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Welcome
to the Alabama Book Festival
Saturday,
April 19, 2008
9 am to 4
pm
Old Alabama
Town
Montgomery,
Alabama
Use the following
links to access information on the Alabama Book Festival.
General
Information
Media
Information
Author
Submission Guidelines
Exhibitor
and Vendor Guidelines
Directions
Lodging
2007 Festival
Program
and Slideshow
General
Information
Save the date!
The third annual Alabama Book Festival will take place
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2008. The
site will be the grounds of Old
Alabama Town in the historic district of Montgomery.
Named the
top literary event for 2007's Year
of Alabama Arts and supported by more than 30 sponsors
and partners, the festival is a signature event for
the state and for those who love books and reading.
The 2008 festival
will showcase more than 50 authors, storytellers, publishers,
illustrators, and performers. It will feature a dedicated
children's area and offer special programs for young
adult readers and writers. Exhibitors and vendors will
include antique book appraisers, libraries, and reading
promotion partners, among many others.
Beginning
in January 2008, names of authors/presenters will be
listed on the website. Check back often to keep abreast
of additions to the program.
The festival
will partner with the Alabama
Writers' Forum to host a teacher workshop in conjunction
with the festival; information about it will be posted
by January. We are also developing writing workshops
and special panels for those interested in publishing.
Watch the site for more details as we approach the festival
date.
If you are
an author/presenter or represent authors/presenters,
please consider applying for the Alabama Book Festival.
Information about how to nominate and apply can be found
on this website.
If you are
interested in volunteering for the festival, please
let us know. You may email us at acftb@auburn.edu
, or call the Alabama Center for the Book and speak
with its staff. Our number is 334-844-4946.
We look forward
to seeing you in April!
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Media
Information
Festival Date:
April 19, 2008
The Alabama
Book Festival is a signature literary event for the
state. It strives
- to bring writers and readers together,
- to support the state's literary culture, and
- to promote reading and literacy in general.
The Alabama
Book Festival showcases writers from both within Alabama
and from without for a wide reading audience, including
children and young adults. It is designed to appeal
to all ages and interests. Its partners, including the
Alabama
Public Library Service and the Alabama
State Council on the Arts, help make it a true statewide
event.
Press releases
and PSAs about the Alabama Book Festival are posted
to the website as available.
Alabama Center
for the Book staff and Alabama Book Festival committee
members are happy to provide information, take interviews,
and answer questions. Many festival authors and presenters
are also happy to be interviewed and take questions
by phone, email, or in person (as schedules permit).
Please let us know if there is an author/presenter you
wish to contact.
Alabama Center
for the Book staff includes Jay
Lamar, director (334-844-4946) and Mark
Wilson, assistant director ( 334-844-4948). Committee
members are listed by name below. For contact information,
please call ACFTB.
Press kits
with downloadable files will be posted soon; hard copies
may be requested at any time.
Alabama Book
Festival Committee Members:
| Nancy Anderson |
Pam Kingsbury |
| Courtney Armstrong |
Jay Lamar |
| Joan Atkinson |
Tim Lewis |
| Elizabeth Via Brown |
Tammy Lynn |
| Jo Anne Bryant |
Bob McLain |
| Barbara Curry |
Sue Medina |
| Foster Dickson |
Rebie Morris |
| Bettye Forbus |
Carolyn Newman |
| Danny Gamble |
Georgette Norman |
| Jane Garrett |
Jaunita Owes |
| Ashley Gordon |
Patty Pilkerton |
| April Jones |
Randy Shoults |
Press Releases:
2008
Alabama Book Festival Announced (November 11, 2007)
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Author
Submission Guidelines
Click here
for author
submission guidelines.
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Exhibitor
and Vendor Guidelines
(Coming Soon!)
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Directions
to Old Alabama Town
Map
from Montgomery interstate highways to Old Alabama Town
From
I-65 North
Take the Herron
St. exit--Exit 172
Bear right onto
Herron St.
Bear left as
Herron St. becomes Bibb St.
Bear right as
Bibb St. becomes Madison Ave.
Turn left onto
N McDonough St.
Turn left into
the parking lot adjacent to the Loeb Reception Center
on N McDonough St.
From
I-65 South
Take the Clay
St. exit--Exit 172--toward Downtown
Bear left onto
Dickerson St.
Turn left onto
Herron St.
Bear left as
Herron St. becomes Bibb St. Bear right as Bibb St. becomes
Madison Ave.
Turn left onto
N McDonough St.
Turn left into
the parking lot adjacent to the Loeb Reception Center
on N McDonough St.
From
I-85 South
Take the Union
St. exit--Exit 1
Bear right onto
Union St.
Turn left onto
Madison Ave. Turn right onto N McDonough St.
Turn left into
the parking lot adjacent to the Loeb Reception Center
on N McDonough St.
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Lodging
Suggestions Near Old Alabama Town
Hilton Garden
Inn
Montgomery
East
1600 Interstate
Park Drive
Montgomery
, AL 36109
(334) 272-2225
Embassy Suites
300 Tallapoosa
St.
Montgomery, AL
36104
334-269-5055334-269-0360
(fax)
Guest House
Inn Hotel & Suites--Downtown Montgomery
120 Madison
Ave.
Montgomery, AL
36104
334-264-2231
334-263-3179
(fax)
Homewood Suites
1800 Interstate
Park Drive
Montgomery ,
AL 36109
(334) 272-3010
Red Bluff
Cottage Bed & Breakfast
551 Clay St.
Montgomery, AL
36104
334-264-0056
334-263-3054
(fax)
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