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Did you attend the East Texas Bookfest? Check out these photos!

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04/05/2023

Thank you to our sponsors, speakers, authors, and vendors who supported and attended the East Texas Book Fest this weekend on April 1st! We had a great time! Stay SALTy! https://etcf.org/ Humanities Texas Tyler Junior College Chris Barton, Author of Books for Young Readers of All Ages Fantagraphics Reavis Z. Wortham

04/05/2023

03/31/2023

1 day to go! The ETBF is almost here! Who are some of the authors you can see?

Amy Johnson, author of Never Let Go, Never Say Never, and Never Look Back, will be joining us at the East Texas Book fest.

Donovan Bridgeforth, author of works such as The American Alien, The Strong Poets, and Words from Elysian Fields will be joining us as well.

Joan Murray is committed to helping people discover their destiny. She is the founder of Joan Murray Ministries and Seeds of Hope Worldwide Missions. She is a minister, speaker, author, and missionary who loves the Word of God and desires to see people experience freedom, wholeness, and victory in all areas of life. Joan shares her passion for seeing lives changed throughout the country, as well as internationally.

Come see and speak with these authors April 1st, 2023 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the TJC Apache Rooms at E Lake St, Tyler, TX 75701.

03/30/2023

2 days to go! Who can you see when you come to the East Texas Bookfest?

Evangaline wrote her first short story at the age of 12. She has spent much of her adult life writing papers for college professors. She rekindled her love for storytelling several years later when she published her first book chronicling her family’s journey to find a missing person.
Evangaline loves crafting adventures that honor her faith and love of Jesus. Faith, hope, and love within suffering are common themes in her writing. Her main characters often face and overcome overwhelming odds. She grew up reading Bible stories with her grandpa and always loved supernatural tales. Evangaline combines her love of fantasy with her Christian faith. She draws upon the magic and mystery of the Bible to tell modern stories that engage the reader with biblical truths and Christian themes.

Rox Burkey has in recent years partnered with her co-author Charles Brookfield to write the award winning Enigma series. She loves writing these fictional stories with real technology, often with aspects of people she has crossed paths with. she loves interacting with readers at book signings, interviews, book clubs, or any other way she can reach out to readers.

Come see and speak with these authors April 1st, 2023 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the TJC Apache Rooms at E Lake St, Tyler, TX 75701.

03/29/2023

3 days to go! Who can you see at the East Texas Bookfest?

Dana Wayne is an award-winning author and 6th generation Texan (or 7th depending on which relative you ask). She resides in East Texas with her husband (and biggest fan) along with a Calico cat named Katie, three children and four grandchildren. She routinely speaks to books clubs, services organizations, writers groups and other organizations on writing and publishing.

Author Jeff Hampton had a 30 year career in journalism and communications, with his work appearing in publications like The Dallas Morning News and The New York Times. His first novel "GrandPa Jack" was published in 2013, and has continued to publish since.

Come see and speak with these authors April 1st, 2023 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the TJC Apache Rooms at E Lake St, Tyler, TX 75701.