Published writers: meet at the fair!

From blog editor Mike Shay:

I'm working with Kim Porter at the Wyoming Business Council to recruit writers with published books for the annual Author's Day at the State Fair in Douglas on Saturday, Aug. 18. noon-6 p.m.

The book-signing tables will be in the fairground building that also houses the arts exhibition and the State Fair Store. Outside the north door will be a tent set up for readings. We'll time the readings to coincide with breaks by the C/W band playing in a tent on the other side of the building. I envision readings at noon, 2, and 4. I will serve as emcee. Kim will provide a sound system. She also will put up signs around the fairgrounds to lure people to poetry. Participating writers and their books will be listed in fair ads. Writers can hawk their own books and/or work with the store.

If you're interested, please supply your name and book titles. Also, if you want to read, let me know what time will be best (noon, 2, or 4) and we'll try to get you on stage at the appropriate time. And let me know what time frame you'd like to be at the book sales tables: noon-2; 2-4, or 4-6. You can also sign up for a noon-6 stint. It's best to follow your reading with a stint at the tables. That way people hear your stuff and stick around to buy your book.

Kim says that the deadline for her to get information into State Fair promotional ads is July 6. Please let me know by then. You can e-mail me or call at 307-777-5234.