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Festival Launches Fourth Annual Short Story Contest for Md, Va, and DC High School Students 19 Aug 2013 | 05:54 pm
What happens when you ask a satirist to write the opening lines for a short story contest? You end up with themes that involve psychics, fish-eyeball pizzas and pirates. The Gaithersburg Book Festival...
Special Event: An Evening with Country Music / Bluegrass Legend Ricky Skaggs 24 Jul 2013 | 04:43 pm
Talk about an unforgettable evening! Ricky Skaggs — the Country Music legend, the winner of multiple Grammy and CMA Awards, member of the Grand Ole Opry for more than 30 years, and all-around incredib...
Take our Survey and Win! 18 May 2013 | 09:00 pm
We are always trying to improve our Festival, and one of the best ways for us to do so is to listen to our most important audience: YOU! The five minutes it takes you to fill out one of our surveys ca...
Did You Know We’re Part of Children’s Book Week? 15 May 2013 | 04:22 pm
It’s true. This year, we’re an official Children’s Book Week event. What does that mean for you? It means we were able to recruit children’s authors like the beloved Walter Dean Myers, who is the U.S....
Planning Your Day: GBF Author Schedule.. and More 14 May 2013 | 10:54 pm
With so many great authors, we know many of you want the opportunity to put together your gameplan in advance. Which is why we’ve created a one-page schedule of author speaking times. This schedule at...
Comedy at the GBF 14 May 2013 | 08:06 pm
If you like to laugh (and who doesn’t?) we have two Dyn-O-Mite panels for you on Saturday! - The Stand-Up Comedy Writers panel – 3:15pm – Gertrude Stein Pavilion: This is for those of you who love jo...
Q&A with Barbara Glickman 14 May 2013 | 05:05 pm
Barbara Glickman, author of “Capital Splendor: Gardens and Parks of Washington, D.C.,” has been an avid and active member of the D.C. gardening community for many years. Her extensive travels have tak...
5 Reasons to Buy a Book at the GBF 14 May 2013 | 12:20 am
The GBF is FREE and fun for all to enjoy. But, if you’re able to buy our Featured Authors’ books at the event, even better! Why? Here are 5 reasons: 1. Helps our ability to continue to attract the...
Q&A with Sheila Turnage 13 May 2013 | 05:06 pm
Sheila Turnage’s first novel for children, “Three Times Lucky,” is a Newbery Honor Award winner. She has written nonfiction for adults, “Haunted Inns of the Southeast” and “Compass American Guides: No...
Q&A with Elizabeth Winder 10 May 2013 | 04:32 pm
Elizabeth Winder is the author of the biography “Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953″ and one poetry collection. Her work also has appeared in the Chicago Review, the Antioch Re...
