Saturday, September 28 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Authors, Publishers & Hundreds of Books
Ins & Outs of Publishing Free Panel Discussion Friday, Sept. 27, at 3 p.m.
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Keynote by Bob Welch $8 advance, $10 at door Friday, Sept. 27, at 3 p.m.
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elcome to the ninth annu a l F l orenc e Festival of Books — a book fair for authors, publishers and readers. Here books are celebrated; real books with pages that you turn. We are proud to be welcoming a number of authors who have not previously attended the festival this year. Altogether, 2019 brings more than 70 authors whose writing covers a variety of genres and several publishers ready to talk about their writers’ books. This is also an opportunity to discuss publishing your own manuscript. This free event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. and is your opportunity to meet and speak with the authors of great books: non-fiction, poetry, mystery, memoirs, fantasy and environmental writing, along with fiction for children, young adults and adults. Each book you purchase can be personalized just for you or as a gift for your favorite reader. In addition, the Florence Festival of Books begins on Friday, Sept. 27. Friday events include a panel of representatives from four Oregon publishers discussing “The Ins and Outs of Publishing.” Answer all your questions about the process of moving from manuscript to book. The panel discussion is
from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is free to the public. At 7 p.m. on Friday, awardwinning Register-Guard columnist and popular Oregon author Bob Welch will give this year’s keynote address. He will also be featured at a book signing after the event. Welch is a speaker and writing teacher who has served as an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Oregon in Eugene. He is the author of more than 20 books, his latest being “The Wizard of Foz: Dick Fosbury’s One-Man High-Jump Revolution.” Tickets for this
event are just $8 in advance or $10 at the door. All Florence Festival of Books events take place at the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St. Food is available for purchase during the event. A special thank you to our sponsors for making this year’s event better than ever before. We hope you will come and enjoy. — Co-Chairs Judy Fleagle & Meg Spencer Florence Festival of Books is presented by the Friends of the Florence Events Center and the Florence Festival of Books Planning Committee.
2019 SPONSORS — TITLE — – Banner Bank – BPOE Elks Lodge #1858 – Maire Testa — CHAPTER — – Ladies of Elks – Oregon Pacific Bank – Rotary Club of Florence – Siuslaw Public Library – Harriet & Dick Smith — VERSE — – Bodega Wines/ Marianne Brisbane – Chad Clement DDS – Jim & Sally Rash
— BETWEEN THE LINES — – R.W. Hogeland & N.R. Archer — LINE — – Central Coast Disposal – Florence Regional Arts Alliance – The Jolly Egret – Bonnie and Bob MacDuffee – Kevin Mittge – Karen D. Nichols – Pacific Publishing/ Jon Thompson – Port Hole Publishing – Lynn & Shelley Taylor — IN-KIND — – Coast Radio – River House Inn – Siuslaw News
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Keynote Speaker and Best Seller
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he Florence Festival of Books is excited to present bestselling author Bob Welch as the Friday night keynote speaker. Welch is the author of over 20 books, as well as an inspirational speaker, award-winning columnist and writing teacher. He served as an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Oregon.
Welch will speak at 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St. Tickets for this event are $8 in advance, available at eventcenter.org or 541-997-1994, or $10 at the door. His latest book is “The Wizard of Foz: Dick Fosbury’s One-Man High-Jump Revolution,” which was named the Track and Field Writers 2018 Book of the Year. Fosbury was known worldwide as the inventor of the Fosbury Flop high-jump style, with which he won the Olympic medal in 1968. San Diego author Mike Yorkey calls Welch “the most eclectic writer in America” because the Oregon author has written World War II and children’s books, hiking books and collections of columns, books inspired by his favorite movies and plays and books about fathers and sons, sports and military nurses. His book about a heroic World War II nurse, “American Nightingale” (2004), was featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. A follow-up
book, “Pebble in the Water” (2008), amplifies the author’s “American Nightingale” experience from an idea written on a Wendy’s napkin to the four years it took before the book was published. In 2012, his book “Cascade Summer” chronicled his 452-mile hike on the Oregon portion of the Pacific Crest Trail. Articles of Welch’s have been published in more than a dozen books, including seven in the popular “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series. In addition, he has had articles published in such magazines as Los Angeles Times, Reader’s Digest, Sports Illustrated and Runner’s World. Welch and his wife, Sally, live in Eugene. They are the parents of two adult sons and grandparents of five. Welch enjoys sailing, backpacking (he’s walked 1,244 miles of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail), used-bookstore browsing and University of Oregon sports spectating. For more information, visit bobwelch.net. — Kevin Mittge, FFOB Committee Member
Meet author Bob Welch at the Florence Festival of Books this weekend at the Florence Events Center. Welch often attends this festival since he lives just one hour away in Eugene.
