Seventeen Inspirational Authors Meet in Hagerstown, Maryland for Book Festival

It went great. Lots of guests. Lots of desserts. Book sold and signed.

Candice Speare and Trish Perry smile for their readers

Rita signing a copy of Surrender the Wind for Marty.

 

The Dessert Table

 

Mr. & Mrs. Herb Flemming, and Dave Geber talk with guests.

 

Jeanette Windle

Melanie Jeschke

Loree Lough & Trish Perry chat about writing.

Lisa Samson and Joyce Magnin.

Cathy Gohlke

Jessica Adriel

 

Leah Morgan. She brainstormed this event and put it all together with Wanda Dyson. She worked from Dusk to Dawn.

Tracy Higley

Event Planner, Wanda Dyson

Kelly Higgins Kund and her family came all the way from Pennsylvania.

 

Lisa Samson

Teryl Cartwright

Loree Lough

Listen to a live interview with Leah Morgan with WTHU Christian Radio. She shares all about the Hagerstown Hometown Holiday Book Festival.


http://www.wthu.org/PodcastNew.aspx

New Additions

Adding to the list of fabulous authors that will be meeting readers and signing books, are authors Gayle Roper and Jessica Adriel.

See the list in its entirety and the links to all the authors' websites on the sidebar under 'Participating Authors'.

We just received an amazing donation that will be offered as a door prize at the event. Local pastors and lay leaders will want their name on this one: Several commentaries and study books written and autographed by faculty members of Cincinnati Christian University along with a host of items bearing the school logo. AND a letter of congratulations from University President, David Faust! Thank you CCU and Todd Smith!

Word in today that two book clubs will be coming in, one from western Maryland area and the other from Pennsylvania.

Rita Gerlach is donating a 12 x 18 poster of the Surrender the Wind book cover, dated and signed in gold ink to be in a drawing alongside all the great gift baskets being donated.

Update! Four Weeks to go!

We are at the starting gate in anticipation for this mega book signing, the largest of its kind in the Maryland history where CBA authors are gathering together to meet the public. It's only four weeks away!

If you live in the Hagerstown area, keep a lookout for the beautiful red Holiday posters designed by author Wanda Dyson that advertise the event.

A coffee/tea and desert bar will be provided. Volunteers will be offering lusheous treats such as pumpkin bread and Butternut Pound Cake.

The buzz continues to grow louder and louder. You will have a blast meeting authors, acquiring signed books which make great Christmas gifts, winning gift baskets, picking up some freebies, enjoying coffee with your favorite authors and friends, and having a photo taken with authors.

The Buzz

Not only has the news of the mega book signing reached the ears of Publishers Weekly staff, and the participating authors' editors and publishers, it is all the buzz in the central Maryland area. Several businesses have requested posters to hang in their windows. Literary agents from Hartline Literary, along with members of their book club, are driving down from Pennsylvania to attend the event. The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Christian Fiction Writers group (ACFW) is promoting the event on the chapter's blog spot. Leah Morgan will be giving a live interview on radio the Monday before the event.

Why should you attend this event on the busiest shopping weekend of the year?

1. Because you will have a fun afternoon meeting some of the best Christian writers in the East.
2. Enjoy a time of fellowship and fun with other readers.
3. Acquire signed copies of highly rated novels to give as Christmas presents.
4. Acquire signed copies of new novels for your reading pleasure.
5. Have a photo taken with acclaimed Christian authors.
6. Enjoy a cup of Joe and a pastry with authors, friends, and other attendees.
7. Support the ministry of a local church who has graciously given their hall to us for this event.
8. Support the writing ministries of Christian authors
9. Have the chance to win a basket full of books.
10. Have the chance to win a gift basket put together by one of the authors.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

In The News. . .

Our co-coordinator and the one who originally came up with this event, Leah Morgan, has been invited by WTHU Christian Radio to come into their station and hold a live interview on Monday, November 23. Leah will be talking up the event on the air waves, that reach the western / central Maryland area and Gettysburg, PA. The broadcast can be listened to live by going to the WTHU website.