The Ohioana Book Festival is celebrating its tenth birthday, and you’re invited! Join us at the Sheraton Columbus at Capitol Square on Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for a fun-filled day with more than 120 Ohio writers (including ten featured authors), panel discussions, special activities for children and teens, a book fair, and more! The book festival offers something for every reader of every age—and it’s FREE!

For the complete list of 2016 festival authors, see our February Newsletter here.

(Author lineup is subject to change without notice.)

The 10th anniversary Ohioana Book Festival is less than three months away! The event, which is free and open to the public, is set for Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Columbus. More than 100 Ohio writers will be there, and we are delighted to announce the first ten, our 2016 featured authors: poet and novelist Jill Bialosky, historian Douglas Brinkley, children’s author and illustrator David Catrow, journalist and nonfiction writer Mark Dawidziak, cozy mystery writer Amanda Flower, young adult novelist Mindy McGinnis, science fiction author John Scalzi, chef and cookbook author Del Sroufe, literary novelist Leah Stewart, and children’s poet and author Jacqueline Woodson. Watch here in the coming weeks for more authors and more details. And mark your calendar now for April 23!

Next spring will mark a milestone for the Ohioana Book Festival as we celebrate its TENTH Anniversary! It has grown from only ten authors and 600 attendees in its inaugural year to more than 100 authors and nearly 3,500 attendees last April.

The 2016 festival will be held Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Columbus at Capitol Square. Once again, the festival will be packed with activities that include panel discussions, children’s and teen activities, and a book fair with an on-site Barnes & Noble store.

We are accepting applications for participating authors until December 31, 2015; please click here for details and the application form. We’ll review applications in January and notify those who are selected by mid-February.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email us at bookfestival@ohioana-test.dtg-inc.com. We hope to see you at the festival!