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Local authors at the 2019 Festival of Books F lorence boasts a number of writers, many of whom are published authors. This year, several are participating in the ninth annual Florence Festival of Books (FFOB) along with their books. And that’s not all! There are two Florence-based publishers who will be there, as well as the Siuslaw School District Writers. These kids show that you can be an author at any age.
AUTHORS • Connie Strome Bradley spent 50 years in hospital nursing and administration, and she has been recognized as Florence First Citizen for community involvement. Her books include “Snowball, the Nanny Goose of Sutton Lake,” “Lulu, the Dancing Snail,” and “Madge and Bill, Barn Owlets,” all illustrated by Carol Unser. Bradley is a co-founder of FFOB. • Judy Fleagle, the other cofounder of FFOB and former editor and staff writer at Oregon Coast and Northwest Travel magazines, has written “Crossings: McCullough’s Coastal Bridges,” “The Crossings Guide to Oregon’s Coastal Spans,” “Around Florence”
and “Devil Cat and Other Colorful Animals I Have Known.” Her latest book, “The Oregon Coast Guide to the Unexpected,” came out December 2018. • Carol Gunderson at 93 is the Gramma Moses of local writers. “The Morning Porch” captures her thoughts as she overlooks Siltcoos Lake, and “Gramma’s Guided Tour of the World’s Greatest Library” explains the Bible for kids. • Ned Hickson, International Book Award Finalist and awardwinning humor columnist, shares his favorite columns in “Humor at the Speed of Life.” And his “Pearls of Writing Wisdom” gives insights for writers from his years as a journalist and editor.
• Jack Karasch’s publications include short stories, poetry, journalism and novels. A world traveler and scuba diver, he has lived in New York, California, Taiwan and South Korea. Currently, he lives on a lake in coastal Oregon. • Tracy L. Markley is a fitness specialist with 25 years in the industry and the author of “The Stroke of an Artist,” “Tipping Toward Balance,” “Stroke Recovery”
and “Your Brain” — plus her latest, “The Power of Your Spine.” Tracy is on the MedFit Education Foundation’s Education Advisory Board. • Sherrie McCorkle says that unforgiveness is destructive in the lives of people. “Hidden Unforgiveness” provides a biblicallybased list and discussion of reasons why learning to forgive one another is vital to people’s spiritual, emotional, psychological and physical well-being.
• Karen D. Nichols’ latest book, “A Name By Any Other,” involves identity theft and is set on the Oregon coast. Like all her books, it contains a dog story, a love story and an intriguing ending. She has also written “Thornton House,” “Unexpected Gift,” “Second Chance Heart,” “Triumph Over Fear,” “The Moral of the Story,” “Roots of an Oak” and “Here, There, Gone.” This author is also an accomplished artist in more than one medium. • Carolyn Nordahl has lived in Florence most of her life and made a career of working for the Siuslaw News. In retirement, she enjoys watercolor painting. Her
book, “Gramma’s Window Shade,” was written as a tribute to grandma Johanna and mother Mildred. It’s the story of her childhood and includes favorite family recipes as well as her own watercolor illustrations. • Richard Nordahl has lived in the Northwest since early childhood. During his retirement, he enjoys fishing, enjoying the out-ofdoors, and writing. His books are related to his dreams — “A Man’s Dream and a Hero Dog,” “The Alien” and “Trapper Fred and the Indian Girl.” After putting the dreams on paper, they were at rest. • Dr. H. Ritchie’s book, “The Kids in Far Left Field,” is about how teachers and administrators bully students. Her teaching career began as a substitute in a variety of school districts. Then as a teacher, she taught in high income and rural schools as well as schools for incarcerated students. She later worked for a state department of education. She has also been an adolescent counselor and learned firsthand of the problems some students face at the hands of their peers and teachers. See local groups & more on Page 6
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Local groups & publishers
WRITERS GROUP • Siuslaw School District Writers involves student and adult writers and illustrators under the guidance of Kassy Keppol to produce published books. These student books are sold so that students can have a book signing experience. And the money raised is used for publication of the next book. Many students from first grade through high school have participated in the making of the books.
