Grand Prize Giveaway
The BookFest Book Bundle Giveaway
Schedule (Pacific Time)
New for Fall 2021 – Check out the Pitching Room.
A place for authors to pitch their manuscript in an interactive virtual setting that brings the reading, writing and literary communities together.
- Authors, submit your pitches.
- Agents, register to view pitches.
- BookFesters, check out the pitches and see what authors are presenting to the literary world.
| Pacific Time | Saturday, Oct 23 – Day 1: For Readers |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome Message from The BookFest Founder Desireé Duffy |
| 9:15 AM | Opening Keynote – Lori H. Schwartz |
| 9:30 AM | Poetry Reading by Debbie Monteggia |
| 10:00 AM | A Conversation with Mark K. Shriver – Being an Author and Being of Service |
| 11:00 AM | Kid Lit: Culture, Character and Creativity |
| Noon | Who Put the Bomp in Your Favorite Romance Novel? |
| 1:00 PM | Thrills, Chills and Red Herrings – Things that Make You Go “Ooo” (And Want to Read More) |
| 2:00 PM | The Fantasist’s Forge and Mythologist’s Muse |
| 3:00 PM | A Conversation with Helene Wecker – Blending Fantasy, Mythology, Romance and Horror |
| 4:00 PM | Live Author Chats: |
| 4:10 PM | – Helene Wecker |
| 4:20 PM | – Steven Joseph |
| 4:30 PM | – Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield |
| 4:40 PM | – Dames Handsome |
| 4:50 PM | – Mikki Hernandez |
| 5:00 PM | – Hari D. Sharma |
| 5:10 PM | – Patrick Oliver |
| 5:20 PM | – A.G. Billig |
| 5:30 PM | – Amy M. Le |
| 5:40 PM | – Al Pessin |
| 6:00 PM | END |
| Sunday, Oct 24 – Day 2: For Writers | |
| 8:30 AM | Welcome Back Message from The BookFest Founder Desireé Duffy |
| 8:35 AM | Keynote by Kristie Anne Mah – From Sluggish to Published: Letting Go of What is Holding You Back |
| 9:00 AM | Conversation with Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein – Dreaming a World where Everyone Experiences the Wonders of the Universe |
| 10:00 AM | Books Out of Africa: Bookish World Tour Panel |
| 11:00 AM | Alternative Ways to Publish: Hybrid, Self-Publishing and More |
| Noon | Do You Have the Write Stuff? A Frank Discussion about Being an Author Today |
| 1:00 PM | Conversation with Lisa Morton – Thirty Years of Fear |
| 2:00 PM | Critiki-Bar: Page One Manuscript Critiques (An agent and an author walk into a bar…) |
| 4:00 PM | Brave New Writer at The BookFest Adventure |
| 6:00 PM | END |