Oct
22
8:00 PM20:00
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Oct
22
7:00 PM19:00
Oct
22
5:30 PM17:30
Oct
21
7:00 PM19:00
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21
5:30 PM17:30
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21
5:30 PM17:30
Oct
20
1:00 PM13:00
Young Writers Showcase
At the Young Writers Showcase, on Sunday, October 20, selected students will read their winning entries from the stage of the Grand Theatre. The celebration includes poetry and prose from students in grades 3-8, and each participant receives a gift certificate to buy a book of their choice from Dotters Bookstore.
The showcase will take place at 1:00 p.m. for all grades this year with a brief intermission between the 3-6th grade group and 7-8 grade group.
Click here to learn more about the Young Writers program and how to enter the competition.
Oct
19
4:00 PM16:00
Oct
19
2:30 PM14:30
Oct
19
1:00 PM13:00
Oct
19
11:00 AM11:00
Oct
19
9:30 AM09:30
Oct
18
7:30 PM19:30
Oct
18
6:00 PM18:00
Oct
17
7:00 PM19:00
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17
5:30 PM17:30
Oct
16
6:00 PM18:00
Oct
16
4:30 PM16:30
Oct
15
1:00 PM13:00
Young Writers Showcase
This event is being presented in person only.
At the Young Writers Read Showcase, on Sunday, October 15, selected students will read their winning entries from the stage of the Grand Theatre. The celebration includes poetry and prose from students in grades 3-8, and each participant receives a gift certificate to buy a book of their choice from Dotters Bookstore.
The Showcase will be divided into two separate parts again this year:
Readers in grades 3, 4, and 5 will read from 1:00-1:40 p.m.
Readers in grades 6, 7 & 8 will to read from 2:00-2:40 p.m.
Click here to learn more about the Young Writers program and how to enter the competition.
Oct
14
4:00 PM16:00
A Writer’s Journey to Publication: A Conversation with Laura Warrell
Laura Warrell
If you weren’t able to join us for Warrell’s live event or are interested in watching it again, click below to watch the recording.
Writing a novel can be just the beginning—getting it published can be a journey all its own. Laura Warrell had a long, challenging ride to getting her first novel, Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm published. Along the way, she learned the ins and outs of the business and developed skills that helped her persevere. In this talk, she shares her story, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the publishing process and tools any aspiring artist can use to stay in the game.
CLICK HERE to buy festival books locally from Dotters Books.
LAURA WARRELL is the author of the novel Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize, and long-listed for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Golden Poppy Book Award through the California Independent Booksellers Alliance. Named a ‘best’ or ‘must-read’ book by Vanity Fair, People, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Apple Books, The Root, The Millions, Hollywood Reporter, Bustle, Today, Debutiful, and elsewhere, the novel was also chosen as a Good Morning America Buzz Pick, a Barnes & Noble Discover Pick, and an Indie Next List Pick.
Learn more about Laura Warrell at laurawarrell.com.
Oct
14
2:30 PM14:30
Oct
14
1:00 PM13:00
Oct
14
11:00 AM11:00
Oct
14
9:30 AM09:30
Oct
13
7:30 PM19:30
Oct
13
6:00 PM18:00
Oct
13
10:00 AM10:00
Pizza and Taco: Dare to Be Scared!
Stephen Shaskan
This event is being presented in person only.
Celebrate the release of the newest book in the Pizza and Taco series! Enjoy pizza and an interactive presentation by the author. A book signing and related activities for kids and families will follow.
Author Presentation, Book Sales, and Signing:
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Riverview Room (3rd floor)
Pizza
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Innovation Lab (3rd floor)
Pizza sponsored by Toppers
Graphic Novel Activities
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Youth Services Program Room (1st floor)
Create your own comic, bookmark-making, and graphic novel button-making
STEPHEN SHASKAN is the author and illustrator of several picture books including: Big Choo, Toad on the Road, Max Speed, The Three Triceratops Tuff, A Dog Is a Dog, and the graphic novel series Pizza and Taco. He also illustrated the picture book Punk Skunks and the graphic novel series Q and Ray, both written by his wife Trisha Speed Shaskan. Stephen and Trisha live in Minneapolis, Minnesota and love visiting schools and libraries: reading their stories and inspiring young authors/illustrators.
Learn more about Stephen Shaskan at stephenshaskan.com.
Oct
12
6:30 PM18:30
Oct
12
5:00 PM17:00
Oct
12
10:15 AM10:15
Apples with Abra: A Youth Event
Abra Berens
This event is being presented in person only.
Former Executive Chef and award-winning cookbook author Abra Berens is excited to welcome Chippewa Valley youth to Dotters Books for a discussion about apples with taste-testing! Following the apple tasting, stick around for an apple-themed story time.
REGISTER USING THE FORM BELOW TO SAVE YOUR SPOT.
*Registration is required due to a limited number of spots for participants. Caregiver attendance is required.
ABRA BERENS’S first cookbook Ruffage was nominated for a Beard Award in 2020, and spotlighted vegetables in a way attuned to their growing seasons. Its follow-up Grist focused on grains and legumes while Beren’s latest Pulp highlights the use of fruit in sweet and savory recipes. Beren’s work is predicated on introducing people to the importance of agriculture. “Food is a joyful thing, and there’s a lot of work that goes into creating that joy.”
Learn more about Abra Berens at abraberens.com.
