It’s a new year and time to stay true to those resolutions. If one of them is writing the book or story of your heart, here’s a few ways to learn the craft, keep those fires burning or spread the word about books already written.
February
The Writers & Readers Symposium will include poet Catharine Savage Brosman, art writer John R. Kemp, award-winning thriller novelist Michael Rubin, critically acclaimed author Genaro Ky Ly Smith and New York Times best-selling author M.O.Walsh on Feb. 17 at Hemingbough.
March
The 15th annual Jambalaya Writers’ Conference will be March 3 at the Main Library in Houma. Authors, poets, editors and publishing professionals will be part of a full day of workshops, lectures, readings and more. Visit mytpl.org for more information.
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The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival will be March 21-25, bringing more than 130 authors, actors and musicians to New Orleans. In addition to the festival, the organization honors writers with awards and accolades. One of the authors appearing at this year’s festival is Pulitzer-Prize winner Richard Ford.
April
Award-winning author Ernest J. Gaines will be the featured “Great Southern Writer” at the Books Along the Teche Literary Festival: Celebrating New Iberia, Dave Robicheaux’s Hometown April 6-8, in New Iberia. The event celebrates literature and its impact on Louisiana culture with storytelling, workshops, theatrical vignettes, music, local cuisine and much more.
May
The second annual West Feliciana Children’s Book Festival will be May 5 in St. Francisville and feature presentations by authors and illustrators. There will also be a sidewalk chalk art contest, face painting and book sales and signings.
June
The Walker Percy Weekend will be June 1-3 in St. Francisville and includes food, spirits, live music and books, all to celebrate the acclaimed novelist's life and work. For information and tickets, visit www.walkerpercyweekend.org.
Later this year is the annual Louisiana Book Festival, the New Orleans Book Festival, The Bridge to Publication writers conference in Lake Charles and much more.
Call for authors
Authors are invited to participate in the “Authors, Artisans and Aromas Fair,” a book-selling event from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 7, in conjunction with Books Along the Teche Literary Festival. The fair will feature book sales via tables on New Iberia’s Main Street.
Applications are available at BooksAlongTheTecheLiteraryFestival.com and at Books Along the Teche bookstore in New Iberia. Entrants may email, mail or drop off completed applications to Howard Kingston at the bookstore (contact information is on the application), along with $20 once authors are notified of selection for the book fair. Participating authors will be asked to submit .jpeg files of book covers to have the book included on the festival’s website. Lunch is provided on April 7 for participating authors. The Books Along the Teche Literary Festival will be Friday through Sunday, April 6-8, in New Iberia.
Book events the week of Jan. 14-20
Mary Webber signs “Miracles Still Happen…Trust Me,” a story about a young African American woman overcoming life tragedies, at noon today at Barnes & Noble Citiplace in Baton Rouge.
Jessica H Schexnayder and Mary H. Manhein present and sign “Fragile Grounds,” a book of stories and photographs of endangered cemeteries throughout Louisiana’s coastal zone and beyond, at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Octavia Books of New Orleans.
Tyler Bridges, co-author of a new book titled Long Shot, will speak about the 2015 Louisiana gubernatorial race at 7 p.m. Thursday at the East Bank Regional Library of Metairie.
The Friends of the Lafayette Library Mystery Book Sale will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Main Library.
Sisters in Crime New Orleans Chapter meets at 1 p.m. Saturday at the East Bank Regional Library of Metairie.
Chere Coen is the author of several Louisiana non-fiction books and the “Viola Valentine” Louisiana paranormal mystery series under the pen name of Cherie Claire. Write her at cherecoen@gmail.com.
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