The 2011 ^SCBook Festival will be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC on May 13-15, 2011.

 

Friday, May 13th  Events:
 Featured workshops at various locations around the Columbia area during the day will be offered for a nominal registration fee. In the evening, join us for the annual opening night reception presented in partnership with the University of South Carolina University Libraries.  More details will follow as the festival schedule develops in the coming months.

 

Saturday, May 14th and Sunday, May 15th: All events are free and open to the public. The weekend activities feature award-winning authors discussing their works and other interesting literary topics. Autographing your copies of books along with others you may purchase on site will be located within the Exhibit Hall. More than 100 exhibitors set up their booth spaces where you can shop all weekend long for that special literary treat. All events are open and free to the public: all seats for author presentations are first-come basis. Visit our schedule page for more information as time draws nearer.

 

We hope to see you at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in February!

 

The festival presents a diversified group of authors, poets, and scholars to the readers and writers of South Carolina free of charge. The SCBook Festival offers panel discussions and presentations on a variety of popular genres and literary topics, from the latest trends in new fiction to regional favorites to outstanding poetry performances. You will even have a chance to ask the authors questions and to have books autographed after the presentations! You can visit our authors page to see which authors visited SC in previous years.

 

During the festival, the Exhibit Hall will be packed with Exhibitors representing the very best of local, regional, and national book dealers, antiquarians, publishers, independent presses, writer’s collectives, educational groups, individual writers, and non-profit organizations. Book lovers’ treats can be found everywhere, from your favorite author’s new book to that special and rare literary find. You may even find yourself inspired by local writers, non-profits, and publishers present who are always willing to engage book festival participants. You can literally shop until you drop! See who was here in previous years by visiting our exhibitors page.

During the festival, all of our featured authors participating in the panels are on our Signing Schedule. All signings are held in the Exhibit Hall at the Signing Table Area. Many exhibitors also have individual signings held at their booths. Please check all the exhibitors to see which authors might be visiting their booths at times throughout the festival. You are encouraged to purchase books at the festival in the Exhibit Hall as well as being invited to bring your favorite copies of your books from home for authors to sign. Bring a book bag to carry your purchased book selections or you can find a SCBook Festival Book Bag for sale at the information desk on site at the festival.