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Among the Authors Featured in Young Readers Central on September 11, 2010!

Among the Authors Featured on September 11, 2010!

Save the date for our next festival: September 11, 2010!

Volunteers, supporters and authors gathered at Artworks Gallery on Monday, May 17 to celebrate BOOKMARKS.

Meet an Author

MEET A BOOKMARKS FESTIVAL AUTHOR! SPECIAL EVENING WITH 8 PLUS SMITTY!

On Thursday, September 9 at 6:30 p.m., a special dinner will be held with Fred Thompson, columnist, radio and television celebrity and cookbook author. The chefs at The Piedmont Club are making a dinner with Fred's recipes including Cheerwine Spritzers, Club House salad or a Caesar salad, Grits with BBQ Chicken and Caramalized Onions, Grilled Wild Mushrooms over Cheesey Grits, and Mayor Dempsey's Chocolate Pie. Register and learn more at EveningwithEight.net.

WSJ: Interview About Upcoming Festival Authors

Executive Director Ginger Hendricks sits down with Laura Giovanelli from the Winston-Salem Journal to talk about the Upcoming Festival Authors.

Read the full article here

BOOKMARKS RECEIVES $10,000 GRANT FROM MILLENNIUM FUND

(May 3, 2010) BOOKMARKS has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Millennium Fund, a donor advised fund of The Winston-Salem Foundation, to assist with the 2010 BOOKMARKS Festival of Books. BOOKMARKS fosters a community of passionate readers by offering an annual free-to-the-public event. The 2010 festival will be held on Saturday, September 11 from 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. in the Downtown Arts District in Winston-Salem.

BOOKMARKS Bouillabaisse

Chef Ginger

Ingredients

Over 40 Renowned, Bestselling and Award-Winning Authors

250 Excited Volunteers

35 Vendors and Exhibitors

8 Venues in the Downtown Arts District

1 Wake Forest University Bookstore

4 Workshops for Writers

5 Panel Discussions

1 Young Readers Central

Spread this mixture across Sixth and Trade Streets in Winston-Salem with tents, tables, and chairs. Allow plenty of time for a few fun surprises along with question and answer sessions, book signings, lunch or a snack. Serve 7500 or more book lovers for free from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 11, 2010 in the Downtown Arts District of Winston-Salem. Enjoy!

BOOKMARKS 2010 organization and festival sponsors:
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	John W. and Anna H. Hanes Foundation	William M. Hendricks Family Foundation

This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment from the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.