Meet favorite authors at annual book fair

By Danna Sue Walker, Tulsa World
November 29, 2006

Twenty distinguished writers and illustrators will take part in the Tulsa Press Club's second annual Oklahoma, Ink, Book Fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Harwelden. The event is free and open to the public.

The casual evening of literati and food will allow guests to mingle with authors from this state while sampling appetizers and desserts from some of Tulsa's finest restaurants. The authors also will autograph books, which will be available for purchase, courtesy of Barnes & Noble.

Valet parking will be provided.

Participating authors are William Bernhardt, Andrew Burstein, Ally Carter, Robert J. Conley, Connie Cronley, David Dary, Kim Doner, Jami Fullerton, James Patrick Hunt, Wilma Mankiller, Hannibal Johnson, Billie Letts, Malena Lott, Kandy Radzinski, Tim Tharp, Will Thomas, M.J. Vandeventer and Nancy Ingram, Michael Wallis and Suzanne Fitzgerald Wallis, William Winchester and John Wooley.

Food will be donated by Te Kei's, Sand Springs Station, AFAB Catering, Mimi's, Panera Bread and the Downtown Doubletree.

A generous portion of the book sales from the evening will benefit the Tulsa Press Club's scholarship fund.

The Oklahoma, Ink., Book Fair is sponsored by the Tulsa Press Club, the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa and Barnes & Noble.

Co-sponsors are AEP-PSO, Krumme Oil Co., Tulsa Technology Center, Lobeck-Taylor Foundation, Cherokee Enterprises, The Journal Record, and HKH Advertising.

Oklahoma, Ink., co-chairs are Heather Ann Hope and Arlene Johnson. Committee members are Maridel Allinder, Betty Casey, Andrea Chancellor, Melani Hamilton, Chris Hernandez, Margaret Hope, Jeff Martin and Mike Miller.

For more information about the Oklahoma, Ink., Book Fair, contact Heather Ann Hope at 607-2923 or Arlene Johnson at 493-1994.