* PLEASE NOTE:

“The Writer’s Conference portion (anything scheduled at NGCSU) of the 2008 Literary Festival schedule has been cancelled. 
All other Festival readings, panels and events on the schedule will occur as shown below.”

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Friday, August, 8th

Festival Registration & Check-In
Until 5:00 PM at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques

(or at Welcoming Reception from 6-8 pm)

Welcoming Reception - Friday
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Located at
Olde Cannery Art Center

Reception for Literary Festival Authors, Sponsors, Volunteers, Committee and Arts Council Members at the Olde Cannery Art Gallery.  This reception is being co-hosted with the Dahlonega Art Coucil's opening of the "Fiber Arts" show.
Enjoy light appetizers and a complimentary glass of wine.

Ticket required.

Saturday, August 9th

Overview of Saturday Events:

Saturday Events by Time & Location

 

10:00 AM - Saturday

Cathy Kaemmerlen
at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery
Dana Wildsmith
at Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques
Jackie Miles
at Woodlands Edge

"Writing for the Market"  
11:00 AM - Saturday

Location: Community House
Julie Cannon, Patricia Sprinkle, Karen White, and
moderated by Geoffrey Kridel

Location: Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery
Mark Braught & Laura Knorr Braught

Location: Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques
Lenore Hart

Location: Woodlands Edge
Jackie Cooper

Location: Achasta Discovery Center
Walter Sorrells

LUNCH    12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Contact restaurants (below) directly to reserve a spot for "Lunch with the Author's"
(Drop-in's may or may not be available)

For Lunch Reservations:

Rhapsody Grill	Karen Abbott & Joshilyn Jackson	(706)867-0123
Corkscrew Cafe	Steve Berry & Jack Bass	(706)867-8551
Gabee's Cajun Kitchen              (Seating Limited to 12)	Pattie Callahan Henry & Nathalie Dupree	(706)864-4417

"Woman and Fiction" 
1:00 PM - Saturday

Location: Community House
Lenore Hart
Patricia Sprinkle
J.L. (Jackie) Miles
and moderated by Jackie Cooper

Location: Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery
Nathalie Dupree
Jack Bass

Location: Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques
Joshilyn Jackson

Location: Woodlands Edge
Karen Abbott

Location: Achasta Discover Center
Cathy Kaemmerlen

 

"Storytelling: Words and Vision"
2:00 PM - Saturday

Location: Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques
Steve Berry

Location: Woodlands Edge
Patti Callahan Henry

The Future of the Book
3:00 PM - Saturday

Location: Community House
Karen Abbott
Steve Berry
Patti Callahan Henry
Joshilyn Jackson,
and moderated by Stephen Fairbanks

Location: Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery
Walter Sorrells

Location: Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques
William Rawlings

Location: Woodlands Edge
Mitchell Graham

4:00 PM - Saturday

Location: Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery
Mitchell Grahm

Location: Quigley's Rare Books & Antiques
Julie Cannon

 

"Shrimp & Grits" by Nathalie Dupree
Cooking Demonstration
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Saturday

Location: Montaluce's Tuscan Kitchen

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Reception for Festival Authors, Sponsors, Volunteers, and Committee hosted by Montaluce,  a vineyard and Winery residential community in the exclusive Owner's Club following the cooking demonstration by Nathalie Dupree for her signature dish "Shrimp & Grits". 

Light appetizers and a complimentary glass of wine.

 

Saturday Schedule by Authors

Karen Abbott

"Writing a Bestseller" Q&A
Saturday: 11:00 AM - 11:45 PM
at Writers Conference at NGCSU

Saturday: 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
at Woodlands Edge

“The Future of the Book”
Saturday 3:00 PM - 3:35 PM
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
3:35 PM – 3:55 PM
at Community House

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM


Jack Bass

Lunch at Corkscrew
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Reading
1:00 PM
at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Steve Berry

Writing a Bestseller Q&A
Saturday: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
at Writers Conference at NGCSU

Saturday 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
at Quigley’s Rare Books & Antiques

“The Future of the Book”
Saturday 3:00 PM - 3:35 PM
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
3:35 PM – 3:55 PM
at Community House

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Mark Braught

Saturday 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

“Storytelling: Words and Vision”
Saturday 2:00 PM - 2:35 PM
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
2:35 PM – 2:55 PM
at Community House

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM


Laura Knorr Braught

Saturday 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

“Storytelling: Words and Vision”
Saturday 2:00 PM - 2:35 PM
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
2:35 PM – 2:55 PM
at Community House

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Julie Cannon

“Writing for the Market”
Saturday 11:00 AM - 11:35 AM
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
11:35 AM – 11:55 AM
at Community House

"Art of Creation & Invention" Q&A
Saturday: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM AM
at Writers Conference at NGCSU

Saturday 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
at Quigley’s Rare Books & Antiques

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Jackie Cooper

Saturday 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
at Woodlands Edge

“Women and Fiction”
Saturday 1:00 PM - 1:35 PM
Moderate Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
1:35 PM – 1:55 PM
at Community House

"Art of Creation & Invention" Q&A
Saturday: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
at Writers Conference at NGCSU

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Nathalie Dupree

Lunch at Gabee's Cajun Kitchen
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
(706)864-4417

Reading
1:00 PM
at Hummingbird Lane Gallery

'Shrimp & Grits'
Cooking Demonstration
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
at Montaluce

