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Grayslake Author Fest
July 18 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Grayslake AuthorFest brings together authors, readers, and aspiring writers for a day of bookish fun!
— FREE ADMISSION —
Saturday, July 18
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum
164 Hawley St. Grayslake IL 60030
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum
164 Hawley St. Grayslake IL 60030
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Author Sales & Book Signings
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Craft Vendor Sales
11:15 a.m. — Opening Statement & Welcome
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Scavenger Hunt Bingo (participants may be entered in a drawing for prizes); Grayslake Arts Alliance Activities Tent
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Erasure Poetry; Magnetic Word Board; Community Book Exchange; Bookmark Alignment Board
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Panel: Art of Audiobooks (inside; may be recorded)
Noon to 2 p.m. — Caricature Art
Noon to 4 p.m. — Photo Station (inside)
12:45 to 1:30 p.m. — Panel: Writing Realistic Relationships (inside; may be recorded)
1:45 to 2:30 p.m. — Panel: Publishing Your Way (inside; may be recorded)
2 to 4 p.m. — Typewriter Poetry
2 to 4 p.m. — Open Mic Poetry at Andy’s Records (16 N. Whitney St., Grayslake)
2:45 to 4 p.m. — Youth Writing Workshop (inside)
3:30 p.m. — Scavenger Hunt Bingo Winners Drawn (must be present to win)
3:30 to 4 p.m. — Reading of Youth Creative Writing Contest Project Finalists’ Work (inside)
4 p.m. — Closing Statement
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Author Sales & Book Signings
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Craft Vendor Sales
11:15 a.m. — Opening Statement & Welcome
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Scavenger Hunt Bingo (participants may be entered in a drawing for prizes); Grayslake Arts Alliance Activities Tent
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Erasure Poetry; Magnetic Word Board; Community Book Exchange; Bookmark Alignment Board
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Panel: Art of Audiobooks (inside; may be recorded)
Noon to 2 p.m. — Caricature Art
Noon to 4 p.m. — Photo Station (inside)
12:45 to 1:30 p.m. — Panel: Writing Realistic Relationships (inside; may be recorded)
1:45 to 2:30 p.m. — Panel: Publishing Your Way (inside; may be recorded)
2 to 4 p.m. — Typewriter Poetry
2 to 4 p.m. — Open Mic Poetry at Andy’s Records (16 N. Whitney St., Grayslake)
2:45 to 4 p.m. — Youth Writing Workshop (inside)
3:30 p.m. — Scavenger Hunt Bingo Winners Drawn (must be present to win)
3:30 to 4 p.m. — Reading of Youth Creative Writing Contest Project Finalists’ Work (inside)
4 p.m. — Closing Statement
FEATURED AUTHORS
Adelina Zack; Alex Dove; Nicole M. Hewitt; Sandra Macek; Amy L. Sauder; Angelique Burrell; C. D. White; Anitra Rowe Schulte; Anne E. Beall; Audrey Wilson; Brianna Young; Molly Weinfurter; Carolyn Armstrong; Patricia Toht; Sara F. Shacter; Connie Richardson; CJ Warrant/CJ Barlowe; Melonie Johnson; Rachelle Paige Campbell; Eveline Rose; Debra Oas; D. Williams; Natalie Arthur; Emily Bleeker; Eric Hildeman; E.L. Rae; Sara J. McAllister; Evelyn Sanchez-Toledo; Lisa Sukenic; Virginia Martínez; Franchesca Coburn; George Adamczyk; Heather Curlee Novak; Holly Davis; J. M. Guilfoyle; Gwen Tolios; Jennifer Wagh; Srividhya Venkat; J.C. Moore; Julie Tomlinson; Kristen N. Winiarski (Feisty Fray Reads); M. P. McDonald; Rebecca Garner; RE Bunch; Robert Mortell; Sara Fujimura; Taylor Schafer; Victoria Hamel; Kerri Connor; Ansley Ashe; Zee Lacson; Shelly Pettibone; Sherri Jolie Fowler; W. S. Reed.
Adelina Zack; Alex Dove; Nicole M. Hewitt; Sandra Macek; Amy L. Sauder; Angelique Burrell; C. D. White; Anitra Rowe Schulte; Anne E. Beall; Audrey Wilson; Brianna Young; Molly Weinfurter; Carolyn Armstrong; Patricia Toht; Sara F. Shacter; Connie Richardson; CJ Warrant/CJ Barlowe; Melonie Johnson; Rachelle Paige Campbell; Eveline Rose; Debra Oas; D. Williams; Natalie Arthur; Emily Bleeker; Eric Hildeman; E.L. Rae; Sara J. McAllister; Evelyn Sanchez-Toledo; Lisa Sukenic; Virginia Martínez; Franchesca Coburn; George Adamczyk; Heather Curlee Novak; Holly Davis; J. M. Guilfoyle; Gwen Tolios; Jennifer Wagh; Srividhya Venkat; J.C. Moore; Julie Tomlinson; Kristen N. Winiarski (Feisty Fray Reads); M. P. McDonald; Rebecca Garner; RE Bunch; Robert Mortell; Sara Fujimura; Taylor Schafer; Victoria Hamel; Kerri Connor; Ansley Ashe; Zee Lacson; Shelly Pettibone; Sherri Jolie Fowler; W. S. Reed.
