BOOKFEST READINGS GALORE: More than 32 authors have signed up with the Equality State Book Festival to read from their work in 15-minute intervals on Saturday, Oct. 21, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church in Casper. The church is located across the street (north) from the Natrona County Library, which will be conducting its annual book sale on Oct. 21. The church is about two blocks northwest – easy walking distance – of the Nicolaysen Art Museum, where the bookfest panels will be held. The readings are free and open to the public.

Casper fiction writer Nina McConigley will serve as emcee for the readings. Waldenbooks will staff a table with titles by the featured authors. Videographer Dean Peterson of the Wyoming Cultural Resources Division will film the proceedings.

A number of these writers have web site links on this blog's sidebar (to your right).

Here’s the schedule:

9:00 am: Donna H.B. Smith, author of "Pocketful of Parables" and "Legendary Feather And Her Tale"
9:15 am: Stacy Coyle, author of "Cloud Seeding"
9:30 am: Linda Hasselstrom, author of "Between Grass and Sky" and "Bitter Creek Junction"
9:45 am: Tom Rea, author of "Bone Wars" and "Devil's Gate"
10:00 am: Elaine Marie Alphin, author of "The Ghost Cadet" and "Ghost Soldier"
10:15 am: B.J. Buckley, author of "Moonhorses and the Red Bull"
10:30 am: Charlotte Babcock, author of "Shot Down!"
10:45 am: Tina Welling, author of "Crybaby Ranch"
11:00 am: Open slot
11:15 am: Eugene Gagliano, author of "C is for Cowboy" and "Four Wheels West"
11:30 am: Linda Nelson, author of "Drama and the Adolescent Journey"
11:45 am: Bearlodge Writers
12:00 pm: Pat Frolander
12:15 pm: Marshall Jefcoat, author of two volumes of "Adventures As Dogboy"
12:30 pm: Dennis Chowden, author of "Boss Mouse"
12:45 pm: John D. Nesbitt, author of "Lonesome Range" and "Rancho Allegre"
1:00 pm: Kayne Pyatt, author of "The Women of Eden" and "Old Woman's Garbage"
1:15 pm: Craig Johnson, author of "The Cold Dish" and "Death Without Company"
1:30 pm: Jeffe Kennedy, author of "Wyoming Trucks, True Love, and the Weather Channel"
1:45 pm: Tony Sacco, author of "The China Connection" and "Little Sister Lost"
2:00 pm: Alan Cvancara, author of "Edible Wild Plants and Herbs," and "Bare Bones Geology"
2:15 pm: Ella Cvancara, author of "Beyond The Bite"
2:30 pm: "Leaning Into the Wind" and "Woven in the Wind" anthologies
2:45 pm: "Crazy Woman Creek" anthology
3:00 pm: Renee Carrier, author of "A Singular Notion"
3:15 pm: Lily Burana, author of "Try" and "Strip City"
3:30 pm: Mike Shay, author of "The Weight of A Body"
3:45 pm: Martin Turner, author of "A Common Sense Approach To Raising Your Children"
4:00 pm: Terry Del Bene, author of "The Donner Party Cookbook"
4:15 pm: Janet Meury, author of "Listening To Stones"
4:30 pm: Barbara Foote, author of "Harvest of Hope"
4:45 pm: Kevin Holdsworth, author "Big Wonderful"
- posted by Michael Shay @ 8:53 AM