Sachse Author Con slated for May 21

SACSHE—The Sachse Public Library’s annual Author Con is slated for Sat., May 21, 2016, from noon to 4 p.m.

The kind of autograph-seekers who will descend on the Sachse Public Library on Saturday, May 21 and eagerly approach the 30 personalities gathered there will not be your typical sports or showbiz fans, says Library Manager Mignon Morse.

“These autograph-seekers will more likely prefer reading a book over attending a game or a concert,” she said. “And, the event is really more of a book-signing than an autograph session. The excitement, though, will be the same.”

The Sachse Library is presenting the second annual Author Con on May 21 from noon to 4 p.m. The current list of local and area authors who will attend, showcase their work, offer them for sale, and sign them include 30 local and area published writers. Authors will accept cash or checks for the book sales.

The library is located at 3815 Sachse Road, Building C in the City Hall complex.

Sponsored by the City of Sachse, the event is believed to be the only of one its kind in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and promises to offer a wide variety of book styles and writing genres. Of special note will be the number of authors who write for the young adult, or YA, audience.

“This is an important demographic,” said Morse. “These young men and young ladies are forming what could be lifelong habits. Using their time to read books and increase their exposure to literature is an extremely worthy goal. Many of our authors are speaking directly to that audience.”

Each of the 30 authors will be provided with their own display table, giving them the opportunity to show and sell their books and discuss their works with interested participants.

In addition to YA, other genres expected include romance, science fiction, cookbooks and mystery. Books for young children as well as for adult readers will also be available for sale.

Among the authors expected to attend are several Sachse residents, husband and wife authors, members of the Sachse Wylie Authors Group, authors who have exhibited at statewide library conferences, and Bella and Charlie Campbell, young siblings who write together.

“Some of the authors exhibiting at Author Con are people who decided to start writing to entertain their own children,” said Morse. “That is exactly how the Harry Potter series began. By her own admission, J.K. Rowling was imagining stories for her kids’ entertainment, and out of that emerged one of the best-selling series of all time.”

There may not be a J.K. Rowling among the authors at the May 21 event, but to the “autograph-seekers” in attendance, it likely won’t matter.

(Information from organization’s press release)

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