The 4th annual Savannah Book Festival will take place February 18-20, 2011, President’s Day Weekend. This prestigious literary festival, which remains free for all to attend, begins on Friday evening, February 18, and concludes on Sunday, February 20, 2011.
The caliber of authors and range of topics featured is unprecedented, with highlights including: award-winning memoirist Tobias Wolff; famed southern novelist Lee Smith; bestselling author Sandra Brown; Karl Marlantes, Vietnam veteran and author of the stunning new novel Matterhorn; musician and environmentalist Chuck Leavell; former University of Georgia coach and master gardener Vince Dooley; and Egyptian-born poet Greg Djanikian.
The author presentations take place in and around Telfair Square in the heart of historic Savannah, taking advantage of its beautiful churches, parks and heritage sites including Trinity Church, Telfair Museum and the Jepson Center for the Arts.
“The Savannah Book Festival offers a uniquely intimate experience with individual presentations from a stunning array of authors – whatever your taste in literature – from popular fiction to poetry and lifestyle,” said Savannah Book Festival Board President, Stephanie Duttenhaver.
Visit savannahbookfestival.org to plan your trip. You’ll find special deals with local hotels and tourist venues, and the website content is frequently updated.
The Savannah Book Festival’s mission is to promote reading, writing and civil conversation. It is now a significant event in both the literary and southeastern USA calendars, with a new date this year: February 18-20, 2011 – President’s Day weekend. The Savannah Book Festival Inc. is an independent non-profit corporation led by a volunteer board of directors. It is committed to remaining free and open to the public and to celebrating the written word and its role in improving the human experience.
For more information, contact Lisa Parker Fort at the Savannah Book Festival at (912) 358-0575; info@savannahbookfestival.org; or 3025 Bull St., Suite 249, Savannah, GA 31405, http://www.savannahbookfestival.org
Confirmed authors for the 2011 Festival:
http://www.savannahbookfestival.org/festivals/2011/
No comments:
Post a Comment