WordFest takes a summer break in August. Join us on Tuesday, September 7^th!

 

Looking Ahead:

 

NORTHWEST AUTHORS DAY

          Sponsored by the Rainier Marina Saturday Market

Where? Rainier Marina Saturday Market next to the Bank of America on 2^nd and  “A” Streets in Rainier, OR

When?   Saturday September 25^th 10-3

Why?  To meet other Northwest authors, sign and sell your books, and read from your book

Details: Contact Sue Drummond 503-556-1220 (Marina Market)

You provide:   A $20 registration fee, your books, literature and information for sale to shoppers.  You may also read from your work (10 minutes limit).  You are responsible for your own change, table coverings, display materials, signing and selling your own books, and handling money from your sales.

Marina Market Provides:  One six foot table, two chairs,

and a PA system for the reading, plus chairs for customers.  The market has several food vendors and coffee vendors who sell lunch items.

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Print, clip and mail this registration form to:  Sue Drummond, Rainier Marina Market 72182 Little Jack Falls Road, Rainier, OR 97048  

Include $20 check made out to Rainier Marina Market

 

Author name_____________________________________________________________________

Book (s) Title(s)__________________________________________________________________

Brief Description of book(s)____________________________________________________

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E mail address___________________________________________phone________________

Mailing Address_________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________Zip_________________

I wish to read from my book:  (10 min. limit) yes______no___

         

At the next WordFest gathering on Tuesday, July 6,  the audience will be invited to give feedback to the evening’s four presenters, on both their writing and their delivery. This is a departure from the usual format where there is a Guest Reviewer for the evening who provides the feedback.

The presenters on July 6 will:

Cindie Jackson,  reading her essay, “Ribbons, and Plaques, and Trophies! Oh, My!”, which ponders whether awards matter to those who receive them.

Kitty Royston, a high school student, will read “Little Secrets”, which she describes as “a short story about two anthropomorphic felines who fall in love.”

Dan Roberts, a retired family physician living in Kalama, will be reading from his work, entitled “Transplant,”—“Dr. Jerry WIlder, medical director for Lear Biomedical, has spent months conducting a daring new experiment. Unfortunately he has neglected to tell his boss. Today is the day of reckoning.” Dan has written this as a short story, but sees it as becoming the first chapter of a novel.

Harry Myers has delighted the WordFest crowd on several occasions with his quirky, humorous poetry and wordplay, most recently with his updated ballad about the urbanization of the west, “Homes, Homes on the Range.” He will be reading his first short story, “Space Junk”.

The Brits opens at 5:30 pm for those who wish to order dinner and wine to accompany the readings. The presentations begin at 6:00 pm.

 

 

 

WordFest will be celebrating two book launches on Tuesday, May 4, with wine and dinner.

Robin Cody will be reading from his newest book, Another Way the River Has. Robin has written two other books set in the Pacific Northwest, a novel, Ricochet River, and Voyage of a Summer Sun, about his solo canoe trip from the source of the Columbia River to the ocean, and which received an Oregon Book Award.

Jane Isfeld Still, a WordFest regular, will be reading from her book, Mother’s Daze, a collection of short humorous pieces on motherhood. In March of last year, Jane read one of the essays which was well received by those attending WordFest. Encouraged by this response, she sent off her manuscript and it was accepted by Cedar Fort Publishers.

Both Robin and Jane will have copies of their books available for sale and to autograph.

WordFest’s literary experience will now be enhanced with wine. Each month Joel McNelly will be offering a selection of wines from Capstone Cellars for participants’ enjoyment, and Brits owner Alice Dietz will be adding a special dish for that night only to her usual menu offerings.

For Tuesday, May 4, The Brits will be offering Crab Cake Caesar Salad, and Capstone Cellars will be offering a special wine to complement the dish, along with other wines.

A select menu of dinners and desserts is available for those who wish to enjoy food with the readings. The Brits opens at 5:30 pm.
 

In place of our usual gathering on the first Tuesday in March, WordFesters are encouraged to attend the Celebration of Literacy Week reading by Jamie Ford at 7:00 pm, at the Longview Public Library. The event is free and open to the public.

Jamie Ford’s novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, was selected by Altrusa International and Northwest Voices (a collaboration of Lower Columbia College and the Longview Library) for this year’s “One Book-Cowlitz Reads.”

WordFest will resume on the first Tuesday in April (6th) at The Brits.

On February 2,  WordFest will host one of the legends of modern science fiction. William F. Nolan and fellow author and documentary maker, Jason V. Brock, will launch their new anthology of science fiction, horror and dark fantasy, titled The Bleeding Edge.

Nolan, most famous for his science fiction classic, Logan’s Run, has written over 80 books of fiction, essays, biographies, anthologies,  and poetry. He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for the films, The Legend of Machine Gun Kelly (1975), Logan’s Run (1976), and Burnt Offerings (1976), as well as the television adaptation of Henry James’ Turn of the Screw, Terror at London Bridge, and The Kansas City Massacre. Career collections of his writings have been published in Things Beyond Midnight (1984) and William F. Nolan’s Dark Universe (2001).

He has received numerous awards, including twice winning the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America, being voted a “Living Legend in Dark Fantasy” by the International Horror Guild, and receiving the honorary title of “Author Emeritus” by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. He was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Horror Writers of America,

He talked about the art of writing and read a short story at WordFest last October.

The new anthology features original and never before published works by Ray Bradbury, Earl Hamner, George Clayton Johnson, Richard Matheson, Lisa Morton, as well as by Nolan and Brock, and others. They will each read a story from the anthology and discuss writing horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy.

Copies will be available for purchase. The deluxe hardcover edition is signed by over 20 contributors. The trade paperback edition is signed by both Nolan and Brock.

An interview with Nolan and Brock can currently be viewed on KLTV’s program, “Book Chat.”

The Brits owner Alice Dietz offers a select menu and desserts for those who wish to enjoy a meal during the presentations. The Brits opens at 5:30 pm.