Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend 2017
January 12 – 15, 2017 Nacogdoches, Texas
Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend
Spokesmodel Author Margaret Dilloway
Photo Credit: Saflower Photography
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Authors of Girlfriend Weekend 2017
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AUTHOR EXTRAVAGANZA
“DIAMOND’S ARE A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND”
THURSDAY
1:00 p.m. Registration opens for Girlfriend Weekend at the Nacogdoches Visitors Center located center of downtown historic square.
Thursday Afternoon – 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Alcohol Ink Workshop with artist, JUDY WILDER DALTON, downstairs in the Nacogdoches Visitors Center!
Price: $100.00
Workshop Dates: 1/12/2017 –
Location: Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend weekend
Country: United States
Contact: Judy Dalton
Email: wilderartist@hotmail.com
Space is limited so register for this separate from the Girlfriend weekend.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Stephen F. Austin State University Campus
Baker Pattilo Student Center
Grand Ballroom
7:00 p.m.
Tribute to ELVIS starring JOSH DAVIS!
Come dressed as your favorite ELVIS fan!
January 12– 15, 2017
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Stephen F. Austin State University Campus
Baker Pattilo Student Center
Grand Ballroom
All day Author Panels featuring each hour, authors who are interviewed followed by autograph time. All authors featured after their panel will immediately go to AUTHOR AUTOGRAPH TABLE at the VENDORS/BOOK STORE tables. To ensure you get your books signed, go immediately to the AUTHOR AUTOGRAPH TABLES before or after they speak and have books already pre-purchased and ready to sign.
MURDER BY THE BOOK of Houston, Texas will provide the BOOK STORE for all the author books for the event. Authors also will be available to sign books throughout the weekend but do note some will only be able to sign after their panel.
Also we will have VENDORS, (open 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.), Friday and Saturday that will feature the BEST of the BEST SHOWCASED for our book loving attendees.
A SILENT AUCTION will be held with showcased items signed and donated by all our authors. Partial proceeds from the SILENT AUCTION will go to the Pat Conroy Literacy Center, (The Pulpwood Queens Book Club endorses this literacy project as our charity of choice), and to our other literacy promoting endeavors. All authors featured donate a signed object that ties in with their books for this literary promoting fundraiser. Be PRESENT and PREPARED to pay for the item you bid on for the Silent Auction.
FRIDAY MORNING
8:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION at the Visitor Center located in center of historic downtown square Nacogdoches, Texas.
9:00 a.m. – Stephen F. Austin State University Campus
Baker Pattilo Student Center
Grand Ballroom
Master of Ceremonies for the weekend will be TOBY WILKERSON introducing:
KATHY L. MURPHY, founder of “The Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Clubs, Author of The Pulpwood Queens’ Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life” her co-host, New York Times Bestselling Author, JAMIE FORD, of “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” and “Songs of Willow Frost: A Novel” and Co-Host, and HELAINA AMETHYST WILKERSON!
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Welcome to DIAMONDS ARE A GIRLS BEST FRIEND themed Girlfriend Weekend!
Introducing All of our FAN-tabulous Authors and Special Guests!
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER SCOTT WILBANKS of “The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Astor”
BREAK FOR AUTOGRAPHING AND VENDORS/BOOK STORE
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Julie Cantrell of “The Feathered Bone”
Judy Christie of “Wreath: In College”
Celeste Fletcher McHale of “The Secret to Hummingbird Cake: A Novel”
Mary Ann Henry “Ladies in Low Places: Stories”
Ellen Urbani of “Landfall”
BREAK FOR AUTOGRAPHING AND VENDORS/BOOK STORE
12:00 p.m. Noon
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN (historic Nacogdoches, Texas has many fine eateries, many downtown and within a short driving distance)
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 a.m.
Keynote Speaker ANN HOOD of “The Book That Mattered Most”.
BREAK FOR AUTOGRAPHING AND VENDOR/BOOK STORE
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Kellie Coates Gilbert of “What Matters Most”
Kristy Woodson Harvey of “Lies and Other Acts of Love”
Ashley Mace Havird by “Lightningstruck”
Lisa Wingate of “Sisters”
BREAK FOR AUTOGRAPHING AND VENDOR/BOOK STORE
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Kathryn Casey of “Possessed: The Infamous Texas Stiletto Murder”
Richard Fifield of “The Flood Girls”
Mardi Link of “Bootstrapper”
Reavis Wortham of “Unraveled: A Red River Mystery”
BREAK FOR AUTOGRAPHING AND VENDOR/BOOK STORE
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Christa Allan of “Since You’ve Been Gone”
Wade Rouse a.k.a. Viola Shipman of “The Hope Chest”
5:00 p.m. Our last authors will be in AUTOGRAPHING AND VENDOR/BOOK STORE ROOM with closing remarks by KATHY L. MURPHY!
FRIDAY EVENING
VENUE AT AUSTIN HALL
7:00 p.m. – PAT CONROY AUTHOR DINNER
Opening will be author, Sara Dahmen of “Doctor Kinney’s Housekeeper” and introducing her designer line Housekeeper Crockery and House Copper!
