“Ginseng Rising” by Rhea Ormond

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2018 Authors

Kane Smego– Thursday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m., Town Center
National Poetry Slam Finalist, Spoken Word Poet, Hip Hop Artist

Banquet with Michael W. Twitty– Friday September 7 at 7:00 p.m., Town Center
2018 James Beard Award Winner-Best Food Writer & Best Book ($35 BYOB)

Keynote Speaker, Saturday September 8 at 6:30 p.m., Town Center
Gail Godwin, Best selling, Award Winning Novelist ($20)

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FICTION
Christopher Swann — Workshop
John Kessel
Chantel Avecedo
Daren Wang
Leah Weiss
Mary Ann Claud
Abigail DeWitt
Amy Willoughby Burle

POETRY
Sydney Wade — Workshop
Sam Barbee
Brothers Like These
Terri Kirby Erickson

MEMOIR
Joni Tevis — Workshop
Shuly Xochitl Cawood
Harriet Hill
John Carroll Whitener

NON-FICTION
Mallory McDuff — workshop
Daniel Pierce
Bryant Simon
Lillah Schwartz
Lucinda MacKethan

YOUNG ADULT
Jodi Lynn Anderson
Aimee Cherix

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Free Readings and Discussions All Day Friday & Saturday
Writing Workshops- Fiction, Memoir, Non-fiction, Poetry ($30)

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Registration for workshops, banquet, keynote begins July 1st.

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“The Carolina Mountains Literary Festival is the best literary festival you will find anywhere…Other festivals may try to copy it, but it requires more than a schedule of popular authors and a solid plan of action; it requires the love of a community with open arms.  And holding the festival in the magnificent mountains of Western North Carolina in September helps a little too.”  — Kevin Watson, Press53