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Schedule may be subject to change
For a schedule with more detailed session descriptions click HERE.
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
é - Wheelchair accessible $ - Fee & pre-registration required
Sessions highlighted in moss green are 3-hour long paid events
for which attendees should pre-register.
Sessions highlighted in purple are for kids. Sessions highlighted in lime are for teens.
TCL - éTown Center Legacy Room AJ - Appalachian Java UDL - Upstairs David's Ltd.
TCC - éTown Center Area C MSB - éMain Street Books CC - éCourthouse Courtroom
DG - Design Gallery DKP - DK Puttyroot CCB - éCourthouse Boardroom
LA - éLibrary Annex HC - éHeritage Center HALL - Town Hall
SQR - Town Square
Friday Morning, September 11
9 - 9:45 TCL Colby Martin - Have I Got A Story: discussion of a non-fiction collection of initimate
conversations with people of Yancey County
LA Peggy Poe Stern Q&A: Writing the Novel
AJ Hal McDonald reading from The Death Hunters
MSB Alan Gratz - for young adults - reading from Something Wicked
HALL Dwayne Biddix & Dale Mettam Pow! Zap! What's New in Comic Books
10-11:30 TCL "We All Come from Somewhere Else"
This panel will open and set the stage for the entire festival as authors discuss the relationships between their writing, their heritage, and current issues (e.g., community building, economic development, environmental sustainability, and quality of life). The participants are Robert Conley, Western Band of the Cherokee and Sequoyah Distinguished Professor in Cherokee Studies, Western Carolina University; Eleanora Tate, awarding winning author from North Carolina Central University; and Wayne Winkler, Melungeon historian and author, East Tennessee State University. Dr. Gloria Houston, critically respected author and educator in four states with large immigrant populations, will chair the panel.
11:30-12:00 TCL Book Signing with Morning Session Authors
12:00-12:45 TC Foyer & around town Lunch
Friday Afternoon, September 11
12:45-1:30 TCL TBA
TCC Tim Silver - Mt. Mitchell: An Environmental History
DG Joe Dabney - Moonshine Humor
LA Betty Reed - The Mosaic Within the Mountain Mosaic: The Brevard Rosenwald
School 1920-1966
MSB Seabrook Wilkinson - Poetry - Mountains in My Mosaic
DKP Laura Hope Gill - The Creative Process as Sacred Text: a reading and talk
CC Mark Kneece, Dale Mettam, and Dwayne Biddix: Panel - Graphic Novels
12:45-3:45 HC $ Tamara Baxter - Writing Out of the Voice Box (fiction & memoir)
UDL $ John Hoppenthaler - Writing Outside the Self: Poetry of Engagement
1:45-2:30 TCL Eleanora Tate - A Hard Head Makes a Soft Behind: Finding My Roots by
The Seat of My Pants
TCC Katey Schultz & Shane Darwent present Lost Crossings: A Look at WNC's
Swinging Footbridges
DG Panel: Authors Who Write with Young Children at Home - with Susan Woodring
and Alan Gratz, moderated by Britt Kaufmann
LA Tim Silver - Mt. Mitchell: An Environmental History
MSB Hal McDonald - reading from The Death Hunters
CCB Mark Kneece - The Comics Writer: A Distinctly Different Animal
2:45-3:30 TCC George & Elizabeth Ellison - The Natural World - a discussion
DG Pat Riviere-Seel - Truth, Lies, and Other People's Lives: Poetry Reading &
Discussion
LA Rob Amberg - The New Road: I-26 & The Footprints of Progress - photographic
essays - Q&A
AJ Richard Allen Taylor - Poetry Reading
MSB Alan Gratz - Q&A Writing Books for Children & Teens
DKP Annette Clapsaddle - reading from a work in progress
2:45-4:30 HALL Ann Pancake - Asheville Citizen-Times webcast with Rob Neufeld
3:45-4:30 TCL Kevin Watson - Offer More Than A Book
TCC Michael Joslin - Evolving Mountain Crafts: A Mosaic of Diversity & Innovation
DG Rose Senehi - Saving the Places You Love - writing fiction
LA Rob Amberg - The New Road: I-26 & The Footprints of Progress - photographic
essays - Q&A AJ Wayne Winkler - The Melungeons of Appalachia: a Reading
DKP Vicki Lane - Putting the Pieces Together: The Mountain Mosaic as a Mystery Series
CC Dwayne Biddix & Dale Mettam - Pow! Zap! What's New in Comics
4:30 - 5:00 TCL Book Signing & Meet the Afternoon-Session Authors
Friday Evening, September 11
5:00 - 7:00 @ the Design Gallery a public reception for the Slow Book Salon show of hand-made books
5:00 - 8:00 @ the TRAC gallery a public reception for "Local Children's Books: Writers and Illustrators"
For a schedule with more detailed session descriptions click HERE. KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
é - Wheelchair accessible $ - Fee & pre-registration required
Sessions highlighted in green are 3-hour long paid events
for which attendees should pre-register.
Sessions highlighted in purple are for kids. Sessions highlighted in lime are for teens.
TCL - éTown Center Legacy Room AJ - Appalachian Java UDL - Upstairs David's Ltd.
