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Ojai WordFest premieres March 19-27, 2011
A 9-Day Celebration of Words, Ideas and Stories
OJAI, Calif., November 16, 2010 — Ojai WordFest will launch next Spring with nine days of reading and writing events in one of the most beautiful settings in Southern California: the majestic Ojai Valley.
“We’re excited to be showcasing Ojai authors,” says Roberta Raye, owner of Made in Ojai - Artisans & Mercantile and co-founder of the event. “In Ojai you can find New York Times best-selling authors as well as screenwriters, playwrights, slam poets, cookbook authors … you name it.”
The mission of Ojai WordFest is to celebrate the wealth of Ojai’s literary talent; to nurture aspiring writers as well as seasoned authors to further develop their craft; and to introduce Ojai to the world as a literary destination.
“We hope to draw people from all over Southern California,” says Sequoia Hamilton, owner of Paris Writers Retreats and co-founder of Ojai WordFest. “Ojai is already home to Ojai Music Festival, Ojai Playwrights Conference, Ojai Film Festival and other arts-centric events and we are thrilled by the outpouring of support from local businesses, organizations, the City of Ojai, and volunteers.”
The nine-day event kicks off Saturday, March 19 with an all-day Book Fair and is followed by a multi-author Book Release Party that same evening. Ojai WordFest continues for eight more days with a host of community events – open mic venues, poetry readings, a scrabble pajama party, a literary-based big screen movie night, a downtown “Lit Crawl” – and is anchored by a 3-day Writers’ Conference (Friday, March 25- Sunday, March 27.)
Highlights of the 9-day event are numerous and include Cooking Classes at the Lavender Inn with local cookbook authors, soulful workshops by esoteric authors at local venues including the dome at Soul Centered and Ojai House, classes by Yoga authors at Ojai Retreat, and numerous author readings around town including Theater 150, Bart’s Books, the Ojai Library, and more. Ojai WordFest will culminate with a Gala and Awards Banquet on Saturday, March 26.
“Ojai is a natural venue for such an event,” says Bret Bradigan, publisher of Ojai Quarterly magazine, and co-founder of Ojai WordFest, "We are brimming with talent, tranquil beauty and inspiration.”
For more information, visit: www.OjaiWordFest.com
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Media Contact:
Sequoia Hamilton
(805) 766-7222
www.OjaiWordFest.com
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