PUBLISHERS
• Port Hole Publishing’s Ellen Gunderson Traylor is the bestselling author of 20 books, and owns Port Hole Publishing as well as a bookstore in Gardiner. She has published the books of dozens of authors. Her own titles have sold about a million
copies in English, with many foreign translations. She has also taught writing for publication at colleges and conferences. • Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society are part of a publishing organization that prints Bibles and other books as well as two Bible-based magazines, “The Watchtower” and “Awake.” All of these authors will have their books for sale and publishers will have books they have published on display. Any books purchased can be signed and personalized. And, who knows, some of these Festival of Books’ participants may be your friends or even your next-door neighbors. — Judy Fleagle Co-founder and Co-chair Florence Festival of Books
2019 FLORENCE FESTIVAL OF BOOKS PLANNING COMMITTEE Judy Fleagle, co-chair & co-founder Meg Spencer, co-chair Bonnie MacDuffee, treasurer Aleia Bailey, FEC liaison
Julie Jarvis Merrilee Mager Kevin Mittge Karen D. Nichols Victoria Sharbowski Maire Testa Ellen Traylor
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Recently Published... Trapper Fred & The Indian Girl and Tony & The Princess... Irene Marie
9th annual festival fills the flat floor at the Florence Events Center from 10 a.m Grandma’s Window Shade
Richard Nordahl
Previous Books of Fiction
These stories came to Richard in his dreams. It is hard to tell where they came from but they are very entertaining reads.
A Skunk In The Garden!
This charming childrens story tells of the friendship between a skunk and a white floppy-eared rabbit and explores the topic of prejudice and the importance of acceptance. I will give a free copy to any child visiting our table. (While supply lasts.)
Carolyn Nordahl
Trapper Fred & The Indian Girl A fiction book of old times and adventure Richard’s fourth story.
Tony & The Princess Irene Marie
A book of photos with the text written in the first person in behalf of Tony the marmalade cat. This is the story of the antics of our feline friends and the entertainment that they provide to our family. This book will be enjoyed by adults and children alike.
This is the story of my home, my family, and my Oregon childhood. The book also contains many old family recipes and my personal watercolor illustrations.
541-997-2330 cnordahl41@yahoo.com Nordahl books are also available at the Siuslaw News
C. EDWIN (ED) FENDER IDYLLIC PERU: From euphoric highs (16,000+ feet)
to depressing lows (life-saving emergency surgery), Ed’s Peruvian experience was anything but routine. With Machu Picchu, the most visited tourist site in South America, as the centerpiece, Ed takes us with him on daily exciting journeys to mountain peaks, dangerous jungles and abandoned Inca cities. This adventure memoir, with over 100 photos, is the next best thing to actually being there!
INFINITE RIVER: Carl Finter, photographer, had a magazine contract to shoot a few hundred shots during a summertime rafting trip down the Rogue River. The longanticipated earthquake on the Oregon coast was only the beginning of a series of events that would threaten his life, bring true love into it, and propel him into deepening mystery and intrigue that would extend millions of years into the past!
ITALY CALLS: Lorenzo Costa is content with his life
C. EDWIN (ED) FENDER has always been a wordsmith.
After 40 years of technical writing, Ed finally retired and focused his writing skills on adventure novels and memoirs. He and his wife, Maureen, live in Eugene, Oregon and have a cottage in Yachats.
in Oregon. That life is turned upside down when the grandfather he doesn’t know calls him to come to Italy to take over his multi-billion Euro company. While en route, he unknowingly smuggles data for arms traffickers. The journey to find his Italian roots and decide whether or not to take over the business leads to romance and an adventurelaced trip through Italy.
