Join us to meet and connect with 50+ local authors shaping Miami-Dade County’s thriving literary culture.
Gain personal insights directly from your favorite local authors about their books, creative process and more. Purchase books from the authors and have them signed.
Get to know the authors and their work – in their own words. Listen as they share their stories and experiences through live author talks and interactive book discussions.
Enjoy fun events and activities for the whole family! From arts and crafts to zine making, face painting, drawing workshops led by a Marvel & DC Comics artist and much more.
Join New York Times best-selling author Heather Graham for an insightful talk about the world of publishing and how it has changed over the years from "main" New York publishers to self-publishing.
Join Richard Blanco, Campbell McGrath and Nicole Tallman as they read their poetry and discuss their publishing experiences and provide tips for aspiring authors, followed by an audience Q&A session.
Join moderator Ana Veciana-Suarez and authors Alex Flinn, Chantel Acevedo and Natalia Sylvester for an informative panel discussion about their books and experiences writing for young audiences.
You've written a book. Now what? Join USA Today best-selling author Rochelle B. Weinstein as she presents an insider's guide to taking the next step in publishing your work.
Enjoy meet-and-greets and photo ops with your favorite storybook characters, including:
Learn how to draw your favorite superheroes and more with Marvel and DC Comics artist Ralph Cabrera. This hands-on drawing class is appropriate for students of all skill levels.
Exhibit Hall
1:00 - 1:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Live Music
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Author Fair & Book Signings
Auditorium
Author Presentations
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Publishing Now and Then with Heather Graham
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. Poetry Reading & Discussion with Nicole Tallman, Richard Blanco and Campbell McGrath
3:30 - 4:15 p.m. Writing for Children and Teens Panel with Ana Veciana-Suarez, Alex Flinn, Chantel Acevedo and Natalia Sylvester
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Author Readings
Lobby
Book Signings*
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Heather Graham
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Nicole Tallman, Richard Blanco, Campbell McGrath and Rochelle B. Weinstein
4:15 - 4:30 p.m. Ana Veciana-Suarez, Alex Flinn, Chantel Acevedo, Natalia Sylvester and Ralph Cabrera
*Additional book signings will take place in the Exhibit Hall at each of the author’s tables.
Character Meet & Greets
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Clifford the Big Red Dog & Lilly
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Clifford the Big Red Dog & Lilly
Other Activites
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Face Painting
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Meet Members of the 501st Legion
Children's Room
Performances & Presentations
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Not a Box presented by Miami Children’s Museum
3:30 - 4:10 p.m. Author Readings
4:15 - 5:00 p.m. Miami-Dade Public Library System Story Troupe Performance
Second Floor
Workshops
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Zine Making with Jose Luis Garcia
1:20 - 1:25 p.m. Author Reading
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Illustration Workshop with Ralph Cabrera, Marvel and DC Comic Artist
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. The Business of Agents and Publishing with Rochelle B. Weinstein
3:30 - 4:15 p.m. Illustration Workshop with Ralph Cabrera, Marvel and DC Comic Artist
4:20 - 4:25 p.m. Author Reading
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Voices from Florida: Water Flows East – A Water Map of Urban Miami
Board Game Demonstration & Play Along
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Swamped in the Glades! with Rebecca Wood
Luz Agudelo
Out Loud: June's Venture
Zaida Alfaro
In the Key of Dead
Michael Allison
Overcoming Adversity
Elmer Bailey
Follow Your Dreams
Janay Blakely
Pages on the Floor
Jocelyn Borgella
First Football Player Haitian Descent Drafted in the NFL
Dr. Marcus Bright
Brighter Ways Forward
Sheneka Brown
Autism: There is Something Special About Me
Martha Castiello
Looking for Angela
Cathy Coachman Wanza
Intimate Verses
Jill Dana
Butternut & Buttercup
Mindy Dickman
Life in the Everglades
Marian de Diego
Rita, La Mariquita Enfadadita
Cheryl Dusek
Tabby The Tadpole Goes To School
Lashelle Farmer
Hello, Champion!
Mister Figg
A World of Candy
Susie Ingram
God Lives Here Too
Jen Karetnick
Inheritance with a High Error Rate
Peter LaVilla
Chef To The Mob
Ellen Leeds
Bob’s Diner
Steve Liebowitz
The New Professionalism
Silvia López
José and Feliz Play Fútbol
Marta Magellan
Monarch Butterflies, Migrants and Mimics
Kat Magnoli
Pete the Private Eye
Lismar Marcano
¡Arepas en el Bosque!
Latoshia Martin
ABC's of Kindergarten
Susana Illera Martínez
Chickens Don't Go Meow!
Pedro Medina
Bandidos
Maruchi Mendez
Song for Olivia
Rafael Mira
La Vida Pasa Volando
Caridad Moro-Gronlier
Tortillera
Kate Nicholson
Nonrandom Passenger
Nanette Orange
Soul Whisperings
Nelly Palma
Johnny at School
Lola Passe
Ocean Heroes: Saving the Heart of the Sea
Lomberto Pérez Plasencia
The Parker Pen Incident
Dr. Edward Robinson
From Purpose to Fulfillment
Arlene Sacks
Moving Forward: The Widow’s Journey
C.V. Shaw
The Spell
Catherine Shields
The Shape of Normal
Carolyn Simon
A Pretty Great Life
Raj Tawney
Colorful Palate
Jeanette Trigo Bass
Granny Wonders Adventures
Keadi-Ann Williams
Elyot Goes to Earth
Michael Woodward, Jr.
The Mighty Monarch Butterfly
A.P. Wright
Words Carry Power
Aileen Yi Fan
Habits for Better Vision
Sam Zygner
Baseball Under the Palms
