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!
Thanks to Advanced Incentives you can order Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival Tees (long and short-sleeved) and/or Hoodies today and we will have them ready for you to pick up at the festival!
You can check them out here!
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!
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:
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!
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.
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
Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival is a book festival focused on teens and tweens of Northwest Ohio. The festival will be hosted at Rossford Junior/Senior High on Saturday, March 18, 2023 from 9 am to 3:30 pm. The festival will consist of 5 Sessions, with 5 Breakout options per Session. Each attendee will be scheduled for one Lunch Breakout, so they will be attending 4 Breakouts total. The event will end with a Book Signing session where participants can get their books signed by the authors!
The Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival is a volunteer organization 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.
If you are interested in volunteering for you event: https://nwoteenbookfest.com/how-to-help/
Parking Lot Party & Author Fair
We are very excited to announce the breakout sessions that will be available at the Northwest Ohio Teen Book Festival! The sessions will be spread out across 4 breakouts, meaning there will be at least 7 options during each breakout. Lunch will be an option as well during the first 3 breakouts.
