The Litchfield County Writers Project
"Festival of Authors 2001"
Readings and Book Signings

On Saturday, October 13, 2001, The Litchfield County Writers Project hosted a first ever Festival of Authors. The gathering included almost 40 Litchfield County writers who signed copies of their books, as well as read brief excerpts from their diverse publications. Novelists, poets, children's authors, non-fiction writers, playwrights, mystery writers, and nature writers were included in the event, which was one of the largest single gathering of Litchfield County authors to take place anywhere.

Authors in attendance were:

WILLIAM BADER ~JULIA BOLUS~ TONI BOSCO~ PRISCILLA BUCKLEY ~LONNIE CARTER~ BARBARA CLOW~SANDRA BISHOP EBNER~ TERRY FINELLO~ NANCY FRIDAY~ LOIS GOULD~ MAY BRAWLEY HILL~ BARRIE KAVASCH~SUSAN KINSOLVING~ SUZY KLINE ~BLAKE LEVITT~ PAUL LUSSIER ~MARIANNA MAYER~ MERCER MAYER~ REBECCA MILLER~ HONOR MOORE ~ALEXANDER NEUBAUER~ RICHARD O'CONNOR ~IRENE OLIVERI~ ROBERT PARKER~ ELIZABETH RING ~NAN ROSSITER~ JIM SCRIMGEOUR~ WILLIAM STEERS, IV~ APRIL STEVENS~ BROOKE STEVENS~ AMEEN STORM ~ALEXANDRA STYRON~ ROSE STYRON~ JESSICA TREAT ~DAVYNE VERSTANDIG ~FAITH VICINANZA~ KATE WENNER~ROBLEY WHITSON~GEORGE ZEIDENSTEIN ~SONDRA ZEIDENSTEIN

The mission of the Litchfield County Writers Project is to preserve, collect, study and communicate with a worldwide audience the life, art and spirit of the writers of Litchfield County within a broad artistic and historical context. The Project nourishes the creative life of the community by providing a gathering place for reflection, involvement and discovery at the University of Connecticut at Torrington.

For directions to the campus, as well as more information about future events, call the University of Connecticut at Torrington at 860-626-6800, weekdays, during business hours or go to the Litchfield County Writers Project website .