Fall "Gathering of Authors" 2010
St. Jude Charity Event
Sat., Oct. 23rd, 2010 2:00 - 8:00 PM
Four States Fairgrounds - FINE ARTS BLDG.
Keynote Speaker
Kathy is the founder
of “Beauty and the Book” located in Jefferson Texas and also the “Pulpwood
Queens” book club which extends across the country with 265 Chapters thus far,
and the numbers keep growing. The
Pulpwood Queens of East Texas were born March 2000 with the motto, "where
tiaras are mandatory and reading good books is the rule."
Cathy is the Author
of The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara-Wearing, Book-Sharing Guide to Life, the
official book of the Pulpwood Queens, and has gotten National attention for the
fact that she has the only combination beauty shop/ bookstore in the country,
possibly the world. It started out
as a small group of ladies who enjoyed reading and now it has grown into several
thousand members. Kathy is an
exciting and inspirational speaker. She
became an overnight success with her unique idea of her business and it has
escalated into something greater than she ever imagined.
The
Pulpwood Queens of East Texas partnered with our local Rotary Club to help start
the Dolly Pardon Imagination Library literacy project here in Marion
County. Now for every child born in my county, a book is sent every month free
to that child until they start kindergarten. That is 60 books, a library free to
get them reading ready for school.
In one interview, Kathy concluded by saying “Won’t you all join me on this wonderful road to reading?! It all begins with one word, one sentence, one paragraph, one page! Then once I get you reading, I am going to have you writing too.”
Go to her website at www.beautyandthebook.com or www.pulpwoodqueen.com to find out more about this energetic speaker!!
AUTHORS ATTENDING
Kathy Patrick
Christina Huddleston
http://hisdaughter.tatepublishing.com
Steve Whisnant
Fred Downs
Larry Linam
Janice Monk Glass
Tom C. Greer
Jane Cheatham
Tammy D. Thompson
Garon Whited
Paul E. Keener
Cynthia Coleman Tyous
Lois Chisholm
John Foxjohn
Jo Eldridge
Doreen Durham
www.eyeswideopenpublishing.com
Michael Reisig
Violet Camp
Cathy Bryant
Pamela White
http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-61663-428-5
David Henderson
http://davidwhenderson.blogspot.com/
Marquise Cooper
http://guidancenaction.com/aboutus.aspx
Bill Norton
Bill Carl
Gay Ingram
and
Wade Rivers
Also, Shari Parker Publishing will be there
This "Gathering of Authors" Event will be a memorable one. From 2 - 8 pm you can come visit with the authors, get autographed books for you or your child and meet new people. There will be food and drinks all day long for all who come. Admission is free, but we would appreciate a donation for St. Jude if you can possibly give one. That is one of the reasons for this event in the first place. From bringing awareness to our Regional authors and authors from other areas, to supporting a wonderful Institution which does nothing but try to save children's lives, we want to make a difference. Help us in making it a very successful day in literacy and in the amazing Charity we are there to back.
CONTEST
Elementary School Poetry Contest - 3rd - 5th grades - 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners will receive a trophy, a basket of goodies, a certificate and publication in the Texarkana Community Journal Magazine with the child's picture. So encourage all of your kids in that age group to use their creativity and WRITE!
OTHER ACTIVITIES
READING CORNER FOR KIDS - "KIDS CORNER" There will be a corner set aside for the kids to sit and be read to by a volunteers. We will have a few give-a-ways for the kids who come to the kids corner. In this, we're promoting literacy in small minds and showing them the importance of reading and writing. It expands the mind and their creative side.
"Clowning Around Magic a Magical Experience with Pat Davis Clepper"
She does balloons, bubbles
and a magic show, face
painting & puppets.
ALSO, Two Bounce Houses compliments of BOUNCE-A-LOT!!!
RAFFLE
We will have more than 5 dozen great prizes which you can buy a raffle ticket(s) for chances to win. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to St. Jude. So buy all you can to help those at St. Jude! "A Giving Heart is a Happy Heart!"
Tickets will be $1.00 or 6/$5.00 THE MORE YOU BUY, THE BETTER CHANCE YOU HAVE TO WIN!!!