TCC - éTown Center Area C MSB - éMain Street Books CC - éCourthouse Courtroom
DG - Design Gallery DKP - DK Puttyroot CCB - éCourthouse Boardroom
LA - éLibrary Annex HC - éHeritage Center HALL - Town Hall
SQR - Town Square
Saturday Morning, September 12
9 - 9:45 TCL Vicki Lane & Hal McDonald - High Tea and Apple Cider: Two Madison County Mystery
Writers talk shop
AJ Richard Allen Taylor, Beth Cagle Burt, & Lisa Zerkle - Poetry of the Kakalak
Anthology
MSB Tamara Baxter - Rock Big and Sing Loud: Reading and Discussion
DKP Kevin Watson - Offer More than a Book: Tips for Authors
9 - 10:45 TCC Joe Dabney, Bruce Stewart, & Robert Thomas - That Good Ole Mountain Dew: The
Moonshine Panel moderated by Dr. Daniel Barron
9 - 11:45 HC $ Jim Clark If My Words Did Glow - Songwriting Workshop
*SQR ARTS MATTERS - Contribute to the Mountain Mosaic by making mixed-media quilt
square journal covers with assistance from Penland School of Crafts and the Arts
Matters Group. This is an activity to help young folks have personal experience with an
old mountain craft. (elementary ages)
* In case of inclement weather, this event will be held at First Baptist Church
10-10:45 TCL Bookclub Buzz - Who & What Are You Reading, and Why? Bring your book list!
Discussion with Vicki Lane, Peggy Poe Stern, Rose Senehi, and Marlin Barton.
Moderated by Deana Blanchard, sponsored by The Hell & High Water
Bookclub
LA Suzanne Adair - Q&A - A Storyteller's Mosaic: the Hero's Journey
AJ Richard Allen Taylor, Beth Cagle Burt, & Lisa Zerkle - Poetry Readings
MSB Susan Woodring - The Habitual Writer: Going from Inspiration to Dedication
DKP Judy Goldman - Reading: Early Leaving & How I've Told the Same Stories in Both
Fiction and Memoir
CC New Writers' Panel with Annette Clapsaddle, Laura Hope Gill, Colby Martin,
Hal McDonald, and Katey Schultz, moderated by Kevin Watson
11-11:45 TCC Betty Reed - Mosaic Within the Mountain Mosaic: The Brevard Rosenwald
School 1920-1966
DG Robert Conley - Reading: The Cherokee Mountains
LA Suzanne Adair - Readings & a Discussion: The Hero's Journey
MSB Bruce Stewart - King of the Moonshiners: an historical account
DKP Marlin Barton - Southern Families in Fiction: A Reading
CC Gloria Houston - A Dragon, Some Weddings, Lots of Adventures...
12:00-12:30 TCL Book Signing with Morning Session Authors
12:30-1:15 TC Foyer & around town Lunch
Saturday Afternoon, September 12 1:15-2:15 TCL Robert Conley - Q&A: The Cherokee Mountains
TCC Michael Joslin - Our Living Heritage: An Appalachian Mosaic of Past into Present
DG Seabrook Wilkinson - Discussion: What's Wrong With Rhyme?
LA Will Leverette - Tales of Whitewater Paddling in WNC
MSB Peggy Poe Stern - Q&A: Printing the Book
DKP Marlin Barton - A Reading
CC Karen Miller - For the Love of Books: The Books and Strategies to Turn Kids into
Reading Fiends CCB Mark Kneece - The Comics Writer: A Distinctly Different Animal
1:15-4:15 HC $ Judy Goldman - Workshop: The Fine Brushstrokes of Your Own Life
(memoir & personal essay
2:30-3:15 TCL Jim Clark - Traditional Music and Poetry
TCC Katey Schultz & Shane Darwent - Lost Crossings: A Look at WNC's Swinging
Footbridges
DG Pat Riviere-Seel - Truth Lies, and Other People's Lives: Poetry Reading &
Discussion
LA Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle - Q&A
AJ Laura Hope Gill - The Creative Process as Sacred Text: A Reading and Talk
MSB Vicki Lane - Putting the Pieces Together: The Mountain Mosaic as a Mystery Series
CC Karen Miller - Calling All 8-12 Year Olds! Be An Editor for Bogeyman 101!
3:30-4:15 TCL Rose Senehi - Saving the Places You Love - writing fiction
TCC George & Elizabeth Ellison - The Natural World: A Demonstration
DG Susan Woodring - The Habitual Writer: Going From Inspiration to Dedication
LA Will Leverette - Tales of Whitewater Paddling in Western North Carolina
AJ John Hoppenthaler - A Poetry Reading
MSB Colby Martin - An Apt Warning: Reading from The Famine - a fictional recollection
CC AMY Library Stories: Readin' Mountain Tales for Kids of All Ages
4:30 - 5:00 TCL Booksigning & Meet the Afternoon-Session Authors
Saturday Evening, September 12
7:00 p.m. Town Center Legacy Room
Dinner Banquet with Keynote Speaker Ann Pancake
TICKETS REQUIRED: AVAILABLE AT TOWN CENTER OR LINK ON THIS WEBSITE
7:30 pm The Parkway Playhouse presents My River, My Valley - visit their website to buy tickets
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Major Sponsor
This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. |
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