On the Same Page Literary Festival

Ashe County’s 15th annual On the Same Page Literary Festival will highlight twelve authors with a week featuring readings, workshops, and special events.

All Festival events are open to the public. Most are free. Some require reservations and/or tickets due to limited capacity. There is a $12 charge for the Literary Trails Luncheon. Please call the Ashe County Arts Council at 336-846-2787 for tickets

Schedule:

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Workshop with Meagan Church, Registration Required

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM: Reading with Jim Minick

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM: Reading with Meagan Church

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM: Reading with Tommy Tomlinson

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Craft Talk with Jim Minick, Registration Required

Workshops & Craft Talks

8:30 am - 10:30 am: Creating Compelling Characters, A Fiction Workshop with Meagan Church

This workshop will focus on how to write empathetic and compelling characters that will hold the reader’s attention and engage a contemporary audience

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Playing with Time, A Craft Talk with Jim Minick

Every time we write, we play with time, often without realizing it. So, how? In this session we’ll explore the diverse ways writers manipulate time on the page