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Book Fairs in the U.S. By State S-Z

South Carolina
South Carolina Book Festival at http://www.scbookfestival.org/ features workshops, book signings, panel discussions, and exhibitors. Columbia, South Carolina. February.

South Dakota
South Dakota Festival of Books at http://sdhc.sdstate.org/festival/ is "where readers and writers rendezvous." Deadwood, South Dakota. September.

Tennessee
Southern Festival of Books at http://tn-humanities.org/festival/current.php offers "book lovers the opportunity to hear from and meet some of America's foremost writers in fiction, history, mystery, biography, travel, poetry, and children's literature. Each author in the program participates in a panel discussion or offers a solo presentation, and each has a book signing immediately following his/her session." Nashville, Tennessee. October.

Texas
Texas Book Festival at http://www.texasbookfestival.org/ features authors, publishers, panels, and children's activities. Austin, Texas. November.

West Texas Book and Music Festival at http://www.abilenetx.com/apl/book_music_fest.html features workshops, authors, publishers, book signings, and children's activities. Abilene, Texas. September.

Utah
Utah Humanities Book Festival at http://www.utahhumanities.org/BookFestival.htm is "Utah's premier literary event" and " brings authors from near and far to engage audiences of all ages and interests." "Events include interviews, panels, readings, performances, awards, book sales and signings, letterpress printing, bookmaking and papermaking, hands-on activities for children, a rare book road show, and much more." Salt Lake City, Utah. October.

Virginia
Fall for the Book Festival at http://www.fallforthebook.org is a "week-long, multiple-venue, regional festival that brings together people of all ages and interests." Fairfax, Virginia. September.

Virginia Book Festival at http://www.vabook.org and is considered to be the "largest gathering of authors, writers, and readers in the Commonwealth, and, indeed, the Mid-Atlantic region." Charlottesville, Virginia. March.

West Virginia
West Virginia Book Festival at http://www.wvhumanities.org/bookfest/bookfest2.htm features "authors, publishers, book vendors, the Festival Marketplace, a special section just for children, a used book sale, meet the author events, workshops, and panel discussions." Charleston, West Virginia. October.

Ohio River Festival of Books at http://www.ohioriverbooks.org/ features authors, book signings, and programs. Huntington, West Virginia. March.

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Book Festival at http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/ is considered to be the "state's largest literary festival, with approximately 10,000 annual attendees, and one of the largest (book festivals) in the nation." Madison, Wisconsin. October.

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After reading the articles (or even before, if you'd like), I'd be happy to provide you with a free initial consultation or provide a sample edit for a manuscript. To set up either, simply:

1. Fill out the Contact Form to request a phone appointment (from Lori Lisi).
    
2. Include the status of your manuscript and any submission materials.
    
3. Include several possible time frames to set up a phone appointment.
    
4. If you have a draft of your proposal and/or the first two chapters of your manuscript, please upload that into the form as well.
    

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