The Legend of
Fender’s Garage
A memoir of Loren David Fender by C. Edwin Fender
In The Spooky Forest
THE LEGEND OF FENDER’S GARAGE: After Bob Welch’s Beachside Writers retreat in Yachats in 2010, Ed realized he was the only living person who knew the amazing details of the story surrounding his father’s Garage in the mountains of Colorado. He wrote the memoir because he knew if he didn’t, the story would be lost to history. This memoir has now been added to the Jefferson County, Colorado, Historical Museum. IN THE SPOOKY FOREST is a children’s book
featuring (and written for) three of Ed’s grandchildren: Some strange white thing is moving around in the “Spooky forest” in Yachats. The children are very curious and want to know what it is. They convince Grandpa to take them in to find out what’s going on! Be careful, Grandpa!
by
C. Edwin Fender
Visit Ed at his website
fenderink.com
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BOOKS MAP
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Author/Publisher Table No.
1–2 — Siuslaw School District Writers and Kassy Keppol 3 — Watchtower, Bible & Tract Society 4 — Lori Tobias Theresa Wisner 5 — N.J. Hanson Hope Hill 6–7 — GladEye Press Sharleen Nelson Patty Brown Julie Bolkan 8 — Kelli Warner Christa Weisman 9–10 — First Steps Publishing Suzanne Parrott Diana Kilpatrick Glenn Voelz Ron Lovell 11 — Dennis Ellingson Clay Dickerson 12 — Laura Doyle 13 — Karen D. Nichols & Coastal Writers 14 — Tami J. Whitmore 15 — Luminare Press 16 — Jennifer Dalen Wolfe 17–21 — Port Hole Publishing Ned Hickson Carol Gunderson Ellen Gunderson Traylor Michael MacIntosh David Brooke Fenwick Robert Joe Saia Sharity Saia 22 — Sherrie McCorkle 23 — CD Harper 24 — Richard & Carolyn Nordahl 25 — Pat Edwards 26 — H.S. Contino
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27 — Irene Bennett Brown 28 — Joe R. Blakely 29 — Melody Carlson 30 — Dan Armstrong & Mud City Press 31 — Paul Hoobyar 32 — Bob Williams 33 — Connie Strome Bradley 34 — Judy Fleagle 35 — C. Edwin Fender 36 — Margie Wall 37 — Vanessa Newman 38 — Michael Strelow 39 — Robert Leo Heilman 40 — Jeff Steinbeck 41 — Dr. H. Ritchie 42 — Wendy Gorton 43 — Creighton Horton 44 — Jack Estes 45 — Jim Smith 46 — Sue DeMarinis 47 — Joshua Mertz 48 — Maralee Lowder 49 — Andrea Scharf 50 — Stone Ring Press 51 — Kayla Mansur 52 — Muabilai Tshionyi, “Dr. T” 53 — Annis Cassells 54 — Grace Elting Castle 55 — Gary Lark 56 — Donna McFarland 57 — Sharon Sneddon 58 — Charlie Crawford 59 — Jack Karasch 60 — Jonathan B Dodson 61 — James Lettis 62 — Michael Foster 63 — Lee Barckmann 64 — Tracy L. Markley
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Tracy L. Markley
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Tracy’s books have been read and has helped people in countries worldwide such as the United States, Canada, Australia, Africa, Malaysia, UK, Germany plus many more...
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www.tracymarkley.com www.tracyspersonaltraining.com www.amazon.com/author/tracymarkley Tracy L. Markley Owner of Tracy’s Personal Training, Pilates & Yoga Studio, in Florence.
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Keynote Speaker and Best Seller
A white-knuckled story of the new Old West, Rogue River Reprieve “brims with ” Florence Festival of Books is excited toeco-intrigue. present bestHoobyar lives ing author Bob Welch as the Friday Paul night keynote Eugene, OR . Welch is the author of over 20 books,in as well as an and guided on the Rogue ional speaker, award-winning columnist and writing for 18 years.
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PATRICIA JACOBS A Long View is Patty Jacobs memoir of growing up in Longview, Washington, and her family’s role in the town’s history.
Oscar the Osprey is a fictional story of a high-diving fish hawk, born in a fir tree nest near Woahink Lake.
