Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival

The Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival is a book festival focused on the teens and tweens of Northwest Ohio. The Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival team is an all-volunteer group made up of lovers of literature, who have come together to create a fantastic opportunity for teens from Northwest Ohio and the surrounding area to meet their favorite authors and discover new authors.

Book Festivals help keep teenagers reading for pleasure. Reading on their own develops stronger social skills, vocabulary and writing skills, helps them understand & process more complex ideas, expands their ability to build knowledge, and clarifies their career goals.

Keep an eye out here for details on the authors, scheduling, and programming that will be part of the Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival!

9th March 2024 @ 9:30 am 3:30 pm EST

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Rossford Junior/Senior High

701 Superior Street
Rossford, Ohio 43460 United States
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Pumpkin Bake-Off with Author Darci Hannah!

July 29 @ 2:30 pm 4:30 pm EDT

Join the Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival to celebrate the release of “Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant” by Darci Hannah.

Calling all bakers! Celebrate Halloween early (in July!) with a pumpkin baking contest. We will award prizes for crowd favorite and most creative recipes.

Don’t bake? Come join us for a costume contest walk. Win a signed copy of “Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant” for the most creative costume.

When: Saturday, July 29th at 2:30pm
Where: Gathering Volumes Bookstore
Cost: A suggested $10 donation to taste test
Sign up to bake or taste using this link: https://forms.gle/jByzAGvM38wW6wZb8

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Gathering Volumes

196 E. South Boundary
Perrysburg, Ohio 43551
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Euchre Tournament

February 23 @ 6:00 pm 8:00 pm

Euchre Tournament to Benefit The Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival

The Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival is hosting a Euchre tournament at Way Public Library to raise funds for the festival. Prizes for the top two teams and the last place team. Drinks and snacks provided. $40 entry fee per team ($20 per person). A great opportunity to meet fellow card players, have some fun, and get out of the house!

$40 per Team

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Way Public Library

101 E Indiana Ave
Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 United States
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Register Today for a Chance to Win a Free Book!

We wanted to alert you to an exciting opportunity related to the 2023 Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival on Saturday, March 18.

Today we announced that thanks to Sourcebooks the next 50 registrants for the 2023 Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival will receive a free advance copy of “The Chaperone” by M. Hendrix! Ms. Hendrix will be participating in the festival and will sign books that afternoon. 

Register now to get a copy of “The Chaperone” 3 months prior to its official release and to get it signed by M. Hendrix at the festival!

2023 Author Announcement!

We are excited to announce the author lineup for the 2023 Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival! Natalie D. Richards, author of the New York Times bestselling Five Total Strangers and “master of suspense” (BCCB), leads the author line up as our keynote speaker.

Author details and registration is available now at https://nwoteenbookfest.com/.

In alphabetical order, the authors announced today are:

  • David Bell, She’s Gone
  • Chelsea Bobulski, All I Want For Christmas is the Girl in Charge
  • Kayla Cottingham, My Dearest Darkest
  • Shannon Doleski, Gabe in the After
  • Polly Farquhar, Itch
  • Wendy Fedan, Somewhere In-Between
  • Jeff Fleischer, A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis Is Changing Our World
  • Kit Frick, Very Bad People
  • M. Hendrix, The Chaperone
  • Kosoko Jackson, Survive the Dome
  • M.J. Kuhn, Among Thieves
  • Demitria Lunetta, Our Broken Earth
  • Mindy McGinnis, The Last Laugh
  • Scoot McMahon, Agents of SLAM
  • Skye Quinlan, Forward March
  • Kate Karyus Quinn, Anti/Hero
  • Natalie D. Richards, Seven Dirty Secrets
  • Debbie Rigaud, A Girl’s Guide to Love & Magic
  • Margaret Rogerson, Vespertine
  • Lillie Vale, Beauty and the Besharam
  • Merrill Wyatt, Tangled Up in Nonsense
  • Deeba Zargarpur, House of Yesterday

Beer & Books

20th October 2022 @ 5:00 pm 9:00 pm EST

Amid the prepubescent drama and uncertainty of elementary school was one glimmering spot of hope and happiness: the Book Fair. Getting to take a few minutes out of your regular school day to wander the bookshelves was as enchanting as walking through the wardrobe into Narnia.

It is time to enjoy the adult thrill of the Book Fair at Earnest Brew Works with Gathering Volumes benefiting the Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival, Thursday, October 20 from 5 – 9 pm!

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Earnest Brew Works

25 S St Clair St
Toledo, Ohio 43604 United States
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Designer Purse Bingo

3rd November 2022 @ 5:30 pm 8:00 pm EDT

Designer Purse Bingo! All proceeds directly benefit the Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival.

Join us for Designer Purse Bingo! All proceeds directly benefit the Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival.

Purse Bingo is just Bingo where you can win designer purses! Your ticket buys you eight rounds of bingo, light appetizers, and two drink tokens. You can purchase an extra ticket book, dobbers, raffle tickets, and drink tokens at the event.

Doors open at 5:30pm and bingo begins at 6:00pm.

$35 Single Ticket

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W. W. Knight Nature Preserve

29530 White Road
PERRYSBURG, Ohio 43551

GOTH GALA – NORTHWEST OHIO TEEN BOOK FESTIVAL

1st October 2022 @ 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Toledo, OH

Join us for the First Annual Goth Gala! A glamorous evening with dinner, dancing, live art, and silent auction benefiting teen literacy!

Proceeds to directly benefit the Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival.

Keynote speaker Dirk Manning, writer/creator of comic series such as the supernatural noir Tales of Mr. Rhee, the genre-bending horror anthology Nightmare World, Buried But Not Dead, Twiztid Haunted High-Ons (nominated for three Ringo Awards, including Best Humor Comic of 2020), Hope, Butts in Seats: The Tony Schiavone Story, Love Stories (to Die For), and The Adventures of Cthulhu Jr. & Dastardly Dirk. Now predominantly publishing with Source Point Press, Dirk was an early adapter in using crowdfunding to launch pre-sales of his comics and graphic novels.

Saturday, October 1, 2022

SOFIA QUINTERO ART AND CULTURAL CENTER

Doors Open at 6:00pm

Black Carpet Photo Opportunity – 6:00pm

Take a picture with Robert Vantivelt’s Edgar Allen Poe and/or Ravens!

Live Art, Silent Auction, & Drinks – 6:15pm

Robert Vantivelt and Merrill Rainey will be creating at the Sofia Quintero Galleria

Silent Auction Items will be available for bidding in the Sofia Quintero Galleria

Drinks will be available in the Sofia Quintero Event Center and can be taken to the Galleria

Dinner & Keynote – 7:00pm

Dirk Manning will speak about the importance of teen reading

A Gothic inspired meal will be provided in the Sofia Quintero Event Center

Art Auction, Music, & Dancing – 8:00pm

Bid on the items created at the event, and enjoy music provided by DJ Shellie Shell

Closing – 8:45pm

$100 – $800 Tickets are sold in sets of 2 or full tables of 8 or 10

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Sophia Quintero Art & Cultural Center

1222 Broadway St
Toledo, Ohio 43609 United States
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