(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 – Moderator: William Rawlings.

 

12:30 -1:30 p.m.​

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. Dhaval Desai, William Rawlings, and Mimi Zieman – 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 are available now:  

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Brief Bio:

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson writes both page-turning domestic suspense and Southern book club novels that revolve around timely women’s issues, raising questions about justice, motherhood, career, class, and the thorny mechanics of redemption. Her critically acclaimed work has been translated into more than a dozen languages, and Jackson is also an award-winning audiobook narrator. She lives in a gently haunted 150-year-old Victorian Rowhouse in upstate New York with her family.

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To learn more, visit joshilynjackson.com