An Evening with the Authors

5:30-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28

Meet and mingle with the festival’s bestselling authors.

Ticket Price
Dinner: $90 / Dinner & Self-Guided Home Tour: $115

Proceeds support the Southwest Florida Reading Festival scheduled for March 1, 2025.

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Name a Character Raffle

Enter for a chance to name a character after yourself or a friend in an upcoming book by Renée Ahdieh, Kristy Boyce, Tracy Clark, Jenny Colgan, Alison Gaylin, Ali Hazelwood, R.J. Jacobs, Stephen Mack Jones, Elinor Lipman, Sarah MacLean, Megan McDonald or Kate Messner.

Price:
$10 per single chance
$20 for three chances
$50 for 10 chances
$100 for 25 chances

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Meet the Author: Libby Fischer Hellmann

2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13,

Join us for an engaging author presentation and book signing featuring Libby Fischer Hellmann. Copies of her latest novel “Max’s War” will be sold at this event.

Free Registration Required.
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Meet the Author: Jennifer Coburn

2-3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17

An engaging author presentation and book signing featuring Jennifer Coburn. Copies of her latest novel “The Girls of the Glimmer Factory” will be sold at this event (credit card only).

Free Registration Required.
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Meet the Author: Jean Kwok

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28

Join us for an engaging author presentation and book signing by Jean Kwok. Copies of her books will be sold at this event by the Friends of South County Regional Library. 

Free Registration Required.
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Aspiring Authors

Aspiring Authors Writing Contest

Spring 2025

The deadline for entries is Monday, February 3, 2025

Any Lee County student in grades K-12 is eligible to enter. Each grade level will be judged separately. There is a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner in each category if there are enough excellent submissions.

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Aspiring Authors

Aspiring Authors Writing Contest

Spring 2025

The deadline for entries is Monday, February 3, 2025

Any Lee County student in grades K-12 is eligible to enter. Each grade level will be judged separately. There is a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner in each category if there are enough excellent submissions.

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