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

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

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

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

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

Whether you want to write the next “Hunger Games,” successfully pitch and publish your work, or get into the college of your dreams, the Gaithersburg Book Festival has a workshop for you. The Festival, which takes place on Saturday, May… Continue Reading