Gaynor Family Library hosts multi-author event
Local authors Matt Abra, Chelsey Fay, Luna Kayne, Scarlett Koll, Nettie Marie Magnan, and Mitchell Toews will be teaming up to bring local writing to the spotlight. The six authors will be at the Gaynor Family Regional Library on Sept. 28 for readings and discussion of their work.
Nettie Marie Magnan is one of the organizers of the event and was the person who first started contacting local authors to see if they wanted to take part.
“I did reach out online to find other authors and booked the room at the library. When I told the library what I was organizing, they were interested in helping,” explained Magnan.
The event will take place at 1 p.m. on Sept. 28 in the theatre at the library.
“We’re going to have a total of [six] authors, and what we’re going to have is essentially it’s going to be set up as a panel. We’re going to have the [six] writers sitting together, up on this stage at one time, and the authors are each going to take their opportunity to introduce themselves and offer a reading of an excerpt of their work,” said Magnan.
From there the authors will answer some questions that will be composed by the library to get the q and a section of the program going and, from there, the audience will have their chance to ask questions and learn all about these local authors.
The authors, though all from our area, have books that range in subject matter so there will likely be a little something for everyone explained Magnan.
“It’s going to be mixed genre. My work is more, I would say literary fiction. We’re going to have two romance novelists, and we’re going to have [two] fantasy fiction novelists and then finally, there’s one who will be promoting a book of short stories about small-town Mennonite life,” she said.
She says that this is a great opportunity for local authors to connect with our community. It’s also a great chance for people interested in one of the local authors to learn about more authors in our community or people who’ve never heard about these authors but want to learn more in a convenient and fun way.
“I wanted to be part of a book event that was a reading and signing that involved multiple local authors, where we can support one another’s work and all be on stage at the same time, instead of up there all alone and where we can support one another’s work, regardless of genre. It’s also a networking opportunity and I also look at it as a cross-promotional thing, because the people who are coming to see me give a reading are people who might not have known about these other writers. It’s exposure for all of us and I wanted to create a really supportive environment for local writers,” explained Magnan.
She explained that there will be an opportunity to get your books signed and you can also purchase a book if you find something that you’d like to read more of.
Magnan says that everybody and anybody is welcome to attend. Attendees should note that these books are general audience reads.
“It’s for anyone who loves to mingle with other writers and other readers and get to know their local authors and also and to just be part of a fun Q&A session and talk about the writing process,” she said.
Attendees should also note that Brew and Bake will be open during this event should they want to purchase a sweet treat or coffee.
