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2009 West Virginia Book Festival

October 10 & 11, 2009at the Charleston Civic Center

Saturday, October 10

Time Location Program
10 a.m. Parlor A

The Misunderstood Child

Dr. Larry B. Silver Sponsor: West Virginia Learning Disabilities Association
Parlor B

Reading: Laughter from the Hills

Alyce Faye Bragg Sponsor: West Virginia Book Company
Parlor C

When Documentaries Aren't Enough

Wess Harris & Penny Loeb Sponsor: Appalachian Community Services
WV 103
WV 104

Lipstick and Bourbon

Megan Abbott
noon Parlor A
Parlor B
Parlor C

Settle Session: Denise Giardina Reading: Emily's Ghost

Denise Giardina Sponsor: West Virginia Book Company
WV 103

West Virginia Storytelling Guild Concert: Ghost Stories

Sponsor: West Virginia Storytelling Guild
WV 104

Poetry Reading

Frank X Walker
WV 105
2 p.m. Parlor A
Parlor B

Cancelled

John Michael Cummings
Parlor C

Putting Flesh on the Bones: How Writers Create Character & Story from Memories

Karin & Geoff Cameron Fuller Sponsor: West Virginia Writers
WV 103
WV 104
WV 105
4 p.m. Parlor A
Parlor B

Legends of the Mountain State

Michael Knost Sponsor: West Virginia Book Company
Parlor C

Writing About Personal Experience: From Pre-Writing to Marketing

Krista Fink Sponsor: West Virginia Writing Project
WV 103
WV 104

Cosplay for Everyone

Melissa Quinn
WV 105

Sunday, October 11

Time Location Program
12:30 p.m. Parlor A

The Joys, Struggles & Reasons for Local, Seasonal Eating: My Story

Mary Beth Lind Sponsor: Kanawha County Master Gardeners
Parlor B
Parlor C

The Immobile Man

Lud Gutmann, MD Sponsor: McClain Printing
WV 103
WV 104
WV 105
2:30 p.m. Parlor A

In Dialogue with Place

Tim Poland Sponsor: WVU Press
Parlor B

An Editor's Tips on Getting Published

George Brosi Sponsor: Appalachian Mountain Books
Parlor C
WV 103
WV 104
WV 105

Title Fights and Writing Lifelines

Robert W. & Miranda Phillips Walker