More than 50 writers will read from their recent works at the 2013 Eden Mills Writers Festival from Sept. 13-15.
The event also features music, food, a Fringe Festival, Poetry Slam and exhibitors on Publishers’ Way.
Elora writer J.W. Hewett is among those who have been selected to read at the Fringe Festival. Hewett, a teacher and longtime Elora resident, does freelance writing, but also enjoys writing her own fiction.
“This year I worked on a number of short stories and submitted one story to the Eden Mills Fringe Festival contest,” she said.
“The story was chosen and I have been asked to read the story at the festival on the afternoon of Sept. 15, which is very exciting, not only because my work was recognized but because I’ll have the opportunity to meet all of the other authors reading at the festival.”
The Fringe Festival, for authors who have not previously published in a book format, will feature 10 readers reading in two “sets” of five; the first set starts at 1:40pm and the second set at 3:40pm.
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Dave Bidini will also appear at the festival on Sept. 15, reading from his forthcoming book, Keon and Me: My Search for the Lost Soul of the Leafs, which is out Oct. 1 via Viking Canada. Bidini, a musician and former member of the Rheostatics, is the author of 10 books.
For information and the full festival lineup go to http://edenmillswritersfestival.ca.
