The Lewisburg Literary Festival is in a couple weeks. This year’s featured speakers are Ron Rash, Adriana Trigiani, David Joy, and William Dissen. (All main stage events are currently sold out, but there are almost always cancellations, so get on their waiting list).

Any of my fellow writers out there? As always, the LLF contains programming both for readers and writers of all stages, including craft workshops by my friends Val Nieman and Laura Treacy Bentley (and more!). Other events and installations abound, including the Literary Fashion Contest and a downtown StoryWalk for kids both young and old.

Of course I’ll be there all weekend, camped out with other WV authors in the Festival Bookstore area at the Greenbrier County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Please come say hi if you’re in town—and discover some new favorite Appalachian authors. The full schedule hasn’t yet been posted, but please keep tabs on www.lewisburgliteraryfestival.com and their Facebook page for the most updated information. And a reminder again to get on that waiting list, if you haven’t—and if you forget that, it never hurts to come by the CVB and ask if there are any open spots at any of the events. They will help you out if they can.

The LLF organizers and Kara Marie Vaughan for putting together a great little promotion video posted to the Lewisburg Literary Festival’s Facebook page, and thanks again to the organizers, especially Josh Baldwin, Greg Johnson, my good friend Eric Fritzius, and countless others for making all this happen, reminding us all why Lewisburg, WV, is one of America’s Coolest Small Towns.