2009 Florida Heritage Book Festival
Director Katherine Dvornick reported to Historic City News that next month, the 2009 Florida Heritage Book Festival will host over 30 authors representing nearly every genre of the publishing world, from environmental and historical nonfiction to mystery and romance.
This event will showcase our local St. Augustine and St. Johns County authors as well as nationally known featured authors including U.S. Senator Mel Martinez, author Tim Dorsey, Stetson Kennedy, one of last year’s Literary Legends, Nancy Yi Fan and dozens of other renowned authors.
The prestigious Literary Legends Awards which are sponsored by the Florida Heritage Book Festival are bestowed annually on a select number of accomplished literary personalities who live in Florida or promote Florida through their literary works.
This year, on Thursday, August 27, 2009, the Honorable Kurt Browning will present the awards to Michael Connelly, Harry Crews, and Dr. Michael Gannon at the Literary Legends Awards Banquet at the Sawgrass Marriott in Ponte Vedra Beach. Reservations are required.
The Friday events will feature writers’ workshops at the historic Casa Monica Hotel. Throughout the day, Florida authors will visit every school in the St. Johns County district, presenting literary programs to the students. Many of these authors will be featured presenters on Saturday.
Friday evening, the public is invited to a Meet the Authors Reception at the Markland House on the campus of Flagler College. All of the featured authors will be on hand for this celebration.
Saturday the festival will feature a day of panel discussions, authors’ presentations, book signings, and children’s events complete with crafts and story time. These events will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the Flagler College campus in the Ringhaver Student Center and the historic Flagler Room. These are free events, open to the public.
Saturday also features a luncheon at the historic Casa Monica Hotel with keynote speaker Senator Mel Martinez. Reservations are required.
To make your reservations for any of these unique literary events, go to www.fhbookfest.com and click on the Events book.
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Connelly, Crews and Gannon to be honored!
BANQUET WILL HONOR FLORIDA LITERARY LEGENDS
St. Augustine, Fla. (Aug. 12) Three icons of Florida literature will be honored August 27 at the Florida Literary Legends Awards Banquet to be held at the Sawgrass Golf and Spa Resort, a Marriott Resort in Ponte Vedra Beach. The awards banquet serves as a glittering introduction to the annual Florida Heritage Book Festival to be held September 11-12 in St. Augustine.
This year’s Literary Legends are Michael Connelly, Harry Crews and Dr. Michael Gannon.
A graduate of the University of Florida, Connelly has combined a successful newspaper background with a penchant for creating great fiction to create a distinguished literary career. His award-wining thrillers have been translated into 35 languages. Harry Crews is one of Florida’s most popular writers and his award-winning literary accomplishments earned him a place in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. A University of Florida graduate, he later returned to his alma mater where his teaching inspired a new generation of writers. Dr. Michael Gannon is a St. Augustine native and professor emeritus of history at the University of Florida. The author or editor of nine books and a scholar of Spanish Colonial history, Gannon has received numerous awards – including special recognition from King Juan Carlos of Spain.
Tickets for the 6 p.m. banquet and impressive silent auction are $75 each and may be purchased from the official website of the Florida Heritage Book Festival, http://www.fhbookfest.com . All proceeds from the Florida Heritage Book Festival benefit the St. Johns County Friends of the Library organizations and the Newspaper in Education program sponsored by The St. Augustine Record.
The Sawgrass is also offering a special rate on rooms for banquet attendees. For details, call (800)457.4653.
For more information on events and vacation opportunities in St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches, call the Visitors and Convention Bureau at 1.800.653.2489 or visit http://www.Getaway4Florida.