Books By the Bay Book Festival on Beautiful Bellingham Bay
Sunday, September 21st, at the Hotel Bellwether Ballroom from 1 to 6 p.m.
A FREE and FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT!
WIN DOOR PRIZES
- FREE Books from your favorite author!
- Complimentary Gift Cards to local restaurants
- Tee Shirts
- Fun Reader Swag
- Coffee Gift Cards
Drawings will be held frequently and throughout the day!
Author Panel Discussions:
1:30 p.m. — SciFi & Paranormal Panel Discussion – moderator Robert Slater
“The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be: Writing and Publishing Speculative Fiction in the new Millennium.”
Panelists: Clete Barrett Smith, Bennett Coles, Terry Persun, Sharon Fisher, & Sara Stamey
2 :30 p.m. — Mystery & Suspense Panel – moderator Pamela Beason
“Settings, Characters, and Themes, Oh MY!”
Panelists: Clyde Curley, Jeanne Matthews, P.J. Alderman, Richard Mann, & Wendy Delaney
3:30 p.m. — Women’s Fiction Panel Discussion – moderator Kate Vale
Topic: “Women’s Fiction – What’s That?”
Panelists: Lonna Enox, Tiffany Pitts, Wendy Dewar Hughes, & Judith Kirscht
4:30 p.m. — David Beaumier Interviews Authors
Topic: Interviewer’s Choice
Panelists: Janet K. Shawgo, Mark Hartner, Joannah Miley, Lawrence Verigin, Candy Sary, & Michael Hurley