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Montana Festival of the Book, September 28-30, 2006, Missoula, Montana

Welcome to the Montana Festival of the Book!

The 2006 Montana Festival of the Book will feature scores of the region’s writers in a variety of readings, panels, exhibits, demonstrations, signings, workshops, entertainments, receptions, and other events. More than 5,000 visitors from across the state, the nation, and Europe are expected to attend. The Festival is presented by the Montana Center for the Book and the Montana Committee for the Humanities, in association with numerous other national, state and local organizations and businesses.

As in years past, the Montana Festival of the Book will feature some of the most important voices of the West, including award-winning authors Ivan Doig, William Kittredge, Mary Clearman Blew, Barry Lopez, James Lee Burke, Annick Smith, David James Duncan, David Quammen, Sharman Apt Russell, Charles D’Ambrosio, David Long, Gary Ferguson, David Sirota, Greg Keeler, Richard Wheeler, and many others.

Featured events include:

* A Friday evening Gala Reading at the Wilma Theatre with Ivan Doig and William Kittredge reading from new novels

* An audience participation session on the 2006 One Book Montana selection, This House of Sky, with Margaret Kingsland and Ivan Doig

* A Montana Poetry Summit with the state poet laureate Sandra Alcosser, Rick Newby, Tami Haaland, Lowell Jaeger, and many others

* Retelling Butte: An entire night devoted to the mining city including readings from Swain Wolfe’s new memoir, a discussion by contributors and editors of Motherlode, a discussion of a new history of the North Butte Mine disaster, poetry, music, and a special sneak preview of the soon to be released PBS documentary The Richest Hill on Earth with filmmaker Pam Roberts and writer Ed Dobb, emceed by Pat Williams and James Driscoll

* Readings and presentations from the Environmental Writing Institute, held this year in conjunction with the Festival and featuring Sharman Apt Russell

* A panel on new work devoted to Richard Hugo, featuring a showing of the re-mastered documentary Kicking the Loose Gravel Home with filmmakers Annick Smith and Beth Ferris, and newly released audio recordings of Hugo reading and discussing his work

* Writing and publishing workshops for children and adults, book appraisals, exhibits, and much, much more.

In addition to panels, workshops and readings Montana Public Radio will be bringing a live performance and airing of Prairie Home Companion to Missoula on Saturday, September 30th. Garrison Keillor and crew will be performing at the Adams Field House and tickets are available through Montana Public Radio.

http://www.bookfest-mt.org/

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