Literary Event Features Acclaimed Local Authors Patricia Santana, Marjorie Hart, and Many Others

Read Local San Diego’s premiere event will be held November 14 at Horton Plaza from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm on the 3rd Level Sundeck. The day-long celebration of San Diego's literary talent will feature over 70 San Diego authors, including such acclaimed talents as Patricia Santana (Ghosts of El Grullo), Marjorie Hart (Summer at Tiffany), Lee Silber (The Wild Idea Club), and Bradley Steffens (Head of the San Diego Book Awards). There will be author presentations and music from local artists, throughout the day, as well as tables where local authors can sell and sign their books. Attendees can meet favorite and new local author and mingle with others in the writing and reading community. The event will end with a gala reception hosted by O’Brothers, toasting this new, non-profit, cultural organization.

Encinitas, CA (PRWEB) November 6, 2009 -- Read Local San Diego’s premiere event will be held November 14 at Horton Plaza from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm on the 3rd Level Sundeck. The day-long celebration of San Diego's literary talent will feature over 70 San Diego authors, including such acclaimed talents as Patricia Santana (Ghosts of El Grullo), Marjorie Hart (Summer at Tiffany), Lee Silber (The Wild Idea Club), and Bradley Steffens (Head of the San Diego Book Awards). There will be author presentations and music from local artists, throughout the day, as well as tables where local authors can sell and sign their books. Attendees can meet favorite and new local author and mingle with others in the writing and reading community. The event will end with a gala reception hosted by O’Brothers, toasting this new, non-profit, cultural organization.

Read Local San Diego (RLSD) is a nonprofit marketing coalition that aims to get authors out from behind the computer and face-to-face with readers. It was conceived as a way to create a richer reading experience for all and to nurture casual readers and non-readers into becoming excited readers.

"Getting authors out from behind their computers is exciting to readers, who then feel a personal connection to the books they read."

Among the San Diego authors who will be signing books and offering short presentations are: Sam Warren, owner of SDWriteway.com; San Diego Book Award winner Virg Erwin; respected writing coach Judy Reeves; Kathi Burns, regularly featured organizing expert for NBC News.

Others include Joey Seymour (San Diego’s Finest Athletes), Karla Ogilvie (Encinitas: A Photographer’s Journey), Michaela Jacques (Teetering on Disaster), Johanna Mosca (Cultivate Contentment), Ravi Sahay (My Health Is Your Wealth), Ken Kuhlken (The Vagabond Virgins), Linda Pequegnat (This Day in San Diego History), Margaret Harmon (The Man Who Learned to Walk in Shoes that Pinch) , Barbara Field (The Deeper, the Bluer), Janene Roberts (Wine Tasting in Southern California and Beyond), Jill O’Connor (Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey Treats for Kids), and novelist Tony Vianna.

Read Local San Diego recently launched its website at www.sandiego.readlocal.org. It will include a comprehensive, searchable online directory of San Diego authors as well as a listing of year-round, county-wide events designed to connect readers and authors.

“Read Local wants to help nurture and introduce both committed and casual readers to the enriching experience of books, by meeting and getting to know local authors and their works,” said Olson. “We believe Read Local will enrich the San Diego artistic community.”

For more information, please contact Karla Olson at karla(at)sandiego.readlocal(dot)org or (760) 753-2279. Visit Read Local San Diego at www.sandiego.readlocal.org.

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