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2009 West Virginia Book Festival

Program Description:

Grab the Readers and Never Let Them Go

Saturday, October 10, noon, WV 105

Sunday, October 11, 2:30 p.m., WV 103

Author/illustrator Mark Crilley performs live drawing demonstrations and reads from his books, all the while giving advice to aspiring authors about coming up with story ideas, giving characters distinctive voices, building conflict, and jumping into the all-important rewrite. Mark's high-energy presentation will send audience members young and old running for their pencils to create stories of their own.

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Speaker: Mark Crilley

portrait:  Mark Crilley