Northwoods Art and Book Festival

 Northwoods Art and Book Festival

PART ONE: AUTHORS

Cook's Notes: Take the talents of 26 Minnesota authors, mix them with assorted titles and genres, spice it up with visitors of all ages, combine with animated literary conversations and book signings, and add in a tantalizing presentation by a local author and you have a recipe for success. 

Northwoods Art and Book Festival went beyond and beyond all expectations with over 2, 300 attending to enjoy featured artists and authors, food vendors, children's activities, a poetry scavenger hunt, and music.  

With so many books with a variety of genres, book lovers found a little bit of heaven at UCC and the Community Building location.  

Here are the talented Minnesota authors who trekked to Hackensack for this event to share and sign their books. Take note of their creative table settings. The photos were taken just before the festival started.
UCC Location and Community Building

Laura Ashwood (Historical Western Romance)

Cate Belleveau (Kayaking Adventures) 

Lisa Cassman (Self help, Poetry, Children's Picture Book )

Jessie Chandler (Mystery, Humorous Caper Fiction)

William Durbin (Non-Fiction)

Margo Hansen (Christian, Historical Fiction)

Sharon Harris (Anthology Minnesota Writers)

Christine Husom (Mystery, Thriller) 

Kim Hruba (Romantic, Business Anthologies)

Tim Jollymore (Historical Fiction, Poetry, Novels with Minnesota Themes)

Judy Kerr (Mystery, Police Procedural, Suspense) 

Julie Jo Larson (Travel, Historical Fiction, Memoir) 

Mike Lein (Creative Non-Fiction Based on Northwoods Life)

Mark Munger (Fiction, Nonfiction with Minnesota Settings)

Chris Norbury (Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Thriller)  

Barbara Saefke (Mystery, Romance) 

Jeff Jepson (Arborist)

Bette Slater Seres (Children's Picture Book) 

Ames Sheldon (Historical Novels) 

Barbara Schlichting (Mystery, Historical Fiction, Children's Books)

Jonathon Sweet ( Historical Thriller, Baseball)

Susan Wardell (Children's Picture Books)

Jason Lee Willis (Paranormal Thriller, Historical Fiction)

Vincent Wyckoff (Mystery, Literary Fiction)

Special Author Presentation Candace Simar It Really Happened Here

Part Two Overview of the festival