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.
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
If you are writing a book, or thinking about it, what happens next? Get an inside look into working with an agent and the beginning stages of the publishing process with Seth Fishman, Vice President and Literary Agent at The Gernert Company.
Join this special discussion of “The Mango Tree” by Southwest Florida Reading Festival Author Annabelle Tometich.
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.
Meet Terrie Farley Moran, the current co-writer of Jessica Fletcher on the “Murder She Wrote” series as well as a co-writer of Laura Childs on the “Scrapbooking Mystery” series.
Meet Terrie Farley Moran, the current co-writer of Jessica Fletcher on the “Murder She Wrote” series as well as a co-writer of Laura Childs on the “Scrapbooking Mystery” series.
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).
The Northwest Regional Library will be highlighting authors Kate Hannigan, Molly Idle, Megan McDonald and Kate Messner with writing and craft stations all around the Youth Services area. All supplies provided.
Join artist and author Carolyn Gora as she presents her book “The Almost True Story of the Birds of Paradise.” After the story, participants will receive a short art lesson. Supplies will be provided. Copies of Ms. Gora’s books will be available for purchase.
An open book discussion focused on the talented Reading Festival authors coming to Southwest Florida March 1. Choose from any of the numerous children, young adult and adult authors. Share your thoughts on their works before attending the festival to hear the authors talk.
A special storytime celebrating favorite children and teen authors presenting at the Southwest Florida Reading Festival. Enjoy stories and readings from the authors’ books, family games and crafts.
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.
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.
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.
