Exhibitor and Food Vendor Applications Due March 26
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 Calling all authors, poets, publishers, literary non-profits, businesses that relate to reading or the book industry, and food vendors - the Gaithersburg Book Festival wants you...to exhibit in 2018!
Applications are now online for exhibiting authors, literary vendors and food vendors. The deadline to submit applications is March 26, 2018, and all required materials must be provided by that date in order to be considered.
Questions? Email Jennie Cottrell or call 240-805-1507.
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Authors Added to 2018 Line-Up
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The list of featured authors is growing daily. Check out the newest additions to the 2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival.
~ Children's ~
Kate Beasley is  author of the debut novel "Gertie's Leap to Greatness." She earned a Master's in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives with her family, two dogs, one parrot, lots of cows, and a cat named Edgar in Claxton, Ga., Kate’s second novel, "Lions & Liars," illustrated by Caldecott Medal Winner Dan Santat, will be published June 5, 2018.
Kamilla Benko, author of "The Unicorn Quest," spent most of her childhood climbing into wardrobes, trying to step through mirrors and plotting to run away to an art museum. Now, she visits other worlds as a children’s book editor. Originally from Indiana, she currently lives in New York with her bookshelves, teapot and hiking boots.
 Denise Fleming is the award-winning author and illustrator of many well-known children's books including "In the Tall, Tall Grass," "Lunch," "Barnyard Banter" and "In the Small, Small Pond," which received a Caldecott Honor. Her most recent book is "This is the Nest that Robin Built." Denise's love of language is apparent in her writing, which combines rhythm, rhyme and lots of verbs. The colorful art she creates for her books involves mixing and dying cotton fiber for her unique pulp painting technique, or using various printmaking techniques combined with collage.
 Joe Flood is a comics book author and artist, who took to drawing and painting at an early age. He was born and raised in the suburbs of New Jersey. He later attended the School of Visual Arts. Shortly after graduation, Joe self-published his first comic, “Don’t Eat the Electric Sheep.” His graphic novel work includes, “Orcs,” written by Stan Nicholls, and Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean.” His first non-fiction work was “Dinosaurs: Of Fossils and Feathers,” written by MK Reed. Joe’s latest work, “Sharks: Nature’s Perfect Hunter,” is the first non-fiction comic he has both written and drawn. Joe lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with his wife and kids.
 Nadia Hashimi was born and raised in New York and New Jersey. Both her parents were born in Afghanistan and left in the early 1970s, before the Soviet invasion. Nadia is the author of three books for adults, as well as the middle grade novel "One Half from the East." Her latest book is "The Sky at Our Feet." In addition to being an author, Nadia is a pediatrician and lives with her family in the Washington, D.C., suburbs.
 Deborah Heiligman is the author of 31 books for children and teens. "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" received six starred reviews, won The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award in non-fiction, the SCBWI Golden Kite Award and won the YALSA Excellence in Non-Fiction Award. Her other books include "Charles and Emma: The Darwin's Leap of Faith," "The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos," "Intentions" and "From Caterpillar to Butterfly." Deborah lives in New York City with her husband and Ketzie the dog. Their grown sons drop by frequently.
 Sarah Jacoby grew up wandering through the woods outside of Philadelphia. She has since traveled far and wide, earning an M.F.A. from The Maryland Institute College of Art and a B.A. in English Literature from Haverford College along the way. She now draws for many people and places, including The New York Times. Her most recent work is "Forever and a Day." Sarah's illustrations have won awards from The Society of Illustrators (Gold Medal), American Illustration, Creative Quarterly and Communication Arts. Her paintings pair well with the poetic, the lyrical and the whimsical.
 Hena Khan is the author of several books including "Amina’s Voice," "Power Forward," "On Point," "Bounce Back," "It’s Ramadan, Curious George," "Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns" and "The Night of the Moon." A Pakistani-American Muslim who was born and raised in Maryland, Hena enjoys sharing and writing about her culture and religion, as well as other topics, from spies to space travel. Hena lives in her hometown of Rockville, Md., with her husband and two sons.
