LOCAL AUTHORS' LITERARY FESTIVAL
& MARKET
(Story Time! Crafts! Face Painting! Prizes! Workshops! Autographs!
Book Sale!)
WHERE:
Maud Marks Library
1815 Westgreen Blvd., Katy
(281) 492-8592
WHEN: Saturday, December 3 from 12:30 - 4:30 12:30 - 4:30:
- Story Time & Crafts with Local Children's Authors Beginning Every 1/2 Hour
- Panels & Workshops for Various Age Groups Beginning Every 1/2 Hour
- YA, Adult, and Children's Authors Selling and Autographing Their Books
- Free Popcorn & Photo Opportunities with Authors & a Special Visitor
- Opportunities to Win Door Prizes 2:30 - 4:30: Free Face Painting: Book Characters, Sports, & Winter Symbols
PANEL/WORKSHOP DETAILS:
- 12:30 How to Write a Book (Christy Esmahan, Gordon L. Rottman, George Slaughter)
- 1:00 Raising Readers: How to get your child to become a reader using picture books and beyond (Ellen Leventhal, Kathy M. Slaughter, Jenna Pashley Smith)
- 1:30 Spotlight on Sci-Fi: Aliens, Robots, and More (Mandy Broughton, K.C. Maguire, K. J. Russell)
- 2:00 Be Creative: Ways to Get Inspiration for Writing Everything from Book Reports to Novels (Christy Esmahan, Monica Shaughnessy, Jenna Pashley Smith)
- 2:30 Spotlight on Fantasy: Magic, Myths, and Mystical Creatures (Artemis Greenleaf, Claudia Herring, K. J. Russell)
- 3:00 Clues to a Good Mystery (Mandy Broughton and Monica Shaughnessy)
- 3:30 World-building: It's all in the Details (Claudia Herring, K.C. Maguire, Gordon L. Rottman)
- 4:00 How to Research and Organize Information (Artemis Greenleaf, Steven D. Malone, George Slaughter)
STORY TIME/ARTS & CRAFT DETAILS:
- 12:30 The Tooth Collector Fairies: Batina's Best First Day by Denise Ditto; Craft: Fairy Wings and More
- 1:00 Fish Stew by Fleur Wiig; Craft: Coloring
- 1:30 A Bear's Year by Kathy Duval; Craft: Color and cut out a bear to put in a paper bag den.
- 2:00 Fish Stew by Fleur Wiig; Craft: Coloring
- 2:30 Bizz & Buzz Make Honey Buns by Dee Leone; Craft: Foam Frame and Hap-bee Holiday Card
- 3:00 H is for Houston by Kathy M. Slaughter; Craft: Two Houston Coloring Pages
- 3:30 Hayfest: A Holiday Quest by Ellen Leventhal; Craft: Make up your own holiday and decorations for it.
- 4:00 A Bear's Year by Kathy Duval; Craft: Color and cut out a bear to put in a paper bag den
(Schedule
Subject to Change Without Notice)
