Events: Springfield Celebrates Authors
Springfield Celebrates Authors
Springfield Celebrates Authors is presented annually and brings in a range of local, national and international authors for live book talks/signing events. If you are interested in past events and authors, have a look at the YouTube video playlist below!
Events held this year
'Braiding Sweetgrass' bookclub and book giveaway: 1 p.m., Friday, January 21
Springfield Celebrates Authors - Danuta Pfeiffer and 'Libertas': 3 p.m., Saturday, February 5
Springfield Celebrates Authors - Kesha Ajose Fisher and 'No God Like The Mother': 1 p.m., Saturday, March 12
Springfield Celebrates Authors - Oregon Book Award Authors Allison Cobb and Aaron Gilbreath: 1 p.m., Saturday, April 16
Past Events
Current recordings available include:
- Local author and hiking guru William Sullivan discusses: 'Hiking Trails of the Pacific NorthWest'
- Learn about the early years of the Oregon Country Fair with local author Suzi Prozanski and her book 'Brigadoon of the Sixties, Revelry and Kerfuffles at the Oregon Country Fair'.
- The five finalists for the Ken Kesey Award for Fiction (Oregon Book Awards 2021) all read from their nominated works.
- Local author Danuta Pfeiffer and her book: 'Libertas'
- Oregon Literary Fellow Kesha Ajose Fisher and her Ken Kesey Award for Fiction 2020 winner: 'No God like the Mother'
- Oregon Book Awards Sarah Winnemucca Award for Creative Nonfiction nominees: Allison Cobb: "Plastic: An Autobiography" and Aaron Gilbreath: "The Heart of California"
Literary Arts is bringing Oregon Book Award nominees Allison Cobb, author of "Plastic: An Autobiography" and Aaron Gilbreath author of "The Heart of California" to Springfield for a Hybrid event. Find more information on the event page: Springfield Celebrates Authors - Oregon Book Award Authors Allison Cobb and Aaron Gilbreath