Wordstock 2009
Better late than never...
Ok so it was a couple months ago but we didn’t have a blog at the time and now we do so time to give a little love to Wordstock. Rhonda Hughes – Hawthorne Books co-publisher — has been on the Wordstock Board of Directors for four years so she knows the ins and outs of this very Portland celebration of all things books.
If you haven’t been to Wordstock I highly recommend that you check it out next fall. The gist: Portland Oregon’s annual festival of books and writers was founded in 2005 and features a book fair, readings, workshops and more. Book fair exhibitors range from McSweeney’s and Fantagraphics to Hawthorne Books, Dark Horse, Ooligan Press and Timber Press.
I’ve been the past three years and every year I come across an author, or two, or three and a publishing house, or two, or three and a publication, or two, or three that joins my favorites. If you love books then you’ll love Wordstock.
Think of it this way – where else do you get the chance to walk up to a table and talk to a publisher, editor and senior editor from one of your favorite publishing houses? You could have done that at our table. In fact many people did. Just don’t try to pitch us your manuscript. You can find our submission guidelines here.
Good times at Wordstock 2009
Wordstock — Portland’s Book & Literary Festival
www.wordstockfestival.com
