[font="Arial"]Gaithersburg Book Festival
Saturday, May 21, 2011
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
City Hall Grounds
31 South Summit Ave.
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-258-6350
www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is an annual celebration of great books and great writing that is fast becoming one of the nation’s top literary events. More than 40 featured best-selling and award-winning authors – including 2010 National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine, James L. Swanson, Meg Waite Clayton, Elizabeth Berg, Eleanor Brown, Louis Bayard and Alex Berenson – will participate in discussions and book signings during the 2011 festival.

The festival is scheduled for May 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the grounds of Gaithersburg City Hall (31 S. Summit Ave.)

Other festival highlights include a Children’s Village, a Coffee House featuring performances by poets and singer/songwriters, announcement of short story contest winner, exhibitors with literary wares and onsite sales of new and used books. Visitors to the festival also have the opportunity to participate in a range of interactive, hands-on workshops on topics such as comedy writing, how to get your book published, illustrating graphic novels, creating and binding your own book, and many more.

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is presented in partnership with Barnes and Noble-Gaithersburg, the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce, Washingtonian Center, and The Writers Center, with grant support from the Maryland State Arts Council.

Admission, parking, and handicap -accessible shuttle buses are FREE. The festival will be held rain or shine. For more information, to sign up for workshops, to receive our e-news bulletin, or to volunteer, please visit www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org

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