2018 & 53RD ANNUAL LOCAL AUTHOR SHOWCASE OPENING & RECEPTION

Program Type:

Featured, Community Engagement, Literature

Age Group:

All Ages
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Event Details

The San Diego Public Library is pleased to host the 53rd Annual Local Author Showcase for books published in 2018. The Showcase will be on view on January 25 - February 28 in the Dickinson Popular Library at the Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common.

This year we have close to 300 San Diego County authors who have published in a variety of genres: poetry, biographies, fiction, inspirational stories, and everything in between.

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Our Keynote Speaker is Emmy-winning KPBS journalist Jean Guerrero whose new PEN award-winning book, Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir, came out in July.  Music will be provided by Eamon Carroll.

Open Mic for authors to read from their work hosted by author and poet Michael Klam, host of the Poetry & Art Series at The Poetry & Art Institute. Virtual Reality demonstration hosted by the library's state-of-art Innovation Lab.

Please visit the Local Author homepage for more information about the Showcase and other programs for local writers.

This event is sponsored by The Friends of Central Library.

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Parking is underground and free with 2-hour validation. The Central Library is one block from the Park & Market stop on the Trolley Blue and Orange lines.  Bus route 11 stops right in front of the library.

Accessibility

Need disability-related modifications or accommodations? Information and program content can be made available in alternative formats upon request by emailing JFRogers@sandiego.gov.