Author Palooza at the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library!

Join our local authors for the first annual Author Palooza, a local literary fair hosted by the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library!

This free event will be held on Friday October 19, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the James L. McIntyre Centennial Library, 50 East Street.

Whether you’re an avid reader, an aspiring writer, or looking to get a head start on your holiday gift shopping, we’ve got you covered.  Local talent will be on display, with authors reading from, selling, and signing books across a wide variety of genres – fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.

Attending authors include Leslie Askwith, Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli, Dieter Buse, Robert Cuerrier, Mark Dunn, Paula Dunning, Andrea Elder-Reibmayr, Darren Emond, Ruth Fletcher, John Geary, Jeff Hinich, Valerie King, Cheryl Landmark, Marshall Lawrence, Corey Marques and AwakenINK, Sarah McComb, Tom Mills, Mary-Lynn Murphy, Marco Muzzi, Marianne Perry, Sandra Rousseau, Frank Sarlo, Gregory Saxby, and The Honourable Ray Stortini.  There will also be resources about local writing initiatives and groups.

Local picture book author Justin (JJJ) Edwards will be holding a special Mother Goose Storytime from 10:00-10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Area.

Drop by and see the literary talent that Northern Ontario has to offer!

For more information please call the Reference & Information Desk at 705-759-5236. 

A schedule for the author readings follows:

Andrea Reibmayr: 10:00-10:15

Justin Edwards: 10:00-10:30 (Children’s Area)

Darren Emond: 10:15-10:30

Tom Mills: 10:30-10:45

Marco Muzzi: 10:45-11:00

Valerie King: 10:45-11:00 (Children’s Area)

Cheryl Landmark: 11:00-11:15

Marshall Lawrence: 11:15-11:30

Gregory Saxby: 11:30-11:45

Sandra Rousseau: 11:45-12:00

Ruth Fletcher: 12:00-12:15

Marianne Perry: 12:15-12:30

John Gearey: 12:30-12:45

Raisa Stone: 12:45-1:00

Dieter Buse: 1:00-1:15

Rosanna Battigelli: 1:15-1:30

MD Dunn: 1:30-1:45

Jeff Hinich: 1:45-2:00

Paula Dunning: 2:00-2:15

Mary-Lynn Murphy: 2:15-2:30

Frank Sarlo: 2:30-2:45

Ray Stortini: 2:45-3:00

Sarah McComb: 3:00-3:15

*Schedule subject to change.  Visit the author tables for even more writers who will be selling and signing books throughout the day, including: Robert Cuerrier, Corey Marques, and Owen Neill.