The festival also hosts a book fair that runs all day on Saturday

at the Springer and features book signings by nearly 50 writers

from throughout the region and the state. Books will be available

for purchase.

The festival concludes with a free special event Saturday night

beginning with a showing of the film made from McCullers' book, "The

Member of the Wedding." After that, there will be a candlelight

stroll to Riverwalk for an outdoor jazz concert on the banks

of the Chattahoochee River.

"The festival is for people who like delightful surprises," Starr

said. "We have people who come just for fun and wind up

learning some fascinating things about writing in Georgia. And

we have people who come to learn more about the writers and who

come away having had so much fun in the process."

Other events during the festival include art shows and special

children's activities scheduled for Saturday morning at

the Coca-Cola Space Science Center. Special accommodations packages

are available.

Co-sponsors for the event include the Chattahoochee Valley Regional

Library System, Historic Columbus Foundation, Columbus State

University, the Columbus Museum, Columbus Convention and Visitors

Bureau, The Literary Alliance, The Game, the Springer Opera House,

Barnes & Noble, Joseph House Art Gallery, SYNOVUS, CB&T,

AFLAC and the Rotary Club of Columbus.

Information about the festival may be found at https://www.georgialiteraryfestival.org.

Brochures are available from the Georgia Center for the Book,

DeKalb County Public Library, 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA

30030, or by calling 404-370-8450, ext. 2225.

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