He served as an adjunct professor of journalism at versity of Oregon. On sale now! $13.00
My Balancing Act is a memoir of adapting to
Praise for Rogue River Reprieve. l speak at 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the book, “Pebble in the Water” (2008), amplifies Multiple Sclerosis and recapturing a joyful life. ents Center, 715 Quince St. Tick- the author’s “American Nightingale” experience anrock idea miner. written Aoncorrupt a Wendy’s napkin event are $8 in “Salmon, advance, available at from love, greed. A hard sheriff . An to ugly org or 541-997-1994, or $10 at the the four years it took before the book was pubLetters from England is about living with our fistfight. A deadly stretch of whitewater deep in the Rogue River lished. family of five for three years in ThDick ese are among thehistrue-life ingredients in this precise, book is “The wilderness. Wizard of Foz: In 2012, book “Cascade Summer” chroniCambridgeshire Village. white-knuckle story the his new452-mile Old West, by one of itsportion survivors. One-Man High-Jump Revolution, ” ofcled hiketold on the Oregon of ” named the Track and Bayles, Field WritCrest Trail.Continuum Press 2001/2011) —David author ofthe ArtPacifi and cFear (Image Some titles available on Amazon or purchase by phone. ok of the Year.and Fosbury was known Articles of Welch’s have been in Notes on a Shared Landscape (Image Continuum Press,published 2005) Call the author at @541-359-2435. as the inventor of the Fosbury Flop more than a dozen books, including seven in tyle, with which he won the Olym- the popular “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series. n 1968. In addition, he has had articles published in Meet Our Authors AUTHOR o author Mike Yorkey calls Welch such magazines as Los Angeles Times, Reader’s S Ask us ab ! clectic writer in America” because Digest, Sports Illustrated andFlorence Runner’s World. Festival of Books out our new serv ic author has written World War II Welch and his wife, Sally, live in Eugene. They how to p es and 2019 ublish wit n’s books, hiking books and collec- are the parents of two adult sons and grandparh GladEye P ress! umns, books inspired by his favorite ents of five. Welch enjoys sailing, backpacking plays and books about fathers and (he’s walked 1,244 miles of the 2,650-mile Paand military nurses. cific Crest Trail), used-bookstore browsing and about a heroic World War II nurse, University of Oregon sports spectating. For more information, visit bobwelch.net. Nightingale” (2004), was featured on d Morning America” and was a fi— Kevin Mittge, FFOB Committee Member e Oregon Book Award. A follow-up
Julie Bolkan Teaching in Alaska What I learned in the Bush
Sharleen Nelson The Time Tourists Coming 2020: Time Tapestry
More from GladEye Press
Patricia Brown A Recipe for Dying Dying for Diamonds Under A Dying Moon
Meet author Bob Welch at the Florence Festival of Books this weekend at the Florence Events Center. Welch often attends this festival since he lives just one hour away in Eugene.
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T HE I NS & O UTS OF P UBLISHING
Friday features a free author panel discussion about getting your work out there
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Sharleen Nelson
he 2019 Florence Festival of Books panel discussion on publishing takes place Friday, Sept. 27, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Florence Events Center. This free event is open to the public. In “The Ins and Outs of Publishing,” learn from industry professionals what to do with your manuscript once you’ve completed it. Find out publishing options, how a publisher obtains your work, and what happens once they’ve accepted it. This year’s panel includes: Sharleen Nelson and Jeff Bolkan GladEye Press GladEye Press is a traditional book publishing company. It accepts manuscripts for consideration in regional (Pacific Northwest) non-fiction as well as fiction that it markets nationally. If they choose to publish an author, they offer a contract with royalties. GladEye handles and absorbs the costs for editing, layout, design, printing, distribution, marketing, etc. GladEye’s newest company is GladEye Press Services, or GPS, which is strictly a pre-publication evaluation service for indie authors.
Patricia Marshall Luminare Press Patricia Marshall is the owner of Luminare Press, which offers book design and publishing services for indie authors. She enjoys sharing her knowledge, en-
Jeff Bolkan
Patricia Marshall
Judy Fleagle & Bob Serra
thusiasm and love of publishing and bookmaking with authors across the country. Patricia serves as board chair for Wordcrafters in Eugene, a literary non-profit, and holds degrees in journalism and creative nonfiction.
Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott
Judy Fleagle and Robert Serra Self-Published Author & Maple Creek Press As a writer and editor with Oregon Coast and Northwest Travel magazines for 21 years, Judy is familiar with the entire Oregon coast and much of the Northwest. She has written five books, four of which she published working as a team with Robert Serra of Maple Creek Press. Maple Creek Press, formerly known as Pacific Publishing, has been the publisher of fine books since 2011. Maple Creek Press is a traditional publishing house that boasts 100 percent rights for authors after their books are designed, published and printed. Publisher Robert Serra is a former newspaper editor, reporter and photographer with the Siuslaw News. Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott First Steps Publishing With today’s many options, Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott will cover the basics of the book publishing industry, offering insights and resources to help the writer choose which publishing path best fits. In 2006, she established First Steps Publishing, an independent book publisher. She has an extensive background in graphic design and marketing and is the author of bestselling books. — Maire Testa, FFOB Committee Member
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Port Hole Publishing features International Book Award finalists P “It is a thrill to have ort Hole Publishour authors listed with ing, of Florence, such notables as Pope Ore., is proud to anFrancis and such pubnounce that it has placed five authors lishers as Oxford Press, Loyola and Simon and and four books as fiSchuster, in this connalists in the Internatest,” says Traylor. “Of tional Book Awards six books we submitfor 2018-19. The Port Hole tables ted for review the past two years, four books at this year’s Festival of Books at the Florence Port Hole Publishing’s authors include (from left) Ned Hickson, Rev. Michael MacIntosh, Rev. David Brooke Fenwick and and their five authors Chefs Robert and Sharity Saia. For more information on these International Book Awards finalists, visit PortHoleBooks.com. have achieved finalEvents Center will include a display devoted to these au- ning “Pearls of Writing Wisdom: of Christ;” and Rev. Michael Ma- ist status. This is a real honor and a thors and their publications. Four From 16 Shucking Years as a Col- cIntosh, “For the Love of Mike: The proud accomplishment.” The finalist display may be seen of the authors, who live in Colorado umnist.” The other authors include Story of Mike MacIntosh.” and California, are unable to attend Chefs Robert and Sharity Saia, Ellen Traylor, Port Hole publisher, at tables 17 through 21 at the west the festival, but will be honored in “The Center of the Plate: Recipe and says she has been amazed at the en- end of the vendor hall. this way. For more information about Port Menu Genesis: A Culinary Guide;” dorsement her authors and her comHole Publishing, Ned Hickson, one of the finalists, Rev. David Brooke Fenwick, “Je- pany have received from the prestivisit www.PortHoleBooks.com. will be present, with his award win- sus: His Story: The Integrated Life gious International Book Awards.
Florence Festival of Books is now in its ninth year at the Florence Events Center. Find out more by stopping by Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27 and 28.
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Words on the Coast Writers’ Conference to inspire writers Oct. 18 A full-day writers’ symposium focused on the joy of word crafting will be led by published professionals on Friday, Oct. 18, at Port Hole Center in Gardiner, Ore. Words on the Coast 2019 will encourage writers to “Write What You Love.” As the opening event of Live Culture Coast, an extravaganza celebrating the Southern Oregon Coast, Words on the Coast is sponsored by Port Hole Publishing, of Florence, and Port Hole Center, of Gardiner. Live Culture Coast is a 10-day choose-your-own-itinerary with over 90 experiences across 135 miles. Ellen Gunderson Traylor, host of Words on the Coast and owner and publisher at Port Hole Publishing and Port Hole Center, says she is honored to be part of this coastal gala. “Writers and writers-to-be will love this full-day symposium focused on the craft and creativity of storytelling,” says the Live Culture Coast site. “No matter your chosen genre (memoir, short fiction, novel, haiku), four pro writers and writing instructors will help you ‘Write What You Love’ — all in a
supportive environment that celebrates the writer in all of us.” Ned Hickson, award winning writer and humor columnist, will keynote the event, and will teach on the craft of humor writing; Karen D. Nichols will teach on her genre, romantic fiction; Traylor, bestselling historical novelist, will teach on mining history for the riches it offers; and Bob Keefer, popular art critic and writer for the Eugene Weekly, will teach on bringing his artistic knowledge to the world of fiction. Traylor says, “Regardless of your chosen interest, you are sure to benefit from the experience of these teachers.” Included in the event are breakfast orientation with coffee and rolls, catered lunch featuring coast cuisine, four classes designed to build your writing acumen, keynote speech, panel discussion, and book-signing party. Details regarding cost and registration are available at Table 18 at the Florence Festival of Books, or by calling 541-999-5725. Space is limited.
