(All events are at the Holly Theater, 69 West Main St., Dahlonega GA)

 

9:00 – 9:50 a.m.

“We Write Murders (Mystery Authors Discuss a Life of Crime)” -Valerie (V.M.) Burns, Ralph Ellis, Debra Goldstein, and Terri Parlato – Moderator: Trisha Slay

 

10:00 -10:50 a.m.

“Real People, True Stories” – Biographies of Johnny Mize, Lucille Selig Frank, & Gertrude Clanton Thomas; plus the roles of Shirley Temple Black, Rose Kushner, and Evelyn Lauder in the “dawn of breast cancer awareness movement” – authors Carolyn Curry, Jerry Grillo, Ann Hite and Judith L. Pearson – Moderator: Melissa Lockaby.

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11:00 – 11:50 a.m.

“Finding Our Truths Through Works of Fiction” – Gregory Ariail, Robert Gwaltney, Stacia Pelletier, William Walsh – Moderator: William Rawlings.

12:30 -1:30 p.m.

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Workshop: “Pitching Publishing Ideas Successfully” – Moderator: Corey Parson, UNG Press.

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(LUNCH – ON YOUR OWN)

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2:00 – 2:50 p.m.

“Read Two Chapters and Call Me in the Morning: Physicians Who Write” – Drs. Martha Boone, Dhaval Desai, William Rawlings, and Mimi Ziem – Moderator: Dr. Jacob Appel.

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3:00 – 3:50 p.m.

“On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR” Steve Oney – Moderator: John Pruitt

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4:30 –5:30 p.m.

Headliner: Joshilyn Jackson

Southern Launch of her latest novel – Missing Sister

Tickets $35 – (includes a signed hardback copy of Missing Sister)

Tickets will be available on our website soon – www.literaryfestival.org )