2023 Sunshine State Book Festival
January 27-28
Trinity Methodist Church
150 Authors
One Keynote Speaker
12 Author Readings
One Panel Discussion
Festival Highlights
Ilene Silverman
Show
The Ilene Silverman Show dedicated an entire episode to the 2023 Sunshine State Book Festival broadcast on five Gainesville-area TV stations. Watch Video
Essay
Contest
Ten high school students each won $100 scholarships
Keynote Speaker Janis Owens
A native of Florida, Janis Owens is a novelist, memoirist, folklorist and premier storyteller. She published four novel and one cookbook. Watch Keynote Presentation
Panel Discussion: Other Worlds
William Deen Ferrell, Rachel C. Thompson, Andrew M. Seddon, and Valerie Willis
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Author Readings
Ann~Marie Magné
Almost Ticked Off
(Memoir)
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Shana Smith
Island of Cedar
(Historical Fiction)
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Deb Boelkes
The WOW Factor
(Non-Fiction)
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Parker Francis
Matanzas Bay
(Mystery)
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Reinfred Addo
Almost Ticked Off
(Memoir)
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J. C. Bruce
Strange Currents
(Mystery)
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Alycin Hayes
Amazon Hitchhiker
(Travel Memoir)
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Elle E. Ire
Harsh Reality
(Paranormal)
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Marie Q. Rogers
Quest for Namai
(YA)
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Joy Castro
Flight Risk
(Literary Thiller)
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Author’s Attendance
Photos by Allison Durham, Jenny Dearinger, Alycin Hayes, Martha Louise, Laura Robb, Lorilyn Roberts, Wendy Thornton, and Win$ome Bentley.
