Saturday September 13th
Gender Benders Workshop
9:30am - 11:00am
Location: Toriizaka Art (222 W. Hood Ave, Sisters OR 97759)
Facilitated by: Chris/tina Vega (they/them)
Author Presentations at Sister’s Movie House
Books will be for sale at Sisters Movie House and Paulina Springs Books and a full program will be available at check-in!
Authors will be available for signings after their readings.
Food and drink will be for sale at the venue - check out Sisters Movie House’s menu here.
Reading 11:00am-11:50am
Signing 11:50am - 12:05pm
Jonathan Bach (High Desert Higher Costs)
Jane Kurtz (Oh Give Me A Home) in conversation with Caroline Kurtz (Walking the Tideline: Loss and Renewal on the Oregon Coast Trail)
Gigi Little (Who Killed One the Gun?) in conversation with Laura Stanfill (Imagine A Door)
Reading 12:05pm-12:55pm
Signing 12:55pm - 1:10pm
Maxim Loskutoff (Old King)
Chris Vega (Decay), Sylvia Fox (Little Fish) & Meag Diamond (Chispas) in conversation
Peter Cavanagh (How Birds Fly: The Science & Art of Avian Flight)
Reading 1:10pm-2:00pm
Signing 2:00pm - 2:15pm
Kimberly King Parsons (We Were the Universe)
Alison Jean Cole (A Rockhound’s Guide to Oregon & Washington)
Justin Hocking (A Field Guide to the Subterranean)
Reading 2:15pm-3:05pm
Signing 3:05pm - 3:20pm
Kristina McMorris (The Girls of Good Fortune)
Kelly Ramsey (Wildfire Days)
Jon Raymond (God and Sex)
Keynote Discussion
in Partnership with Deschutes Public Library
3:30pm - 4:30pm
FREE & Open to the public!
"Discussing A Hole in the Sky and The El: A Conversation on Survival, Identity, and Storytelling"
Spiritual Justice and cultivating action in our community
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location: The Hub (291 E. Main Ave, Sisters OR 97759)
Facilitated by: R.G. Shore
Literary Banquet Author Dinner
6:00pm - 8:30pm - Paulina Springs Books
Tickets only available until end of day, Tuesday, Sep 9th!
Sunday, September 14th
The Writer's Emotional Toolkit: Building Resilience and Courage as a Creative
9:00am - 10:30am
Location: Pine Meadow Ranch
Facilitated by: Meredith Evridge & Caela McKeever
This Place Podcast Recording with Oregon Humanities
11:00am - 3:00pm - Paulina Springs Books
This Place, we talk with Oregonians about the places that matter to them—where they live, work, and find joy. What is it like to be where you are? What do you wish other people understood about your place?
This opportunity is open to all! No registration required
Art of Fiction Author Panel
12:30pm - 1:30pm - Paulina Springs Books
FREE and Open to the Public!
Local Author Extravaganza
2:30pm - 4:30pm - Paulina Springs Books
Presenting Authors
LeeAnn Kriegh (Nature of Bend)
Moriah McDill (Bend ABCs)
Beth Wood (My Name is Another Word)
Meg Muldoon (Malarkey in Chrismas Valley)
R.G. Shore (The Ocean Inside Me)
Jane Kirkpatrick (Across the Crying Sands)
Sharon Karr (Around SIsters)
Anne Graham (Tall Annie: A Life in Two Genders)
Glenn Volz (The Civilian Conservation Corps in Oregon)
Kate Hamberger (Dances with Fire: Lessons in Life, Faith and Firefighting)
DJ Jones (The Antagonist’s Prison)
Financial Accessibility Statement
Sisters Festival of Books charges admission for festival tickets for the sustainability of the organization and to raise funds for the local literacy initiatives we support. However, we believe that everyone should have access to the arts and community gatherings.
If cost is a barrier to your participation in the festival, please contact us HERE, with the event you would like to attend and we will make it happen, no questions asked!