Add Some Chills to August

The 2012 paranormal conference, "Ghostlahoma", will be August 18, 2012 in Enid, Oklahoma.  Various speakers will be on hand - including authors Troy Taylor, Tonya Hacker,Teri White, and Tammy Wilson - as well as other authors specializing in the paranormal, history, horror, etc.  Tickets will be $25 and vendor booths are $50 (which includes 1 pass).

Learn more HERE.

Ed Roberts Book Signing Announced

OKC's Full Circle Bookstore now has Whispers, Tears, Prayers, and Hope on the shelf.
A March 21st, 1 p.m. time has been set for the book signing.

"My publisher wants to schedule me to do one in California , he lives there, and he feels we could get better PR there," notes the excited author. "I told him we can schedule one there later but OKC is my home. I was born here and have lived here all of my life. It is important to me to do the first book signing here..."

MEET THE AUTHOR: Adonya Wong

In My Mind...The World through the Eyes of Autism by Adonya Wong
"In my mind, I see many colors, bright like a rainbow, shooting about like comets in a night sky.” Take a closer look… What do you see? In My Mind, by Adonya Wong, explores the inner world of an autistic child—the world that no one else can see. From exciting adventures to silly games and conversations with friends, look closely and see how a child with autism sees the world…and how the world sees him. " The author also heads the Tulsa-based nonprofit which she founded, M.O.C.H.A. (Mothers of Color for Holistic Alternatives). Available from Tate Publishing ; 28 pages - $9.99 (paperback), and a portion of the author's proceeds benefit the Tulsa Autism Foundation.

BOOK SIGNING - TULSA

Gardner's Books and Music 4421 S. Mingo Rd, Tulsa announces a book signing by Oklahoma author Marvin Wiebener. The event will take place on June 14th from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00. Wiebener will be autographing THE MARGIN an exciting suspense novel rooted in the history of Northwest Oklahoma.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!

Our next Border Queen Book Festival, honoring an early name for Comanche, Oklahoma, will be held on March 7th , 2009 (Sat.) from 10 am until 3 pm (or later if customers are still coming.) The first festival saw authors of nonfiction, romance, suspense, history, children's literature, religious/inspirational works, and so much more!

Set ups will be at 9 am on the 7th of March. There will be a fee of $5.00 per author. That will defray the cost of utilities for this event. Food will be there for the customer and author to purchase, no menu has been settled on yet but I'm thinking Hot Dog/ Hamburger/ Salad type of thing for people, to purchase -but it will be reasonable. I should have a motel with a block of rooms at a lower price reserved as time nears - in Duncan, 8 miles north of Comanche. There will be room for 40 tables and no more, all tables will be isle tables accessible for the attendee to approach any author. Your decoration and salesmanship will determine your sales. I hope to have lots more advertising going on this year with a bigger head start than the first one. There will be no speaker, but I am looking for a caricaturist. Know anyone? They will set up and sell their work to the people, $5.00 fee for this space. I will ask those who want to attend to contact me to reserve your name; later ask for your non-refundable fee of $5.00 to reserve your place. It will be first come first serve. Any cancellation will be the only space left available for those listed in the name reservations that want to come. I will need your name first and you will be the first considered, your reservation money will be asked for much later.

This is the information I have at present. Hope you can make it. Get your name in to me as soon as possible so we can reserve a place. You are welcome to have 2 to a table if you wish, your choice, but it is $5.00 per entry. It will be a great time meeting people, networking, and selling books! The Schools will be advertising for this event as well as many other places.
Make your name reservation as soon as possible. Blessings, Tonya shookum@pldi.net580-439-6912

Contact your state representatives and legislators! Wouldn't it be wonderful if school systems and communtiies across the region, and even statewide, would set apart that day and the Saturday of other book festivals, in order to highlight literacy in our state? Help promote a CELEBRATION OF LITERACY in Oklahoma! School children and teachers would be free of other school activities (sports, tests, etc.) on that day and local schools could arrange to accept CEU's for attending the event.

Bookmark: the BQBF blog - updates and additional information will be added there as it appears.

Read on Oklahoma!

MEET THE AUTHOR: Sharon Ervin

Sharon Ervin reports that she will have a new book, MURDER ABOARD THE CHOCTAW GAMBLER, coming May 16 from Five Star. It is her seventh published novel, her second hardcover from Five Star.

She adds, "I will be at the Texas Library Association's conference in Dallas April 16-18, and will appear on a panel at the Oklahoma Library Association conference in Tulsa April 22-23. "

She will be speaking to the Writers' Guild of Texas in June at Richardson, Texas, and to the Mystery Writers of America in July.

