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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 11^th annual will feature authors from a wide variety of genres March 4 on University of Louisville’s Belknap Campus.

The festival’s opening speaker is , author of the bestselling memoir��“The Unbreakable Child” and the novel “GodPretty in the Tobacco Field.”

, journalist and food writer, will present the luncheon keynote about her most recent travelogue cookbook, “: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes.”

���������������������� Mixologist Joy Perrine and food writer Susan Reigler will discuss their latest collaboration “.” Afterward, festival goers will sample drinks and dishes from the book in a 4 p.m. closing reception at the University Club.

��Other participants include:

• , young adult and children’s fiction writer;
• , poet and associate program director of Spalding University’s Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program;
• , fiction writer, poet and UofL graduate;
• , businesswoman, artist and poet;
• , freelance journalist and children’s book author;
• , illustrator of 17 children’s picture books; and
• , attorney and poet.

Festival sessions and presentations are free, except for an optional $10 lunch, but attendees are asked to register . The festival begins at 9:30 a.m. with coffee and conversation and the opening session begins at 10 a.m. in the Chao Auditorium of Ekstrom Library. Luncheon registration is required by March 1; call the UofL Women’s Center at 502-852-8976 to register and for more information. The Women’s Center and University Libraries host the event, which is part of the university’s observance of Women’s History Month.

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