S EPT . 24, 2016 • F LORENCE F ESTIVAL
Authors
OF
B OOKS
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of Kassy Keppol.
Publishers
• Pacific Publishing’s Bob
Serra has published The Central
Coast Telephone Book for several
years and since 2011 has pub-
lished several books.
• Porthole Publishing’s Ellen
Traylor has published the books
of over 30 authors. She is also the
author of 20 books. Many of her
books are in the historical bibli-
cal genre, but a few are of the
modern-day, thriller genre.
Her latest novel, “The
Cornerstone,” falls into the sec-
ond category.
• South
Florence
Congregation of Jehovah’s
Witnesses are part of a publishing
organization that prints Bibles
and other publications.
All of these authors will have
their books for sale and publishers
will have books they have pub-
lished on display.
Any books purchased can be
signed and personalized. And,
who knows, some of these
Festival of Books’ participants
may be your friends or even your
next-door neighbors.
available for purchase and signing.
Since this is a book fair in cele-
bration of the printed word (actual
her writing efforts can be full time. books that you can hold in your
She is a resident of Florence.
hands and turn the pages), the e-
In the Author’s Panel, there will book author will not be having a
be a variety of authors, all but one table; her books are not in a print-
of whom will have a table at the ed format.
book fair on Saturday with books
On the panel, however, because
of author interest in e-books, it was
decided to allow it. And some
printed book authors are consider-
ing putting their work in e-book
format also.
So whether you’re a published
author, hoping to become an
author, or an interested reader, this
panel discussion should be very
enlightening as to how each writer
made it from idea to published
book.
See you there!
Welcome
Phillip Margolin at 7 p.m. then
continue all day on Saturday, Sept.
24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A special thank you to our spon-
sors for making this year’s event
better than ever before. We hope
you will come and enjoy.
The Festival is presented by the
Friends of the Florence Events
Center and the Florence Festival of
Books Planning Committee.
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— E.J Michaels has written
articles for small newspapers and
military publications, but prefers
writing fiction. His first full-
length novel is “Desiring Fire.”
• Siuslaw School District
Writers are middle school stu-
dents who have published their
own books through the guidance
Panel
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THE DRAGON COURAGE SERIES
from Page 4
BY KANDI J WYATT
In Dragon’s Future,
book 1, the colony where
twin dragon riders Ruskya
and Duskya live is attacked
by a rider seeking a myste-
rious plant, the twins must
fi ght for their dragons’ fu-
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ture and their lives!
kandijwyatt.com
Dragon’s Heir takes
for a free copy of
place ten years later. When
Dragon’s Future.
two nestlings are stolen
from the hatchling cave, Braidyn’s sense of justice leads
him on a quest to fi nd the person responsible. Can Braidyn learn to temper justice
with mercy?
Immediately following book two, Dragon’s Revenge, picks up the story of
Kyn. New friends Kyn and
Ben’hyamene discover a breed
of wild dragons which have
been at war with humans for
four hundred years. Th ey set
forth to bring peace before
more life is lost.
In a world where dragons
and humans live in peace with
each other, it is a privilege to be
a dragon rider, but riders, like
everyone else, must fi nd their
purpose.
defense attorney before becoming a
full-time author in 1996. Many of
his 19 novels have appeared on the
New York Times Best Seller list.
Tickets for this event are just $8
in advance or $10 at the door.
The Florence Festival of Books
takes place at the Florence Events
Center, 715 Quince St. Events
begin Friday, Sept. 23, with the
Author’s Panel at 3 p.m. and
— Judy Fleagle, Co-founder &
Secretary of Florence Festival of
Books Planning Committee
— Co-chairs Connie Bradley &
Meg Spencer
Official sponsors of this year’s festival
Chapter Sponsor:
Banner Bank
Verse Sponsors:
Florence Rotary
Harriet & Dick Smith
Ladies of Elks
Line Sponsors:
Karen D. Nichols and the
Coastal Writers, Florence
Regional Arts Alliance
Ronald Hogeland & Nancy
Archer
On Your Feet With a Splash
Pacific Publishing
Port Hole Publishing
Sea Lion Caves
Siuslaw Public Library
Lynn & Shelley Taylor
River House Inn
Siuslaw News
Get your holiday shopping done early at the book festival!