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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
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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
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Ten high school students each won $100 scholarships
Keynote Speaker Janis Owens
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A native of Florida, Janis Owens is a novelist, memoirist, folklorist and premier storyteller. She published four novel and one cookbook. Watch Keynote Presentation
Panel Discussion: Other Worlds
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William Deen Ferrell, Rachel C. Thompson, Andrew M. Seddon, and Valerie Willis
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Author Readings
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Ann~Marie Magné
Almost Ticked Off
(Memoir)
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Shana Smith
Island of Cedar
(Historical Fiction)
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Deb Boelkes
The WOW Factor
(Non-Fiction)
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Parker Francis
Matanzas Bay
(Mystery)
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Reinfred Addo
Almost Ticked Off
(Memoir)
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J. C. Bruce
Strange Currents
(Mystery)
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Alycin Hayes
Amazon Hitchhiker
(Travel Memoir)
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Elle E. Ire
Harsh Reality
(Paranormal)
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Marie Q. Rogers
Quest for Namai
(YA)
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Joy Castro
Flight Risk
(Literary Thiller)
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Author’s Attendance
Photos by Allison Durham, Jenny Dearinger, Alycin Hayes, Martha Louise, Laura Robb, Lorilyn Roberts, Wendy Thornton, and Win$ome Bentley.
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