Winter Book Fair Returns to the Cody Library

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The Park County Library Foundation will host a Winter Book Fair on Saturday, January 24, at the Cody Library. This free, public event will celebrate local and regional authors while offering a full morning of writing workshops followed by an afternoon book fair.

Morning Writing Workshops | 9:15 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

The day begins with a series of writing workshops and classes led by experienced authors and instructors. Sessions will take place throughout the library in Grizzly Hall, the Bison Room, and the Wapiti Room, with attendees able to choose from multiple topics at each time slot.

9:15 a.m. Sessions

Grizzly Hall: Non-Fiction Freelance Writing with Mike Johnson (60 minutes)
Turn what you know into income. Mike Johnson shares practical advice from decades of success in nonfiction writing, including traditional publishing and self-publishing, with time for questions and mentoring.
Bison Room: The Prolific Author with Lynn Yoder (60 minutes)
Learn how authors push past the point where passion turns mundane. Lynn Yoder shares tips and actionable steps she used to complete seven novels.
Wapiti Room: Rip Up the Rules with Linda Rae Sande (60 minutes)
Dreaming of writing your novel? This session explores throwing out traditional writing rules, developing an attention-grabbing beginning, embracing your oddness, and approaching the novel-writing process with fresh perspective.

10:15 a.m. Sessions

Grizzly Hall: Ramping Up the Action in Your Suspense or Thriller Novel with Pauline Baird Jones (60 minutes)
Learn how to raise stakes and pacing in suspense fiction. Award-winning author Pauline Baird Jones shares techniques for creating heart-racing stories.
Bison Room: Writing Memoir: Find Your Vehicle with Michael B. Riley (60 minutes)
Explore how memoir structure shapes meaning by focusing event and defining the narrative vehicle through time.
Wapiti Room: From Conception to Publication with Thomas Young (60 minutes)A practical overview of putting ideas on paper, editing your work, and navigating the publishing process.

11:15 a.m. Sessions

Grizzly Hall: How to Train ChatGPT to Speak in Your Author Brand Voice with Pauline Baird Jones (60 minutes)
Learn best practices for using ChatGPT to save time while creating effective, on-brand content for your author business.
Wapiti Room: You Wrote a Book — Now What? with Linda Rae Sande (75 minutes)
Authorpreneurship basics covering publishing options, building your author team, marketing essentials, and protecting your work.
Bison Room: Yellowstone Yesterday & Today with Bob Berry (25 minutes)
A brief discussion on the history of imaging Yellowstone through before-and-after photography and presenting this work in book form.

Author readings will begin at 12:10 p.m.

Afternoon Winter Book Fair | 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

The Winter Book Fair will take place throughout the Cody Library from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. More than 20 local and regional authors will be on site, each with a table where attendees can meet authors, purchase books, and have copies signed.

The book fair offers a chance for readers to connect directly with writers, learn more about the creative process, and support authors from Wyoming and the surrounding region.