The Oil Region Festival of the Book provides an opportunity for community outreach to local & regional published authors. Participating authors will be provided space at the festival to engage with our community and to share and sell their works. Food vendors, guest speakers, library card sign-ups and children’s activities will also be present at the Oil Region Festival of the Book alongside local authors. Historical items from the Oil City Heritage Society will also be for sale during the festival.

The Oil Region Festival of the Book is free to attend & all ages are welcome! Come out for a great time while celebrating literacy, supporting the library & supporting local authors.

FEATURED AUTHORS:

– Diane Scott Lewis
– Rick Sheffer
– Sherry Sims
– Christina Beggs
– Angela Wofford
– Dee Fish
– PJ Piccirillo
– Philip Terman
– Aurora Wildey
– C.D. Bennett
– Chris Whitlatch
– John Pozza
– Bessie Rankin
– Patricia Thrushart
– Hannah Allman Kennedy
– Cathy Rybak
– LaTrobe Barnitz
– Rafi Perez
– Corey McCullough
– Jennifer Sadler
– Ryan Beichner
– Carrie Hohmann Campbell
– Jennifer Mosher-Johnson
– Marie Cozad
– Poets of the Wilds (various poetry authors)

PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES, GROUPS & ORGANIZATIONS:

– The Belles Lettres Club of Oil City
– Youth Connection
– United Way of Venango County
– The Heritage Society of Oil City
– Friends of the Oil City Library
– The Ink Society
– The Bridge Literary Arts Center