The month of September rolled along smoothly. We had a lot of events on the calendar, but we handled them. We didn’t sell a lot of books, but book fairs only ever generate moderate success dollar-wise. But we got to be among like-minded, talented folks.
I’m writing this in mid October as we all prepare for Halloween. It took ten days to gather my wits. These are the fall festivals we’ve attended this year:
October 1 – 3, 2026
Several Madville authors were in attendance, including Steven T. Moore, Goutham Rao, and R.J. Lee. Kim Davis was there as well. Goutham gave a workshop, RJ Lee played and sang, Steven conducted the whole conference, (he’s TACW president.)
https://www.tacwtgroup.com/conference
September 25 – 27, 2026
Kim Daivs spoke on several workshops and panels and manned a table in the book fair with help, or course!
- Workshop: “No Experience Required; Discovering Your Inner Writer in Retirement”
- “What a Small Press Can and Cannot Do for an Author”
- “Short. Sharp. Shocking: Flash Fiction Live!”
- Panel Discussion: “The Business of Writing Pt 2”
September 3 – 6, 2026
Kim Davis attended the Wild Goose Festival in Harmony, North Carolina, with Madville author R.J. Lee. It was an amazing experience which finished with a BIG storm. (Last time Kim was in NC, Hurricane Helene followed her all the way home) https://wildgoosefestival.org/
Here are some photos to highlight the fall of 2026
(Madville’s 8th Year!) Yes, this is a photo dump!
