret History of Gaming” will share the secret educational skills behind games such as Magic: the Gathering and Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Local author Liara Tamani will share her experiences as a YA (Young Adult) author and BIPOC creator. Children’s author Valerie Sweeten will lead a writing workshop for children who would like to become writers.

Tabitha Voight, who coordinates the Story Spinners Writing Club and NaNoWriMo events at George Memorial Library, will lead a writing workshop for all ages on how to take an idea from the beginning stages to a book draft. She will also moderate a “Writers Showcase,” where amateur and professional authors can share excerpts of their works.

Fort Bend County Libraries’ Book Fest will feature several workshops designed to encourage aspiring writers of all ages and genres, from prose and poetry to comics. Creative and inspiring programs are planned for child and teen writers, as well as adults. Participants may attend the whole day, or they can choose which individual session(s) they would like to attend.

Dr. Stephen Klineberg, Rice University professor and author of the urban biography Prophetic City: Houston on the Cusp of a Changing America, joins the festival as the keynote speaker.

Houston Writing Guild will present a workshop on publishing and marketing one’s book. A session on “The Secret History of Gaming” will share the secret educational skills behind games such as Magic: the Gathering and Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Local author Liara Tamani will share her experiences as a YA (Young Adult) author and BIPOC creator. Children’s author Valerie Sweeten will lead a writing workshop for children who would like to become writers.

Tabitha Voight, who coordinates the Story Spinners Writing Club and NaNoWriMo events at George Memorial Library, will lead a writing workshop for all ages on how to take an idea from the beginning stages to a book draft. She will also moderate a “Writers Showcase,” where amateur and professional authors can share excerpts of their works.

WHEN

WHERE

Fort Bend County Libraries - George Memorial Library
https://www.fortbend.lib.tx.us/

TICKET INFO

Admission is free.

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