Sherrie McCorkle Cover Art by Jan Landrum
Unforgiveness hidden in our memories is like an iceberg—90 percent is buried beneath the surface in our minds. From that vantage point, unforgiveness wields a destructive power over our lives, and we don’t even know where it comes from. These unresolved issues are selfinflicted barriers to our personal relationship with God and the people we love. Hidden Unforgiveness dives deep into the Scriptures in a way few studies can match—and yet, the text is easily understandable, clear, and life changing. The author examines biblical principles vital to spiritual growth and shares insights revealed in the original Hebrew and Greek texts. Licensed family therapist Cyndie Quinn says, “This is a powerful resource for experiencing a healthier mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual state of well-being.” Search on line: Hidden Unforgiveness Sherrie McCorkle
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herrie McCorkle and her husband, Roger, have been married 54 years and are 52 year residents of Florence, Oregon. She says, “The Lord interrupted my comfort zone in Him, and invited me to follow His lead through an intensive study of His Word to expose the bondage and destructive nature of personal unforgiveness in the heart. The book is an avenue of dialogue to renew minds with God’s Word, to follow the lead of the Holy Spirit, and to be set free to become all we are designed to be in Christ.”
Life, love,jobs,girls— the stories a tie could tell! Memories,aromas, destinations,a tie has experienced them all. As you read about my journey, may you remember some of your own— and smile. Regards, Beau Tye In You Can’t Have It All, Coos Bay poet Annis Cassells navigates the sometimes sparkling, sometimes treacherous waters of family, identity, migration, and politics and in the process shows us both how to hold on and how to let go. “So many poets write like they’re afraid someone might understand them. These poems want to be read.� –M.W.
SEPTEMBER 27 & 28, 2019 | FLORENCE FESTIVAL OF BOOKS | 15 Crossings: McCullough’s Coastal Bridges, $24.95. The right man at the right place at the right time created one of the world’s greatest collection of bridges. Makes a great gift for bridge aficionados or engineering types. --Pacific Publishing
The Crossings Guide to Oregon’s Coastal Spans, $15. Travel the coast from bridge to bridge–– full-page color photos. Don’t travel 101 without it. Put in your backpack or keep in your glove compartment. Makes a great souvenir. --Pacific Publishing
Around Florence, $21.99. The history of Florence from 1876 to the present is told through 184 photos, most of which are historic and from the Siuslaw Pioneer Museum. Makes a great gift for newcomers to the area. ––Arcadia Publishing, Images of America series
Annis Cassells is a writer, teacher, and life coach. Her stories and poems have appeared in online and print journals and magazines. You Can’t Have It All LV KHU ¿UVW FROOHFWLRQ
“Set in the 1980s in the rural community of Bidarkee Bay, Alaska, a fictional area the size of a small state with a population of barely 20,000, Wander is the story of Patrice “Pete� Nash, a young broadcast reporter who finds herself facing the winter alone after her husband, Nate, accepts a job on “the slope.� As Pete pursues the next big breaking news story, she strikes up a friendship with the new guy in town, the Ivy League-educated Ren, who recites poetry and lives in the family-owned, vacant inn. Their friendship offers a glimpse of a different kind of life - one that seems to Pete to offer everything marriage to the country-raised Nate does not. But unbeknown to Pete, Ren has come to Alaska for his own dark reasons - to end his life. By the time, Nate returns home, their lives have been irrevocably changed. One man is dead, two others missing and a third forever lost to them.�
Devil Cat and Other Colorful Animals I Have Known, $24.95. Five amazing animal stories of which four are of rescue animals that made great pets. Written as they actually occurred, these stories form a memoir of the author’s life as seen through her most remarkable pets. Great illustrations by local artist Karen D. Nichols. --Pacific Publishing The Oregon Coast Guide to the UNEXPECTED, $20. Twenty-six definitely odd, most unusual, and truly quirky locales on the Oregon coast, from Astoria to near California state line. Some man-made, some created by nature or show nature in action. But all are unexpected! ––Maple Creek Press (formerly Pacific Publishing)
2017 Winner of the Nancy Pearl Literary Award & ďŹ nalist in the International Book Awards for new ďŹ ction. LORI TOBIAS
Lori Tobias is a journalist of more than 25 years, including time at the Rocky Mountain News as a columnist and features writer and most recently as a staff writer for The Oregonian for which she covered the Oregon Coast for a decade. She currently writes a regular column for Oregon Coast Today and freelances for numerous other local, state and national publications.
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Wander is available through Red Hen Press at redhen.org, Amazon.com or by contacting Lori Tobias.
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