Author/Artist Autograph PartyAn Evening With The AuthorsWednesday, January 7, 2009 We have planned a Dessert Extravaganza for our registrants to have the opportunity to meet and interact with authors & artists while attending The Gathering 2009. Here is how it works. We invite our participating authors to come to the Wednesday evening dinner – hosted by their publisher. As they arrive, we place them at different tables so that they may have the opportunity to dine with a table of our conference attendees. Following the publisher sponsored program, we will invite the authors to the front of the room where they will introduce themselves and the book they will be signing at their table. So that we can spend our time actually meeting these guests, introductions will be limited to :30 seconds per author/artist. At 7:20pm, we will dismiss them to their signing tables – and then we will dismiss our registrants into the assigned area for this event at 7:30pm. This event is designed to help store bookstore managers connect with authors and to get to know them better. It was a highlight of last year’s event, and promises to be the same in 2009. We will begin listing the authors who are committed to attend on this site as commitments are received so that you can know of the different authors who will be scheduled to attend.
This is an opportunity for you to pick up copies of these authors books to review personally, or to share with a member of your staff. It is not intended to be an activity in which people take books they never intend to review or share with their staff. If collecting books so that you can take them home and sell the complimentary copies on your shelves is your plan or goal – you will miss the point of this special evening. Wednesday Evening Schedule
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