Archive: 2016 Virginia Festival of the Book
A Program of Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Open to participating students and their family and friends, this event features readings of original works by area middle and high school students who participated in the 2016 Poetry & Prose Contests hosted by the Virginia Festival of the Book.
More »Tags: Fiction, Poetry, Publishing / Books / Writing, StoryFest / Youth
Authors Eric Angevine (Hinkle Fieldhouse: Indiana’s Basketball Cathedral), Randall Crenshaw (And One Pill Makes You Small), Michelle Damiani (il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center), and Carolyn O’Neal (Kingsley) discuss their writing.
More »Tags: Biography / Memoir, Fiction, Health / Mind / Body, Sports / Outdoors / Animals
Author Terésa Dowell-Vest (The Death of Cliff Huxtable, 1937-2015…So We Can Survive Bill Cosby) will discuss her fan-fiction novel imagining how the Huxtables would cope with the death of their patriarch, and in so doing, helps fans separate the beloved TV Dad from the actor who played him.
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The nation’s flagship program for young creative writers is turning 35! Our alumni have published widely across genres, been recipients of the National Book Award and the Whiting Award, and much more. Join us for an alumni reading to celebrate 35 years of empowering talented young writers.
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Well-known young adult authors Hannah Barnaby (Some of the Parts), Kelly Fiore (Thicker Than Water), and Lamar Giles (Endangered) participate in a panel discussion about family dynamics and sibling relationships in their literature.
More »Tags: Family / Aging, Fiction, StoryFest / Youth
Authors Jeffery Renard Allen (Song of the Shank), Sanderia Faye (Mourner’s Bench), and Ross Howell, Jr. (Forsaken), read and discuss their work.
More »Tags: African-American, Fiction
Due to illness, Sara Gruen has had to cancel her participation.
Bestselling author, friend, and neighbor, John Grisham, will speak as the new Festival Luncheon headliner.
NOTE: This program is sold out.
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Authors Sarah Bannan (Weightless), John Benditt (The Boatmaker), and Bill Clegg (Did You Ever Have a Family) discuss their emotionally charged stories of self discovery, following their protagonists’ journeys through the unexpected courses of their lives.
Please Note: Book sales will be available before and after this program. Bill Clegg will be available to sign books before the program only.
Tags: Fiction
Michael Buckley (Raging Sea) and V.E. Schwab (A Gathering of Shadows) will discuss their popular fantasy novels for teens that have broad appeal for adult readers as well.
More »Tags: Fantasy / Science Fiction / Graphic, Fiction, StoryFest / Youth
Authors Sara Farizan (Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel), Lamar Giles (Endangered), Meg Medina (Burn Baby Burn), and Wendy Shang (The Way Home Looks Now) share stories featuring American immigrant lives and cultural identities. Moderated by Bert Ashe (Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles).
NOTE: This program is FREE, although tickets are required. Please click the Buy Ticket button on the program page to reserve your tickets.
More »Tags: African-American, Fiction, Gender, Headliners, Language / Culture / Folklife, StoryFest / Youth
R.S. Belcher (Nightwise), Katherine Kurtz (The King’s Deryni), and V.E. Schwab (A Gathering of Shadows) will discuss their experience in world-building through science fiction and fantasy writing.
More »This program will provide writing and publishing insight for teen writers from young adult fiction authors Robert Beatty (Serafina and the Black Cloak), Jen Swann Downey (The Ninja Librarians: The Accidental Keyhand), and V.E. Schwab (A Gathering of Shadows).
More »Tags: Fantasy / Science Fiction / Graphic, Fiction, Publishing / Books / Writing, StoryFest / Youth
Romance authors Betsy Ashton (Uncharted Territory), Ellen Butler (Art of Affection), Avery Flynn (Designed for Murder), and Tracey Livesay (Pretending With The Playboy) discuss their writing and, specifically, how they develop series novels.
More »Vanessa Barger (Super Freak), Shelley Sackier (Dear Opl), and Kat Spears (Breakaway) will discuss how they develop characters and write novels about self-acceptance and bullying.
More »Tags: Family / Aging, Fiction, Health / Mind / Body, StoryFest / Youth
Robert Beatty (Serafina and the Black Cloak) will discuss his path to becoming a writer as well as his New York Times bestseller and other popular books for middle grades and young adult readers.
More »Tags: Fantasy / Science Fiction / Graphic, Fiction, StoryFest / Youth
Love Between the Covers is a feature-length documentary film about the little-known, surprisingly powerful community of women who read and write romance novels. The screening will be followed by a discussion and book signing with with Eloisa James (My American Duchess) and by Maya Rodale (Dangerous Books for Girls).
More »The Charlottesville Chapter of The Links Incorporated presents its thirteenth annual Celebration of the African American Literary Tradition, including brunch, musical and spoken word performances by community youth, a tribute to book festival authors, book sales and signing. Tickets are $60 and available in advance only. To purchase tickets, contact: cvillelinks@gmail.com or a member of the Charlottesville Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.
More »Tags: African-American, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses Vietnam, war, and literature, including his novel, The Sympathizer, and his nonfiction exploration of a conflict that lives on in the collective memory of both the Americans and the Vietnamese, Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War, and Vietnam.
More »Tags: Current Affairs / World Affairs / War, Fiction, History, Language / Culture / Folklife
Authors Michael Keenan Gutierrez (The Trench Angel), Bonnie MacBird (Art in the Blood: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure), and Donna Sawyer (Provenance: A Novel) discuss their stories and the role France plays in them.
More »Tracy Chevalier (At the Edge of the Orchard), Angela Flournoy (The Turner House), and Christopher Scotton (The Secret Wisdom of the Earth) discuss their distinctively American novels.
NOTE: This program is FREE, although tickets are required. Please click the Buy Ticket button on the program page to reserve your tickets.
More »Tags: Fiction, Headliners
A variety of authors from the 2016 Festival’s Crime Wave and Romance programs will gather for a group book signing.
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