The third annual Carrollton BookFest will be held on April 4th and 5th, 2025. This exciting two day event will highlight local, regional, and national best selling authors.

For writers, on Friday, three workshops are available. Bren McClain's Master Writing Class, Lola Schaefer's workshop on children's literature and George Weinstein and Kim Conroy's practical "Pathways to Publication." Something for everyone!

For readers, Saturday will feature "Conversations with the Authors." Morning and afternoon sessions will give readers opportunity to visit with the authors. Coffee and pastries for the AM sessions and wine and cheese for the PM sessions will provide a casual atmosphere in which to learn about the authors and their works. Bring your book club and make is a social outing!

Schedule:

Friday, April 4, 2025

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM: "What is Working? Do More of That."
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM: The Craft of Writing a Marketable Children's Book
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Paths to Publication
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Evening of Prose: A Dark and Stormy Write (A play in one-act)

Saturday, April 5, 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM: One Book One Community: Interview with Terah Shelton Harris
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Conversation with Bret Witter
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Conversation with George Weinstein and Kim Conrey
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Conversation with Mary Martha Greene "The Cheese Biscuit Queen"
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Featured Author: Karen White
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Conversation with Terah Shelton Harris
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Conversation with Lynn Cullen
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Conversation with McCracken Post on, Jr.

Date: April 4, 2025 - April 5, 2025

Location: Carrollton Center for the Arts - 251 Alabama Street Carrollton, GA 30117

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