Calling All Authors: Register Now for the 2015 Local Authors Expo

Registration has begun for the 2015 Local Authors Expo & Book Fair at the Birmingham Public Library. This annual event provides an opportunity for authors from the Birmingham area to meet the reading public, autograph books, and network with other writers. The Expo will be held at BPL's Central Library at 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday, February 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event is free for the public, but registration is required for authors who wish to promote and autograph their books.

In addition to hosting up to 100 authors at this year's event, there will be presentations open to the general public: At 10:00 a.m., local author and attorney Keith Lee (The Marble and the Sculptor: From Law School to Law Practice) will speak about the legal aspects of publishing. At 1:00 p.m., UAB professor and author Marie A. Sutton (The A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham: A Civil Rights Landmark) will speak about writing on historical subjects.

So if you're a Birmingham author: Click Here to Register

The registration fee is $5. For an idea of what to expect, browse our photos of the 2013 Expo. For the general public to attend, no registration is required.