 Steve Light is the author-illustrator of many picture books, including "Have You Seen My Dragon?," "Have You Seen My Monster?," "Lucky Lazlo," "Swap!" and "Have You Seen My Lunch Box?" His forthcoming book (March 2018) is "Black Bird Yellow Sun." He studied Illustration at Pratt Institute, and upon graduating he did some corporate illustrations for companies such as\ AT&T, Sony Films and The New York Times Book Review. Steve then went on to design buttons that were acquired by the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum. He lives with his family in New York City.
 Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is the author of more than 140 books for both children and adults, including the Newbery Award-winning "Shiloh." She had her first short story published when she was 16 and writes all kinds of books--fantasy, adventure, suspense, family life, serious and funny. At the 2018 Festival, Phyllis will be speaking about her latest book, "Roxie and the Hooligans at Buzzard's Roost." She lives in Gaithersburg, Md.
 John Parra is an award-winning illustrator, designer and educator, best known for his illustrated, Latino-themed children’s books, such as "Waiting for the Biblioburro," "Green is a Chile Pepper" and "Gracias/Thanks." His awards include The SCBWI Golden Kite Award for illustration, ALA’s Pura Belpré Honor’s Award, The International Latino Book Award and The Christopher’s Award. In 2015, John was invited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to present a special event about his work and career in art and illustration. John’s work also can be seen at the U.S. Post Office on six new Forever Stamps titled: Delicioso, with art images celebrating Latino food cuisine. John’s recently released children’s book, "Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos," was selected as one of the winners of The New York Times/New York Public Library: Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2017.
 Aaron Reynolds is The New York Times best-selling author of many highly hilarious books for kids, including "Carnivores;" "Chicks and Salsa;" "Joey Fly, Private Eye;" the Caldecott Honor book "Creepy Carrots!;" "Nerdy Birdy;" and its follow-up, "Nerdy Birdy Tweets." His forthcoming book is "Dude!", done in collaboration with Dan Santat. Aaron lives in the Chicago area with his wife, two kids, four cats, and between three and 10 fish, depending on the day.
 Dave Roman is the author of several graphic novels including "Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity," "Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery" and "Teen Boat." He has contributed stories to "Explorer: The Mystery Boxes," "Nursery Rhyme Comics" and is the co-author of two New York Times best-selling graphic novels, "X-Men: Misfits" and "The Last Airbender: Zuko's Story." "Astronaut Academy: Re-entry" is his most recent graphic novel. Dave worked as a comics editor for the groundbreaking Nickelodeon Magazine from 1998 to 2009. He lives in Astoria, N.Y.
Madelyn Rosenberg was  a journalist who spent a dozen years writing about colorful, real life characters. Now she makes up characters of her own. She lives in Arlington, Va., and is the author of 10 books for children of all ages. Her titles include the "Nanny X" series, the "How to Behave" series and "Take Care." "This is Just a Test," a middle-grade novel she co-wrote with her friend Wendy Wan-Long Shang, was a Junior Library Guild selection, a PJ Library selection and a Sydney Taylor honor book.
Robert Sabuda is internationally acclaimed for his stunning pop-up books, including "The Christmas Story," and the best-selling "Encyclopedia Prehistorica" and "Encyclopedia Mythologica" series, created with Matthew Reinhart. "Ten Horse Farm" is his latest book, which will be released in April 2018. Robert Sabuda lives in New York City.
 Dan Santat is The New York Times best-selling author and illustrator of "The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend," "Are We There Yet?" and "After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)." His most recent book is "Dude!" done in collaboration with Aaron Reynolds. Dan is the author/illustrator of "Sidekicks" and the winner of the Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators for "Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World)" by Mac Barnett. He is also the creator of the Disney animated hit, "The Replacements." His artwork is featured in numerous picture books, chapter books and middle grade novels, including Dav Pilkey's "Ricky Ricotta" series. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids and many, many pets.
 Wendy Shang is the author of "The Great Wall of Lucy Wu," "The Way Home Looks Now" and "This is Just a Test" (written with Madelyn Rosenberg), all published by Scholastic. Her books have been on numerous state reading lists and selected twice by the Junior Library Guild. "The Great Wall of Lucy Wu" also received the Asian Pacific American Librarians Award for Children’s Literature. Wendy lives in Northern Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., with her husband, three children, a cat and a dog.
