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S EPTEMBER 27 & 28, 2019 | F LORENCE F ESTIVAL OF BOOKS | 11 A white-knuckled story of the new Old West, Rogue River Reprieve “brims with eco-intrigue.” Paul Hoobyar lives in Eugene, OR and guided on the Rogue for 18 years. PATRICIA JACOBS A Long View is Patty Jacobs memoir of growing up in Longview, Washington, and her family’s role in the town’s history. Oscar the Osprey is a fi ctional story of a high-diving fi sh hawk, born in a fi r tree nest near Woahink Lake. On sale now! $13.00 My Balancing Act is a memoir of adapting to Multiple Sclerosis and recapturing a joyful life. Praise for Rogue River Reprieve. “Salmon, love, greed. A hard rock miner. A corrupt sheriff . An ugly fi stfi ght. A deadly stretch of whitewater deep in the Rogue River wilderness. Th ese are among the true-life ingredients in this precise, white-knuckle story of the new Old West, told by one of its survivors.” Letters from England is about living with our family of fi ve for three years in Cambridgeshire Village. —David Bayles, author of Art and Fear (Image Continuum Press 2001/2011) and Notes on a Shared Landscape (Image Continuum Press, 2005) Some titles available on Amazon or purchase by phone. Call the author at @541-359-2435. Meet Our Authors Florence Festival of Books 2019 Julie Bolkan Teaching in Alaska What I learned in the Bush Sharleen Nelson The Time Tourists Coming 2020: Time Tapestry AUTHOR S Ask us ab ! out our new serv ic how to p es and ublish wit h GladEye P ress! Patricia Brown A Recipe for Dying Dying for Diamonds Under A Dying Moon More from GladEye Press Festival of Books 2019 Siuslaw News, September 21, 2019 12 | F LORENCE F ESTIVAL OF BOOKS | S EPTEMBER 27 & 28, 2019 T HE I NS & O UTS OF P UBLISHING Friday features a free author panel discussion about getting your work out there Sharleen Nelson T he 2019 Florence Festival of Books panel discussion on publishing takes place Fri- day, Sept. 27, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Florence Events Center. Th is free event is open to the public. In “Th e Ins and Outs of Publishing,” learn from industry professionals what to do with your manu- script once you’ve completed it. Find out publish- ing options, how a publisher obtains your work, and what happens once they’ve accepted it. Th is year’s panel includes: Jeff Bolkan Patricia Marshall Judy Fleagle & Bob Serra Sharleen Nelson and Jeff Bolkan GladEye Press GladEye Press is a traditional book publishing company. It accepts manuscripts for consideration in regional (Pacifi c Northwest) non-fi ction as well as fi ction that it markets nationally. If they choose to publish an author, they off er a contract with roy- alties. GladEye handles and absorbs the costs for editing, layout, design, printing, distribution, mar- keting, etc. GladEye’s newest company is GladEye Press Services, or GPS, which is strictly a pre-publi- cation evaluation service for indie authors. Patricia Marshall Luminare Press Patricia Marshall is the owner of Luminare Press, which off ers book design and publishing services for indie authors. She enjoys sharing her knowledge, en- thusiasm and love of publishing and bookmaking with authors across the country. Patricia serves as board chair for Wordcraft ers in Eugene, a literary non-profi t, and holds degrees in journalism and creative nonfi c- tion. Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott Judy Fleagle and Robert Serra Self-Published Author & Maple Creek Press As a writer and editor with Oregon Coast and Northwest Travel magazines for 21 years, Judy is familiar with the entire Oregon coast and much of the Northwest. She has written fi ve books, four of which she published working as a team with Robert Serra of Maple Creek Press. Maple Creek Press, formerly known as Pacifi c Publishing, has been the publisher of fi ne books since 2011. Maple Creek Press is a traditional pub- lishing house that boasts 100 percent rights for au- thors aft er their books are designed, published and printed. Publisher Robert Serra is a former news- paper editor, reporter and photographer with the Siuslaw News. Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott First Steps Publishing With today’s many options, Suzanne Fyhrie Par- rott will cover the basics of the book publishing industry, off ering insights and resources to help the writer choose which publishing path best fi ts. In 2006, she established First Steps Publishing, an independent book publisher. She has an extensive background in graphic de- sign and marketing and is the author of bestselling books. — Maire Testa, FFOB Committee Member
