Fourth Annual Gaithersburg Book Festival Scheduled for May 18

Fourth Annual Gaithersburg Book Festival Scheduled for May 18 

More than 100 Award-Winning, Best-Selling Authors to Present 

Writing Workshops, Children’s Village, Presentations by Poets and Singer-Songwriters
Among the Varied Activities Planned

WHAT: The Gaithersburg Book Festival is an annual celebration of great books and great writing that is fast becoming one of the nation’s top literary events.  In its fourth year, the festival will feature best-selling and award-winning authors, as well as local authors, a Children’s Village, presentations by poets and singer/songwriters, announcement of the high school short story contest winners, exhibitors with literary wares and on-site sales of new and used books.  Visitors of all ages also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of interactive, hands-on writing workshops.

WHEN: Saturday, May 18, 2013, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

WHERE: Grounds of Gaithersburg City Hall, 31 South Summit Ave., Gaithersburg, MD 20877

WHO: The festival will feature more than 100 best-selling and award-winning authors, who will participate in panel discussions and book signings throughout the day.  Authors include:

Non-Fiction

• Nina Blackwood and Mark Goodman, Original MTV VJs
• Susannah Cahalan
• Kitty Kelley
• Lynne Olson
• John Schwartz
• Mark Shriver
• Evan Thomas

 Fiction

• Caroline Leavitt
• Jane Green
• Benjamin Percy, two-time Pushcart Prize winner
• Karen Thompson Walker

Mystery

• Phillip Margolin
• Brad Parks, Nero and Shamus award winner 

Children’s & Young Adult

• Mac Barnett
• Fred Bowen
• Julia Devillers
• Walter Dean Myers, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
• Adele Griffin, two-time National Book Award finalist
• Daniel Hernandez, Jr. (Gabby Giffords' intern)
• Maggie Stiefvater, 2012 Printz Honor
• Jon Scieszka, former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
• Sheila Turnage, 2013 Newbery Honor 

PARTNERS: The Gaithersburg Book Festival is presented in partnership with Politics & Prose, Children's Book Week, Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce, Johns Hopkins University – Montgomery County Campus, Montgomery County Public Libraries, Montgomery County Public Schools, Washington Independent Review of Books, Washingtonian Center, The Wyndham Garden Hotel Gaithersburg, Whole Foods-Kentlands, The Writer's Center and Writopia Lab, with grant support from the Maryland State Arts Council.

ATTEND: Admission is FREE.   Free parking and handicap-accessible shuttle buses are available from Lakeforest Mall. The festival will be held rain or shine. 

INFO: For more information, to receive our e-newsletter, or to volunteer, please visitwww.gaithersburgbookfestival.org. 

About the Gaithersburg Book Festival

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is an annual all-day celebration of books, writers and literary excellence. Now in its fourth year, the Festival has become one of the premier literary events in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The Festival will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2013, on the grounds of Gaithersburg City Hall, in Olde Towne Gaithersburg, Md., with free shuttle buses running from Lakeforest Mall.  Activities include author appearances, discussions and book signings; writing workshops; a Children’s Village; onsite book sales, both new and used; literary exhibitors and food, drink, ice cream and more. Admission is free. For more information please visit www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org.