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Fall of 2012...

Sept. 6-8, 2012
the 7th annual festival

Planning is now underway, and content will be added to the site as author confirmations are received; meanwhile, poke around the old 2011 pages to get an idea of what it's all about.

96days until
Our Festival

Major Sponsor

MANY THANKS TO
North Carolina Arts Council
This project is supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowments for the Arts.

A Festival of Ideas

NEW - Check out our series of Book Reviews on our blog!

Thank You Sponsors!

Banquet Sponsor

Friday Evening Sponsor
Penland School of Crafts & Gina Phillips, Spruce Pine

Workshop Sponsor
The Grapevine, Burnsville 
The Parkway Playhouse, Burnsville

Author's Friend
David & Carolyn Cort, Burnsville
A Touch of Cass, Burnsville
Drs. Carolyn and David Cort, Burnsville
Ruth and Charles Price, Burnsville
 
Road Scholar Sponsor
This project is made possible by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Book Lover
Rosemary Banks, Burnsville

Bookmarks

Zack Skokos Memorial Fund
    Ruth and Charles Price

2012 Festival Planners

The Steering Committee
 
Dr. Daniel Barron (director of the AMY Regional Libraries) Grant Writer, Programs
 
Britt Kaufmann (poet, playwright) Graphics
 
Amber Westall Briggs (Librarian, Yancey County Public Library) YA Author Liaison  
 
Myrna Stephens (board member of many local organizations) Budget Curmudgeon
 
Lucy Doll (community activist,owner of Burnsville Dogs) Author Liaison, Scheduler
 
Worth Weller Scribe
 
Nancy Engelhardt  Venue Coordinator
 
Wendy Reid (owner of the Design Gallery and arts advocate) Community Liaison
  
Nelda Phillips School Liaison
 
Katherine McCarty Author Hospitality
 
Sonya Tipton Publicity
 
Caroline Hughes Publicity Intern
 
Norman Rabek and Olga Ronay Volunteer Wranglers
 
Ruth Price Program Chair
 
Patti Smith Email Queen
 
Anne Sabri Author Accommodations  
 
Cynthia Rawls Blood Banquet
 
Program Committee
 
Ruth Price, Daniel Barron, Amber Briggs, Lucy Doll, Myrna Stephens, and virtual advisors Carol Boggess & Katherine Ledford
 
 
 
Kids' Events
 
Stacey Lane Kline 
 
 
Volunteers