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Mitchell Graham

Saturday 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
at Woodlands Edge

Saturday 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Lenore Hart

Saturday 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
at Quigley’s Rare Books & Antiques

“Women and Fiction”
Saturday 1:00 PM - 1:35 PM
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
1:35 PM – 1:55 PM
at Community House

"Art of Creation & Invention" Q&A
Saturday: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
at Writers Conference at NGCSU

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Patti Callahan Henry

"Writing a Bestseller" Q&A
Saturday: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
at Writers Conference at NGCSU

Saturday: 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
at Woodlands Edge

“The Future of the Book”
Saturday 3:00 PM - 3:35 PM
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
3:35 PM –3:55 PM
at Community House

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Joshilyn Jackson

"Writing a Bestseller" Q&A
Saturday: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
at Writers Conference at NGCSU

Saturday 1:00 PM –1:45 PM
at Quigley’s Rare Books & Antiques

“The Future of the Book”
Saturday 3:00 PM - 3:35 PM
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
3:35 PM – 3:55 PM
at Community House

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Cathy Kaemmerlen

Saturday 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Interpretive Reading
Saturday 1:00 PM - 1:35 PM
Ahcasta Discovery Center

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Jackie Miles

Saturday 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
at Woodlands Edge

Saturday 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

William Rawlings

“Storytelling: Words and Vision”
Saturday 2:00 PM - 2:35 PM
Moderator for Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
2:35 PM –2:55 PM
at Community House

Saturday 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
at Quigley’s Rare Books & Antiques

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Patricia Sprinkle

“Writing for the Market”
Saturday 11:00 AM - 11:35 AM
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
11:35 AM – 11:55 AM
at Community House

“Women and Fiction”
Saturday 1:00 PM - 1:35
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
1:35 PM –1:55 PM
at Community House

"Art of Creation & Invention" Q&A
Saturday: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
at Writers Conference at NGCSU

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Walter Sorrells

Reading
Saturday 11:00 AM
Achasta Discovery Center

“Storytelling: Words and Vision”
Saturday 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
2:30 PM –2:55 PM
at Community House

Saturday 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Karen White

“Writing for the Market”
Saturday 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
11:30 AM – 11:55 AM
at Community House

“Storytelling: Words and Vision”
Saturday 2:00 PM - 2:35 PM
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
2:35 PM –2:55 PM
at Community House

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Dana Wildsmith

Saturday 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Quigley’s Rare Books & Antiques

“Storytelling: Words and Vision”
Saturday 2:00 PM - 2:35 PM
Writers Panel at Community House

Book Signing
2:35 PM – 2:55 PM
at Community House

Reception at Montaluce
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

 

Sunday Schedule by Time & Location

Sunday Country Club Breakfast Buffet
at Achasta, Clubhouse
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Authors, sponsors and committee members enjoy a special breakfast hosted by Achasta,
a residential and Jack Nicholas Golf community.

“Research, Research ,Research”
Panel at Community House
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

  Featuring: Steve Berry, Brian Corrigan, Joshilyn Jackson, Karen Abbott,
Cathy Kaemmerlen, Patti Callahan Henry, and Lenore Hart
with Moderator: Jackie K. Cooper

Signings at Community House Bookstore
by panel–Berry, Corrigan, Abbott, Henry, Jackson, Kaemmerlen, Hart, and Cooper
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM

Signings at Community House Bookstore
Laura Knorr-Braught, J.L.(Jackie) Miles, Mark Braught,
Patricia Sprinkle, Mitchell Graham, and other available authors
12:10 PM - 12:25 PM

Readings: 

12:00 PM -12:30 PM     
Dana Wildsmith  at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery
Karen White at Woodland’s Edge
Nathalie Dupree at Achasta Discovery Center
Jack Bass at Quigley’s Rare Books

12:30 PM -1:00 PM     
Julie Cannon at Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery
William Rawlings at Woodland’s Edge
Mitchell Graham at Achasta Discovery Center 

"Lunch With The Authors"   
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Please contact restaurants direclty for seating reservations.
(Seating may or may not be available)

“Non-Fiction Literature”
Panel at Community House
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Nathalie Dupree, Dana Wildsmith, Jack Bass, and Jackie K. Cooper
with Moderator: William Rawlings

Book Signings at Community House Bookstore
Lenore Hart,  Karen White, Julie Cannon, Mitchell Graham, and other available authors
2:40 PM - 2:55 PM

Book Signings at the Community House Bookstore
Dupree, Wildsmith, Cooper, Bass, and Rawlings
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Readings

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Karen Abbott  at  Hummingbird Lane Art Gallery
Joshilyn Jackson at Woodland’s Edge
Patti Callahan Henry at Achasta Discovery Center
Lenore Hart at Quigley’s Rare Books

“Creating Believable Characters”
  3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Panel at Community House
Mitchell Graham, Karen White, Patricia Sprinkle, Julie Cannon,
William Rawlings, J.L.(Jackie) Miles, Mark Braught, and Laura Knorr-Braught
with Moderator: Geoffrey Kridel

Signings at Community House Bookstore
3:40 PM - 3:55 PM
Dana Wildsmith, Cathy Kaemmerlen, and other available authors

Signings at Community House Bookstore–by panel
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Graham, Miles, Rawlings, White, Sprinkle, Mark Braught, Laura Knorr-Braught, and Cannon