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Las Vegas Book Festival Returns October 20
Nominations Are Open For Crystal Bookmark Awards
LAS VEGAS – May 24, 2018 – The Las Vegas
Book Festival (LVBF) returns to downtown Las Vegas Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, at
the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St., from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The
annual festival is free and open to all ages.
As
Nevada’s largest literary event, the LVBF is a celebration of the written,
spoken and illustrated word. It will celebrate its 17th year with
well-known authors, programming for readers of all ages, poetry, workshops, music,
exhibits, panel discussions and more.
The
public is invited to nominate individuals and organizations for the Crystal
Bookmark Awards. The 2018 awards will recognize contributions made to
encouraging mastery of the written, spoken and/or illustrated word to unlock
the potential of residents in the Las Vegas and Southern Nevada area; nominees
must have made a demonstrable contribution that has benefitted the advancement
of literacy and/or the literary field. An online nomination form must be
completed on behalf of the nominee by 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13. A panel of
judges will select three finalists in each category and winners will be
announced at the festival’s opening reception Friday, Oct. 19.
For updates and more
information, visit www.lasvegasbookfestival.com.
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