Winchester is set to welcome eighteen authors and illustrators for the 21st town-wide Authorfest, on Tuesday, April 15th. Authors/illustrators will visit each Winchester public school plus St. Mary’s. In addition, the Winchester Public Library will host author Susan Goodman who will present a program for preschool children at 9:45am.
Founded by school librarians and volunteers, Authorfest is designed to strengthen children’s love of reading and help improve their writing skills. Presenters visit each grade level, talking about how they write or illustrate a book plus the skills needed to get their work published.
Among the authors/illustrators visiting Winchester are: Marty Kelley, Nancy Poydar, Lita Judge, David Elliott, Susan Lubner, Ralph Masiello, Brian Lies, Scott Magoon, David Biedrzycki, Ana Alter, Matt Tavares, Tracey Fern, Fred Bowen, Amy MacDonald, Meg Kearney, Susan Goodman, Laurie Stolarz and Gregory Mone.
Classroom visits are not open to the public, but everyone has a chance to meet all the presenters at Town Hall, 3:00-5:00pm, for a book sale and signing. The book sale is a great chance to pick up birthday or holiday presents that can be autographed with a personal inscription. Book sales make up an important part of the budget needed to bring nationally recognized authors and illustrators to town.
Authorfest is made possible by grants from the Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence and the EnKa Society, and by contributions from parent teacher organizations and the Parents Inter-School Council. The generous support of BookEnds makes the Authorfest book sale possible.
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