Sharon Ervin http://www.sharonervin.com/

Sharon is the author of: MURDER ABOARD THE CHOCTAW GAMBLER - coming in May, 2008; THE RIBBON MURDERS, 2006; CHIK-LIT FOR FOXY HENS, 2006; WEEKEND WIFE, 2005; COUNTERFEIT COWBOY, 2005; BODACIOUS, 2002, and JUSU AND MOTHER EARTH, 2000

OKLAHOMA BOOK EVENTS: BORDER QUEEN BOOK FESTIVAL

The first Annual Border Queen Book Festival was held March 29, 2008 in Comanche, Ok and attracted nearly 40 writers from Oklahoma and surrounding states. The authors, many of whom were listed in the Comanche Times (March 27, 2008), were:

Marcia Preston, Author, Edmond, OKhttp://www.marciapreston.com/
Dr. Lila Guzman, Author-Speaker ,Round Rock, TX http://www.lilaguzman.com/
Bob Avey, Author, Broken Arrow, OK http://www.bobavey.com/
Amy D. Shojai, OWFI Pres./Columnist, Radio Host, Author, Sherman, TX http://www.shojai.com/
Jan Morrill, Author-Speaker, Fayetteville, AR http://www.janmorrill.com/
Jackie King & Peggy Fielding, Authors-Speakers , Tulsa, OK http://www.peggyfielding.com/index.cfm
Nancy Robinson Masters ,Author- El.Sch.Speaker, Abilene, TX
Marvin Wiebener, Author , Thomas, OK http://www.amazon.com/Margin-Marvin-Wiebener/dp/1432708155
Frank L. Barnes ,Author-Ret. Minister ,Duncan, OK
Bonnie Eaton “B. J. Myrick” & Hazel Hart, Authors/KWA judges , Wichita, Kansas http://www.sktc.net/~beaton/
Ron Goetz, Author/OK Gunfighter Dramatist, Comanche, OK http://www.walterspubliclibrary.com/rgoetz.html
Tonya Holmes Shook, Author-Speaker, Hastings, OK
Bret Jones, Author/Professor/Dramatist/, Screenwriter, Ada, OK http://bretjones1.tripod.com/
Jim H. Ainsworth, Author-TX Storyteller, Campbell, TX http://www.jimainsworth.com/
Jim Etter, Author ,Bethany, OK http://www.jimetter.com/
Ron Morgan, Author, Haskell, OK
http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Boys-Cookson-Hills/dp/1581070594
Pat Gaines , Sr. Editor-Author ,Dragonfly Publishing, Inc., Sparks, OK at http://patgaines.homestead.com/
Mike Koch, Author , Coweta, OK http://www.amazon.com/Kimes-Gang-Michael-Koch/dp/1418471291
Judy Goodspeed , Author , Wetumka, Ok 74883, http://www.dragonflypubs.com/dfz/judygoodspeed.html
Marilyn A.Hudson , Author-OK Storyteller, Norman, OK
George Banks, Author , Jenks, OK http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A3JAW94UKL76EC
Lonnie Magee ,Author ,Mounds, OK
Jill Hierstein Morris, Author/Puppeteer, Tulsa, OK
Desiree Webber, Author, Mustang, OK
Phil Calvert, Author, Edmond, OK
Jewel Sample, Author, Stillwater, OK http://jewelsamples.blogspot.com/\
Paul Johnson “PJ Lawton”, Author , Lawton, OK http://pjlawton1.googlepages.com/home
Hodge Wood , Author/Speaker , Vet Occupational. Therapist, Board Dir. of Paralyzed VetsRural Comanche, OK http://www.rrpconsulting.com/hodge_wood.htm
Mary Abernathy & Shirley Cephus, Authors , Waurika, OK
J.D. Morrison, Author , Independence, MO
Molly Lemmons, Author – Storyteller, Mustang, OK
Jody Ortiz ,Editor–Ghost Writer- Author, Oklahoma City, OK http://www.supplementalofficeservices.com/
Craig Key, Author , Chandler, OK
Keith Albin , Author ,Ringling, OK
Donna Farmer, Author ,Weatherford, OKE.
Norbert Smith PHD, Author-Gator Expert ,Weatherford, OK
L.P. Bowman, Author, Duncan, OK http://www.trafford.com/06-0469
Ellen Derickson, Author, Duncan, OK

OKLAHOMA BOOK EVENTS: RED DIRT BOOK FESTIVAL

Everything is in place. The hands of clock move forward. It is almost time...there is nothing like the excitement before a book festival. Writers wonder "will they like my books?" and "will I sell any books?"

Over the years since this festival began it has featured "Read Oklahoma", "Mysterious Oklahoma", and the "Oklahoma Character". The next installment (due 2009) should be just as spectacular with authors, storytellers, publishers, educators, and lots of visitors.

Bookmark the RED DIRT BOOKFESTIVAL for updates and news.

[Pictured is the Whorl Books booth prior to the opening of the 2007 Red Dirt Book Festival in Shawnee, Ok]