The Dahlonega Literary Festival is an annual celebration of books and authors held in historic downtown Dahlonega, Georgia.

Schedule of Events

9:00 a.m.-9:50
"Southern Crime (Noir/Not So Noir") - part three - Dan Leach, Meagan Lucas and Brian Panowich - Moderator:  Melissa Lockaby. Rm. 28-29

"Humor in Literature" - examines some of the great comedic characters in literature and some of the best humorous authors - Jameson Gregg, author. Rm. 30

10:00 -10:50

"The Power of Poetry" - Ashley M. Jones (poet laureate of Alabama) with Bill Walsh. Rm 105

"The Fabled Earth" - a southern gothic novel with dual timelines, set on Georgia's Cumberland Island, author Kimberly Brock - Moderator: Candice Dyer. Rm 30

"Zenith Man: Death, Love &Redemption in a Georgia Courthouse (true story) - author

McCracken Poston, Jr., Moderator: William Rawlings. Rm.  28/29

11:00-11:50

"Oglethorpe Founder of Georgia" - author Michael Thurmond - introduced by Juanita Tipton Rm. 28/29

"You're Not a Murderer: You Have Harm OCD" - author Kim Conrey - Moderator: Jacob Appel. Rm. 105

Workshop: "Intro to Publishing" - Juliet Rose, award-winning writer and publisher, teaches you how to navigate the publishing world –traditional, hybrid, and self-publishing with heavy focus on self-publishing.  Rm. 30

Lunch 12:15-1:45

Former Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, luncheon speaker

University of North Georgia Banquet Room A

404 Georgia Circle (fronts of W. Main St.)

Tickets are $27

Pitch Judging Sessions with the UNG Press. By appointment between 1:00-2:30. For Guidelines on How to Submit a Book Pitch, go to https://ung.edu/university-press/events.php. Church library, Rm. 127.

2:00- 2:50

Panel: "The Jury's Out - Do Lawyers Make Good Authors?" -  authors Jameson Gregg, Wanda Morris, McCracken Poston, Jr., Moderator: George Weinstein. Sanctuary

"Wofford's Blood" an epic family saga saturated in Cherokee and North Georgia history based on a true story. -  author Donna Coffee Little - Moderator: Stacia Pelletier.  Rm. 30

"Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hal of Famer Johnny Mize (son of Demorest, GA) -author Jerry Grillo -Moderator:  Dr. Pat Conarro. Rm. 28/29

3:00-3:50

"What You Leave Behind" acclaimed novel, soon to be a Showtime series by Wanda Morris, author - Moderator: Meagan Lucas. Rm. 30

"Outdoors - Fly Fishing; the Appalachian Trail: - authors Sam Johnson & John Turner. Moderator: Kelly West.  Rm. 28/29

Special Presentation: "Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Lillian Smith's Novel Strange Fruit," By Matthew Teutsch, Associate Professor of English at Piedmont University. Moderator: Tanya Bennett. Rm. 105

4:00 -4:50

Rick Bragg, Headliner

With Brian Panowich

Sanctuary

Tickets are $25

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