Trinity River Book Festival Schedule
8:00 am Run
8:00 am Literary & Business Market Open
8:00 am - Trinity River Book Festival 2024 Emcee, Mike Guinn
8:00 am - Children’s Entrepeneur Market - The Children’s Entrepreneur Market is an awardwinning program that teaches young people about the power of entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership through experiential learning.
9:00 am - 2024 American Reading Council Ambassador – Dr. Shirley K Clark Panther City Stage
9:30 am - Mayor Mattie Parker Welcome Panther City Stage
9:30 am - Where Military Expertise
Meets Thrilling Narratives - Panther City Stage: Panelists Jim Brown, Post Commander, W.L. Bach, Warren George Landrum, Jr., E.M. Rensing and Ian Griffin Moderated by Abraham Lopez
9:30 am - Crisis & Solutions of Education
Today - River Stage Wendy Richard Tilford, education consultant and the owner of two Huntington Learning with Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, Executive Director of Parent Shield FW
10:00 am - Uncover Your Story – From DNA Tests to Unlocking your Past & Reclaiming Your Future - Panther City
Stage Panelists: Lezlee Liljenberg, Valerie Kelso, Sherry Buckley-Brown, Joyce A. Connelley, and Phil Oakley moderated by Dr Shewanda Riley
10:00 am - Discover Divine Grace, Find Hope, and Embrace Self-Acceptance
River Stage Panelist: Timothy V. Hughes, Rev., MDiv., Karen A. Calafat, Candace Gray and James Suggs Moderated by John Lucas
10:00 am - Children Author Presentations
– S.T.E.A.M., Adventure & Pets Cowtown
Stage Author Presentations: Ann Katagiri, Douglas Redwine, Tashonda Robinson, Yolanda M. Carter, Ph. D.
10:30 am - Little People, Big Stories
Cowtown Stage: Anhad & Amanjot Bachhal, Kelcie Russell, Morghan Vincent
10:30 am - Love Stories Flow: A Riverside Chat with Romance Authors
Panther City Stage: Panelists: Angela J. Price, Jennifer D Torseth, Renee Edwards & Colandra A Blackwell moderated by Amber Morgan founder of Sisterhood Foundation
10:30 am - Educational Resources, Programs and Strategies
River Stage: Presentations by Wendy Richard, Tilford , Shymika StephensonDavison Renea Overstreet and Brandy Wilson
11:00 am Arkikosa Panel: Indigenous and LatinX Voices In Literature
River Stage: James Humphrey, Alex Temblador & Abraham Lopez Moderated by Alexander Montalvo
11:00 am - Drama & Urban Affairs
Panther City Stage: Stephanie M Seaton. Earnest Lee, Kimberly Thacker Webb, and Mikah Reign moderated by Reondra Johnson
11:00 am - Children Author
Presentations – Self Esteem, Preserverence & Adventures
Cowtown Stage: Author
Presentations - Kamshia Childs, Ed.D. Ashley Irvin Monique Randle
11:30 am - Uncover Thrills, Chills, and Mysteries Galore Panther City Stage: Panelist - Kate Khavari, Patricia
Raybon, N. L. McLaughlin & Denise
Montgomery Moderated by Joi K Afzal
11:30 am - Times Magazine ‘Kid of the Year’ presents “Race To Kindness” Cowtown Stage: Orion
Jean in conversation with Gregory Johnson (Stripling Middle School)
12:00 pm - Discovering the Hidden Wonders of Texas Wildlife
River Stage: Michael A. Smith, Amy
Martin and T.D. Motley moderated by Dana Austin
12:00 pm - Dystopian Dimensions: Where Science Fiction Meets Fantasy
Realms Panther City Stage:
Panelist: Stephen and Mary Weller, Bianca Pensy Aba, D.M. Smith,
Georgia Day moderated by The Regal Sisterhood Book Club
12:30 pm Breaking Barriers, Forging Bonds Panther City Stage: Breaking Boundaries, Forging Bonds with Jim Schutze in conversation with Rickie Clark
12:30 pm Teen & Young Adults A Gripping Tale of Friendship, Mystery & Thrills in Texas & Beyond River Stage: Conversation & Readings with Samantha Mabry, Lori Ann Stephens & Michelle Massie hosted by The Regal Sisterhood Book Club
1:00 pm - My Black Country Panther City Stage: Brandi Waller-Pace in conversation with Alice Randall
1:30 pm - Poetry in the Park w/ Live Entertainment Panther City Stage
Closing Remarks
Founders Donya Craddock and Donna Craddock, The Dock Bookshop American Reading Council
