ReadOut 2020 Festival

ReadOut 2020

The third annual ReadOut was held on January 31-February 2, 2020 in Gulfport Florida at the Gulfport Library. Flyers from the event featuring the authors who presented are below, followed by event photos, and an event schedule.

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Schedule

3 DAYS OF EVENTS FOR READERS AND WRITERS!
ALL EVENTS AT GULFPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Except Nia and Ness, at Catherine A. Hickman Theater)

FRIDAY:

3:00-5:00pm    Readings by romance authors with refreshments
7:00-8:30pm    Meet Keynote Speaker and Authors at Wine & Cheese

SATURDAY:

10:30-11:15am  Keynote Sheree Greer, “Why our stories matter”
11:30-12:15pm  Author panel 1 (Readings in multiple genres)
12:30-1:30pm   Lunch
1:30-2:30pm    Author panel 2 (Readings in multiple genres)
2:30-3:30pm   Author panel 3 (Readings in multiple genres)
10:00-4:00 Book sales and signings
5:30pm         Buffet at the Peninsula Inn’s Isabelle’s
8:00pm         Nia and Ness at the Hickman

SUNDAY:

8:30-9:00am      Breakfast
9:00-12:00pm    Workshop with Sheree Greer (SOLD OUT)
“YOU ARE THE PROTAGONIST: Using your experiences to create compelling fiction and non-fiction”. This is a writing workshop that will help you hone your writing skills by figuring out exactly what you want to say and the best way to say it. Writing exercises will guide participants in exploring the emotional truths of their lives and crafting this material into powerful fiction or non-fiction. Appropriate for emerging writers as well as experienced writers. Please bring something to write on, something to write with, an open heart and an open mind.

12:30-1:00pm  Light Lunch

1:00-3:00pm   Author panel.

ALL LITERARY EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

Funding for this program was provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Attending authors include: Lilia Bruce, RJ Samuel, Sarah Glenn, Becky Harmon, Riley Scott, Renee McKenzie, Becky Bohan, MB Austin, Leslie Lawrence, Meredith Doench, Robin Becker, Edie Daly, Lynn Miller, Lynn Carr, Erin Zak, Stefanie Deoul, Catherine Malorisi, Ellen Levy, Fay Jacobs, Tina Michele, Magnolia Robbins, Elle E.Ire