Texas/Children's Authors at Book Festival

[Jeanette Carolyn Larson <jlarson@TENET.EDU>]

Children's Authors at Texas Book Festival

The First Annual Texas Book Festival will be held Friday
November 15 through Sunday November 17 at the Capitol in
Austin.  Many Texas authors of books for children and young
adults will be speaking, reading their work, and
autographing their books.  This is a rare opportunity to
meet many of the state's best writers in one location.  It
will also offer an opportunity to do some early holiday
shopping!  Proceeds from the Festival will benefit Texas
public libraries.  For additional information on events call
the Festival office at 512-463-6655.  All events on Saturday
and Sunday are free.  Booths and exhibits will be on
Congress Ave. from 15th Street to MLK.  Free parking is
available in state parking lots and garages around the
Capitol.


Saturday, November 16

11:30 a.m.Louis Sachar
          (Capitol Extension Room E1.016)
noon      Picture This: An Illustrators Panel
          (Capitol Extension Room E2.010)
          Diane Stanley, James Rice, Jeanette Winter
1:00 p.m. My Second Childhood: Writing for Children Panel
          (Capitol Extension Room E2.016)
          Judy Alter, Mary Lankford, Tom & Janice Shefelman
1:30 p.m. Real Life: Nonfiction for Children Panel
          (Capitol Extension Room E1.106)
          Elaine Scott, Robyn Montana Turner
2:45 p.m. Joan Lowery Nixon
          (Capitol Extension Room E1.016)
4:00 p.m. Kathi Appelt
          (Capitol Extension Room E1.016)

Sunday, November 17
11:00 a.m.Jo Harper
          (Capitol Extension Room E1.016)
noon      Elizabeth Dearing Morgan
          (Capitol Extension Room E1.016)
1:00 p.m. Angela Shelf Medearis
          (Capitol Extension Room E2..016)
1:45 p.m. Sherry Garland
          (Capitol Extension Room E1.016)
2:30 p.m. Trevor Romain
          (Capitol Extension Room E1.016)
3:45 p.m. Polly Robertus
          (Capitol Extension Room E1.016)

The panels are primarily intended for adults.  Other authors
will be reading from their works and discussing their work
so children of the appropriate reading levels may also wish
to attend.

Schedules and rooms are subject to change.  Check when you
arrive at the festival.  A complete calendar of events and
information on other (adult) authors attending is available
via the Internet at:
http://bookfest.tsl.state.tx.us./schedule.htm or call the
festival office.