2007 Alaska Book Festival

Program Update

2007akbookfest — Thu, 17 May 2007 16:43:01 +0000

Here’s the latest program:

For the Friday night readings (July 13, 7-9 p.m.): we’re working with local coffee shops, bookstores, and associations to host the readings. Here’s the preliminary program:

Literacy Council of Alaska: Dan O’Neill, Peggy Shumaker

Alaska Coffee Roasting: David Marusek, John Straley, Michael Armstrong

Barnes & Noble: John Telliaferro, Karen Brewster, Mike Sfraga

College Coffee House: Seth Kantner, Kim Rich

McCafferty’s Coffee House: Loretta Outwater Cox, Sarah Isto

Gulliver’s: Jane Haigh, Judy Ferguson

Two Street: Derick Burleson, Amber Flora Thomas

Program (in the works!)

2007akbookfest — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:04:52 +0000

Authors are being contacted! Here’s a draft of the program and authors who have committed.

Alaska Book Festival Program

Program coming together!

2007akbookfest — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:51:31 +0000

You can read the minutes from the 3.08 meeting–the page is called 2007 Ak BookFest Meeting: 3.08.2007. At the meeting the committee discussed program ideas. We hope to finalize the draft program by the end of March and have April to fill in any gaps that remain. You can see the draft program in the 3.08 meetings.

What we’re working on now:

I’m matching authors to panels/sessions and will be looking for an author to serve as panel chair for each session–someone to lead and moderate the discussion.
Right now the sessions don’t really have topics–stay tuned! And send ideas my way!
Ron is working with local bookstores and coffee shops to host readings on Friday evening. The planning for who reads where will happen in April.
UAF Bookstore will be our book dealer. We are leaving enough time after sessions for book signing. There will also be signing tables at the Rasmuson Library, 4th floor, throughout the event.
Technology to be used during presentations will be supplied by Rasmuson Library’s Media Desk.

2007 Alaska Book Festival

2007akbookfest — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:49:38 +0000

Want to see who else is participating? Here’s a link to the poster we’ll be using to advertise:

2007 Alaska Book Festival

Poster will be included in the Summer Sessions catalog going out sometime in February.