West Virginia Book Festival Welcomes Readers To Charleston

W woman stands at a lectern on a raised platform below a screen with "2023 West Virginia Book Festival Saturday October 21" projected onto it. At the edge of the platform are several potted plants. In the foreground is a seated crowd.

The West Virginia Book Festival kicks off at 9 a.m. this Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center.

Festival goers can attend workshops on writing and the publishing process, as well as presentations from authors on poetry and nature writing.

Children and families are also welcome, with a children’s writer’s workshop, a storybook costume parade and a production of A.A. Milne’s classic “Winnie the Pooh.”

A used book sale and author’s marketplace will be open throughout the day.

**Editor’s Note: West Virginia Public Broadcasting is a sponsor of the West Virginia Book Festival.

Author: Chris Schulz

Chris is WVPB's North Central/Morgantown Reporter and covers the education beat. Chris spent two years as the digital media editor at The Dominion Post newspaper in Morgantown. Before coming to West Virginia, he worked in immigration advocacy and education in the Washington, D.C. region. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and received a Masters in Journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

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