Keynote Author, CASSANDRA KING CONROY!
Featuring ALL our Authors dressed in Pat Conroy style, (khaki pants and ball cap) all while waiting your tables with catering by Joseph’s Riverport BBQ in Jefferson, Texas.
Cash Bar only.
January 14, 2017
SATURDAY MORNING
Stephen F. Austin State University Campus
Baker Pattilo Student Center
Grand Ballroom
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8:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION at Ballroom
8:45 a.m.
Master of Ceremonies, TOBY WILKERSON will bring back KATHY L. MURPHY, JAMIE FORD, and HELAINA AMETHYST WILKERSON as your hosts!
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker, ROBERT HICKS of “The Orphan Mother”
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Keynote Speaker PAULETTE GILES of “News of the World” nominated for the National Book Award
BREAK FOR AUTOGRAPHING AND VENDOR/BOOK STORE
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Ann Girard of “Platinum Doll: A Novel on Jean Harlow”
Caroline Leavitt of “Cruel Beautiful World”
Mary Alice Monroe of “Second Star to the Right”
Nicole Waggoner of “Center Ring”
BREAK FOR AUTOGRAPHING AND VENDOR/BOOK STORE
11:15 a.m. – Noon
Missy Buchanan of T.B.A
Karen Harrington of “May Day”
J.L. Oakley of “Timber Rose”
Allyson Richman of “The Velvet Hours”
BREAK FOR AUTOGRAPHING AND VENDOR/BOOK STORE
12:00 Noon – (Lunch at the fine eateries of Nacogdoches)
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Keynote Speakers, KATHY HEPINSTALL PARKS and BECKY HEPINSTALL HILLAKER of The Story of Polly
BREAK FOR AUTOGRAPHING AND VENDOR/BOOKSTORE
2:15 P.M. – 2:45 P.M.
Naren Aryal of “How to Sell a Crapload of Books”
Stephanie Chance of “Beautiful Seductions, From Italy to Decorate Ornate”
Myra McElhaney of “Building a Life you Love After Losing the Love of Your Life”
3:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Opening Presentation by Author, Jennifer Mueller of “Never Turn Your Back on a Wolf”
Keynote Speaker Sam Bracken of “My Orange Duffel Bag” and his latest book “GUTS”!
BREAK FOR AUTOGRAPHING AND VENDOR/BOOKSTORE
4:00 P.M.
Awards Presentation with Special Guest Past Book of the Year Author, ANN WEISGARBER of “The Promise” as follows:
Pulpwood Queen Children’s Book of the Year
Pulpwood Queen Bonus Book of the Year
Pulpwood Queen Book of the Year
KATHY L. MURPHY to present The KAT Award
and announce winner of the TIARA MAKING CONTEST!
Special Presentation: THE DOUG MARLETTE AWARD presented to an individual for the Lifetime Achievement of Promoting Literacy.
Silent Auction winners announced. Each author will be present to present each winner of the highest bid his or her signed personal item. Be prepared to pick up and pay at this time with cash or check, payable to: Beauty and the Book as you pick up your winning bid item!
Final remarks from KATHY L. MURPHY, JAMIE FORD, and HELAINA WILKERSON as we announce the theme for our for next year’s event and conclude our weekend’s presentation of AUTHORS!
VENDOR/BOOK STORE ROOM Closes at 5:30 P.M.
Shop the streets of Nacogdoches, dine in their fantabulous eateries, and prepare for an evening of magic! We are all going to the “GREAT BIG BALL OF HAIR” BALL!
SATURDAY EVENING: AUSTIN HALL 8:00 P.M.
GREAT BIG BALL OF HAIR “DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER” BALL! Each costumed Attendee and Authors will be formally introduced this year as they enter for our “GREAT BIG BALL OF HAIR” BALL! Come dressed as your favorite DIAMOND, your favorite author or book character and compete for BEST THEMED GIRL GROUP, BEST THEMED SKIT CONTEST, BEST PULPWOOD QUEEN AND TIMBER GUY DANCE CONTEST, TIMBER GUY SEXY READING CONTEST and BEST PULPWOOD QUEEN THEMED COSTUME FOR MS. “GREAT BIG BALL OF HAIR” BALL QUEEN!
MADELEINE ALEXANDRITE PATRICK will be back by popular demand to D.J. from Austin Hall’s D.J. booth for the best dance music ever!
SPARKLE and SHINE!
Have your cameras ready! FULL CASH BAR WILL BE ON SITE THIS YEAR with some special drinks including a CHOCOLATE MARTINI made especially for our ball.
All information in the program could be subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control.
All memberships, tickets, and packages are non-refundable.
Our Official hash tag is #PQGirlfriendWeekend for social media posts.
For our Official website: www.beautyandthebook.com!
SIGN UP for Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend during this event for 2018 and the ENTIRE PACKAGE is $200 made payable to Beauty and the Book. Midnight Saturday, the package goes up to $250 and higher throughout the year. Don’t miss this opportunity but DO NOTE: Memberships, tickets, and packages are NON-REFUNDABLE, FINAL SALE!
Time to Say Goodbye…until we meet again! Happy Reading!