~ Young Adult ~
 Gayle Forman is an award-winning, internationally best-selling author and journalist. Her #1 New York Times best-selling novel "If I Stay" was adapted into a film starring Chloe Grace Moretz. Gayle is also the author of several other best-selling novels, including "Where She Went," "I Was Here," the "Just One" series and "Leave Me." Her forthcoming book, "I Have Lost My Way," will be available in March 2018. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with her husband and daughters.
 Lexa Hillyer is the founder and president of Publishing at Glasstown Entertainment, as well as author of "Spindle Fire," "Winter Glass" and "Proof of Forever," all young adult novels published by HarperCollins. Her poetry collection, "Acquainted with the Cold," was the 2012 gold prize winner of the Foreword Book of the Year Award for Poetry and received the Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize. Her work has been featured in a variety of journals and collections, including Best New Poets 2012, and she has received several honors for poetry. Lexa earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Vassar College and her Master's of Fine Arts in Poetry from Stonecoast at the University of Southern Maine. She worked as an editor at both HarperCollins and Penguin, before founding Glasstown Entertainment, along with New York Times best-selling author Lauren Oliver. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.,with her husband and daughter and their very skinny orange tree.
 Jared Reck is a debut author; his novel is "A Short History of the Girl Next Door." He received a B.A. in English from Clemson University, a Master’s in Educational Leadership, and recently completed graduate coursework in McDaniel College’s Writing for Children & Young Adults program. He lives in Hanover, Pa., where he’s an eighth-grade Language Arts teacher.
 Nisha Sharma grew up immersed in Bollywood movies, '80s pop culture and romance novels, so it comes as no surprise that her first novel, "My So-Called Bollywood Life," features all three. Nisha credits her father for her multiple graduate degrees and her mother for her love of Shah Rukh Khan and Jane Austen. She lives in New Jersey with her cat, Lizzie Bennett, and her dog, Nancey Drew.
 Jessica Spotswood is the editor of "A Tyranny of Petticoats," and the forthcoming (March 2018) "The Radical Element: 12 Stories of Daredevils, Debutantes & Other Dauntless Girls." She grew up near the Gettysburg battlefield, in Pennsylvania, but now lives in Washington, D.C., where she works for the District of Columbia Public Library system as a children's library associate.
~ Fiction ~
 Jane Delury's fiction has appeared in Narrative, The Southern Review, Prairie Schooner, The Yale Review and Glimmer Train. She has received a PEN/O. Henry Prize, the F. Scott Fitzgerald Story Award, a VCCA fellowship and grants from the Maryland State Arts Council. Her novel, "The Balcony," is forthcoming in March 2018. She earned a Master of Arts in Literary Studies from the University of Grenoble, France, and a Master of Arts in Fiction from the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars. She is an associate professor of creative writing and English at the University of  Baltimore, where she chairs the School of Communications Design.
Julia Fine is author of "What Should Be Wild." She teaches writing at DePaul University and is a recent graduate of Columbia College Chicago's M.F.A. program. She grew up in Chevy Chase, Md., and now lives in Chicago with her husband and son.
 Molly McCloskey is the author of two short story collections, two novels, and a memoir, "Circles Around the Sun: In Search of a Lost Brother." Her latest book is "Straying." Molly's work has appeared in The Guardian, The Irish Times, The Los Angeles Review of Books and elsewhere. She has taught writing at universities in Ireland and the U.S., including Trinity College Dublin and George Washington University, and has also worked in the field of international development in the United Nation's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for Somalia. Having lived for 25 years in Ireland, she now resides in Washington, D.C.
 Melissa Scholes Young is an award-winning author from Hannibal, Mo. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, Narrative, Ploughshares and Poets & Writers. Melissa is a contributing editor for Fiction Writers Review and editor of the anthology "Grace in Darkness." She teaches at American University in Washington, D.C. "Flood" is her first novel.
