Friday, Sept. 13
1:30 – 2:45 pm 
Pike County Public Library

Writing is a lonely journey and the most successful writers seek out the support and feedback from others who are on the same path. This session will provide information on how three different writers’ groups in our area function. (More information)

Friday, Sept. 13
3 – 4:15 pm
Pike County Public Library

Contrary to popular belief, the hard part is not writing the book – it’s marketing the book after it’s published. (More information)

Saturday, Sept. 14 
2 pm – 3:30 pm
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church  

Around the world, the town of Milford, PA is famous for its role in the early days of Science Fiction. Isaac Asimov, Damon Knight, Kurt Vonnegut, Harlan Ellison, Gene Wolfe, James, Blish, Virginia Kidd, Anne McCaffrey. What brought them here? Why do authors still come to visit? How did Milford influence their works? (More information)

Saturday, Sept. 14
11 am – 2 pm
Pike County Public Library

Local and regional authors will be at the Pike County Public Library to meet readers and offer their books for sale.

Saturday, Sept. 14
1 – 2:15 pm
Pike County Public Library

Teen authors, Hallie, Auttie and Owen will discuss their books and journeys in publishing at a young age in conversation with the best-selling author Chuck Wendig.  (More information)

Saturday, Sept. 14
7:30 – 9 pm
DVA! Community Engagement Center
315 Broad St. – next to Iron Valley Real Estate in the parking lot beside JEM Screen Printing

Join other writers, poets, singers and musicians to share the microphone and your artistic creation. Sign-up when you arrive.
Time will be allocated based on number of participants.  Hosted by Michelle Oram and Brian Carso.

Sunday, Sept. 15
11 am – 12:30 pm
Pike County Public Library

Linda Zimmermann and Richard Moschella will share their experience and insights on UFO sightings. There have been over 30,000 reported cases of UFO’s in Hudson Valley NY.  (More information)

Sunday, Sept. 14
11:00 – 12:30 pm
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church

Jessica Max Stein will be in conversation with Fred Buchholz talking about Stein’s new book. Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography tells the life story of a gifted performer with the Muppets whose gleeful irreverence, sharp wit and generous spirit inspired millions. (More information)

Sunday, Sept. 15
1 – 2:15 pm
Waterwheel

Enjoy the power of  poetry and its healing benefits. The powerful combination of words, metaphor and meter connect our souls and help us make sense of the world and our place in it. 

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Sunday, Sept. 15
1 – 2:15 pm
Pike County Public Library

Great mysteries are about more than a puzzling crime. Come join a panel of mystery authors as they discuss their books, inspiration, heroes, villains, and twisty plots. (More Information)

Sunday, Sept. 15
1 – 2:30 pm
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church

Join author and artificial intelligence expert Ian Domowitz in conversation with storyteller and futurist Joe Callan as they discuss Domowitz’s book, Four Laws for the Artificially Intelligent and how AI is changing and will continue to change our world.  (More information)

Sunday, Sept. 15
2:30 – 3:45 pm
Pike County Public Library

With the rise of Booktok, viral successes and the consolidating of publishing houses as well as shrinking staff, we will discuss how historical romances place in a current reading world. Can historical romance maintain its reign as a romance staple?  (More information)

Sunday, Sept. 15
3 – 4:30 pm
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church

Authors Tim Turner and Richard C. Morais will be in conversation about Turner’s new book, The Reluctant Conductor, a vivid depiction of 1920s life in a Moldovan shtetl. (More Information)