The Gaithersburg Book Festival isn’t just for adults. Featuring some of the top authors in children’s literature, hands-on activities and interactive workshops, the Festival’s Children’s Village offers an incredible program for all children – from the newest book lovers to avid teen readers… Continue Reading
Press Releases
Gaithersburg Book Festival Invites Exhibitors to Showcase Their Literary Wares
Hall of Authors to Feature Booths for Sales of Books from Exhibiting Authors Early Bird Discounts Available Until Monday, March 3 Whether you’re an author, poet, publisher, literary non-profit or owner of a business that relates to reading or the… Continue Reading
Gaithersburg Book Festival Announces Fourth Annual Short Story Contest for High School Students
Winning Author Will Receive $100 Prize What happens when you ask a satirist to write the opening lines for a short story contest? You end up with themes that involve psychics, fish-eyeball pizzas, and pirates. The Gaithersburg Book Festival today is launching its… Continue Reading
Montgomery County, Virginia High School Students Win Gaithersburg Book Festival Short Story Contest
Arlington, Va., High School Student Katie Way Takes Top Honors “Lots of people have heard of love at first sight, but this was something else entirely. Hate at first sight would be close, but not quite right; ‘Hate” didn’t evoke… Continue Reading
Gaithersburg Book Festival Children’s Village Brings Together Top Authors and Hands-On Activities to Inspire a Love of the Written Word in Young Readers
With close to two dozen best-selling and award-winning authors, a full slate of hands-on workshops and a wide variety of activities, the Children’s Village at the Gaithersburg Book Festival has something for kids of all ages. Taking place Saturday, May… Continue Reading
Gaithersburg Book Festival to Feature Interactive Panel Discussions, Conversations with Award-Winning Authors
If you thought the Gaithersburg Book Festival (GBF) featured only solo presentations by best-selling and award-winning authors, you would be missing out on some entertaining and thought-provoking panel discussions and interactive conversations between authors and the leading critics and journalists… Continue Reading