~ Non-Fiction ~
 John Feinstein is the author of 35 books, including two #1 New York Times best-sellers: “A Season on the Brink” and “A Good Walk Spoiled.” He is also the author of 10 kids mysteries. His first young adult mystery, “Last Shot,” won the Edgar Allen Poe Award. A frequent speaker at the Festival, John will talk about his latest book, "The First Major: The Inside Story of the 2016 Ryder Cup." John also works for The Washington Post, The Golf Channel, Sirius XM Radio and Comcast Sportsnet. He has been inducted into The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, The National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame, The U.S. Basketball Writer’s Hall of Fame and the Greater D.C. Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He is a graduate of Duke University and lives in Potomac, Md., with his wife Christine and has three children: Danny, Brigid and Jane.
 Gary Krist wrote three novels - "Bad Chemistry," "Chaos Theory" and "Extravagance" and two short-story collections before turning to narrative non-fiction with "The White Cascade" and The New York Times best-sellers "City of Scoundrels" and "Empire of Sin." "The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles" is his ninth book. Gary has been a regular book reviewer for The New York Times Book Review, Salon and The Washington Post. His stories, satire, articles and travel pieces have been featured in National Geographic Traveler, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, Playboy, The New Republic, Esquire and on National Public Radio's "Selected Shorts." Gary is the recipient of The Stephen Crane Award, The Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Lowell Thomas Gold Medal for Travel Journalism, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He lives in Bethesda, Md.
 Dr. Lloyd Sederer is the author of "Improving Mental Health: Four Secrets in Plain Sight" and "Controversies in Mental Health and the Addictions." His latest book is "The Addiction Solution." He is an adjunct professor at the Columbia/Mailman School of Public Health, contributing writer for U.S. News & World Report and chief medical officer for the New York State Office of Mental Health. Dr. Sederer is also a monthly regular on "Tell Me Everything," the SiriusXM radio show hosted by John Fugelsang. In 2013, Dr. Lloyd was given the Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents by the American Psychiatric Association, which in 2009 recognized him as the Psychiatric Administrator of the Year. He also has been awarded a Scholar-in-Residence grant by the Rockefeller Foundation and an Exemplary Psychiatrist award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
 Piper Weiss is the author of two books, the photo anthology, "My Mom, Style Icon" and the forthcoming memoir, "You All Grow Up and Leave Me." Piper is currently the editor-in-chief/chief content officer at Levo. She has served as editorial director for HelloGiggles and as features editor for the New York Daily News and Yahoo. Her writing also has appeared in various publications, including Glamour, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Elle.com, Refinery29 and New York Magazine, among others. A resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., Piper appeared in the Independent Spirit Award-winning film, "Without."
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9th Annual Gaithersburg Book
Festival
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Saturday
May 19, 2018
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On the Grounds of
City Hall in
Olde Towne Gaithersburg, Md.
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Last Chance!
H.S. Short Story Submissions Due February 22
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High school students in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. - time is growing short to finish and submit your entry for the 8th Gaithersburg Book Festival writing contest.
February 22 is the deadline for submitting stories, no longer than 1,000 words. Full guidelines are on the Festival website.
Prizes for first- and second-place winners are $250 and $100, respectively, with third-place place garnering $50 and the fan favorite $25. Prizes are provided courtesy of the Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus.
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Congratulations to several GBF authors - ones you can see this year and alums from years past - for winning prestigious industry awards:
John Newbery Medal
Erin Entrada Kelly (GBF 2017)
"Hello Universe"
YALSA Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults and Michael L. Printz Honor Book
Deborah Heiligman (GBF 2018)
"Vincent & Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers"
Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor Book
John Parra (GBF 2018, 2016)
"Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos"
Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book Award
Salina Yoon (GBF 2017)
"My Kite is Stuck! And Other Stories"
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The Gaithersburg Book Festival thanks the newest organizations that have pledged their support of our 9th annual event.
~ Festival Sponsor ~
Montgomery Community Media
~ Book Lover ~
Comcast/Xfinity
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~ Partners ~
~ Featured Sponsor ~
~ Festival Sponsors ~
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There are a variety of sponsorships to fit every budget, and we can tailor one to specifically meet your needs. Learn more about available sponsorships or download the application today!
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