Voting for Fan Favorite Entry Closes May 6 Gaithersburg, Md. – April 3, 2019 – The Gaithersburg Book Festival has selected the finalists for its inaugural poetry contest for high school students. The first-, second- and third-place winners and the fan… Continue Reading
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Join Us at GBF to Pay Tribute to Poet Laureate Grace Cavalieri
by Lucinda Marshall, GBF Poetry Coordinator The Gaithersburg Book Festival is honored to host a tribute to Maryland’s new Poet Laureate, Grace Cavalieri , the author of 20 books and chapbooks of poetry. She’s had 26 plays, short-form and full-length, produced, and… Continue Reading
Announcing: GBF High School Poetry Contest
Announcing a new poetry contest for high school students. “2019 marks a milestone year for the Book Festival – we’re celebrating our 10th anniversary! We decided to shake things up a bit, replacing our short story contest and giving our young,… Continue Reading
Authors: Would you like a speaking slot at the next GBF?
Calling all authors! (Particularly those who’ve had or will have a book published between May 2018 and May 2019) If you’d like speak at one of our stages at the 10th Annual Gaithersburg Book Festival on May 18, 2019, we… Continue Reading
If you attended GBF, we want to hear from you!
Thank you so much for being with us at GBF on May 19th. Please take a couple minutes to complete our survey. The GBF planning committee considers all of the feedback we receive and it’s a big help as we’re… Continue Reading
Confessions of a GBF Book-a-holic
by committee member Paul Stankus OK. I have a problem. I admit it. So many books, so few dollars. Not long after the previous year’s festival, we begin planning for the following year. I squeal with silent glee as each… Continue Reading
Women Protagonists
06by exhibiting author Michelle McBeth The death of Ursula K. LeGuin hit me particularly hard in the wake of the discussions about women attaining equal representation in all areas of work. When I was in high school at about the… Continue Reading
Howard Chandler Christy: The Most Famous Painter of the Jazz Age
by Exhibiting Author James Philip Head In the late fall of 1988, as a freshman economics major at the University of Maryland in College Park, I found myself studying one night in the upper stacks of the campus’s Hornbake Library.… Continue Reading
5 Reasons to Buy a Book at GBF on Saturday
The GBF is FREE and fun for all to enjoy. We always want that to be the case. But, if you’re able to buy our Featured Authors’ books at the event, please do. Why? Here are 5 reasons: 1. It… Continue Reading
The Gatekeepers of Democracy
by Exhibiting Author Bill Lewers The Gatekeepers of Democracy series came about because I wanted to read a book. A book that it turned out, did not exist. For over two decades, I have served as an election officer in… Continue Reading