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Busy Fall for Madville in 2026

Madville has been busy this fall. This is our table in the bookfair at Untitled Town in Greenbay, Wisconsin.

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

Book and Author FestivalGreen Bay, WisconsinSeptember 25-27, 2-26Multi-colored text with a stack of books.

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

Unbound, the Wild Goose Festival in Harmony, NC September 3-6

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!

Map of the grounds at the Wild Goose Festival.
R.J. Lee and Kim Davis got caught in a storm at the Wild Goose Festival.
The barn they herded us into. Everyone was safe, but someone's car was crushed by a tree.
Kim Davis and Linda Parson. Kim routed her return home through Knoxville and stopped for barbeque with Linda.
Sunset at the bridge crossing the Mississippi River from Tennessee into Arkansas.
View from downtown Memphis Marriott. This giant glass pyramid greets you as you arrive in Tennessee. Memphis, to be precise.
View of warehouses as a plane arrives n Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Gail, Kim Davis, and Tanya Todd
Kim gave a talk on writing in retirement. The room was packed to overflowing, and the reviews afterward were favorable.
Kim Davis talking.
Danez Smith walking to the Badger State Brewery prior to his keynote talk and reading.
Tonya Todd, Kim Davis, Jade Dee
Wendy Wimmer
Danez Smith
Danez Smith
Wilnona Marie - ASL translator
Fly Mesias and Amanda Skenendore
Kim Davis, Corrine, and
Madville has been busy this fall. This is our table in the bookfair at Untitled Town in Greenbay, Wisconsin.
Looking out from the speakers' table at the packed room at TACW 2026.

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London Book Fair 2024

t was 1950’s house wife day. At our booth at the London book fair. Thanks to H.A Stories Lucid house press Madville publishing Micheal Nelson Brandy Miller Jennae Elle Beaugard R.L Merril Abeni Celeste And so many other authors

Six Madville Books went to the London Book Fair

Our friends, Jade and Wilnona, the “And I Thought Ladies,” took six or our recent titles to the London Book Fair this year. These are some of the pictures they sent back. We expect a few more, so check back! We wish we could have joined them. It looks like they had a really great time in our tiny 2 meter by 2 meter booth.

Here is an article we just read that does a great job of describing the experience of the London book Fair. That NYT Piece about LBF??

Madville books on display

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Pulpwood Queens 2023 Girlfriend Weekend

The Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend 2023 on Amelia Island in Florida. Shows a sepia-toned woman on a moon with a brown background.

The Pulpwood Queens have always supported Madville authors and they did it again at their Girlfriend Weekend 2023 on Amelia Island, Florida. We had an absolute blast! What a party!

  • Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology, edited by Julie E. Bloemeke & Dustin Brookshire, and featuring Robert Gwaltney and 53 other wonderful authors.
  • Tom Shachtman, with his Memoir of the Minotaur
  • Wondra Chang, with her novel, Sonju, and
  • Francine Rodriguez, with A Woman’s Story.
Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology. Image is of Dolly herself in a long black sequined dress, very low cut. she looks lovely and shiny on a black background. Pensive.

The Pulpwood Queens have always supported Madville authors and they did it again at their Girlfriend Weekend 2023 on Amelia Island, Florida. We had an absolute blast! What a party!

  • Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology, edited by Julie E. Bloemeke & Dustin Brookshire, and featuring Robert Gwaltney and 53 other wonderful authors.
  • Tom Shachtman, with his Memoir of the Minotaur
  • Wondra Chang, with her novel, Sonju, and
  • Francine Rodriguez, with A Woman’s Story.
Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology. Image is of Dolly herself in a long black sequined dress, very low cut. she looks lovely and shiny on a black background. Pensive.

The Pulpwood Queens have always supported Madville authors and they did it again at their Girlfriend Weekend 2023 on Amelia Island, Florida. We had an absolute blast! What a party!

  • Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology, edited by Julie E. Bloemeke & Dustin Brookshire, and featuring Robert Gwaltney and 53 other wonderful authors.
  • Tom Shachtman, with his Memoir of the Minotaur
  • Wondra Chang, with her novel, Sonju, and
  • Francine Rodriguez, with A Woman’s Story.
Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology. Image is of Dolly herself in a long black sequined dress, very low cut. she looks lovely and shiny on a black background. Pensive.

The Pulpwood Queens have always supported Madville authors and they did it again at their Girlfriend Weekend 2023 on Amelia Island, Florida. We had an absolute blast! What a party!

  • Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology, edited by Julie E. Bloemeke & Dustin Brookshire, and featuring Robert Gwaltney and 53 other wonderful authors.
  • Tom Shachtman, with his Memoir of the Minotaur
  • Wondra Chang, with her novel, Sonju, and
  • Francine Rodriguez, with A Woman’s Story.
Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology. Image is of Dolly herself in a long black sequined dress, very low cut. she looks lovely and shiny on a black background. Pensive.

The Pulpwood Queens have always supported Madville authors and they did it again at their Girlfriend Weekend 2023 on Amelia Island, Florida. We had an absolute blast! What a party!

  • Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology, edited by Julie E. Bloemeke & Dustin Brookshire, and featuring Robert Gwaltney and 53 other wonderful authors.
  • Tom Shachtman, with his Memoir of the Minotaur
  • Wondra Chang, with her novel, Sonju, and
  • Francine Rodriguez, with A Woman’s Story.
Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology. Image is of Dolly herself in a long black sequined dress, very low cut. she looks lovely and shiny on a black background. Pensive.

The Pulpwood Queens have always supported Madville authors and they did it again at their Girlfriend Weekend 2023 on Amelia Island, Florida. We had an absolute blast! What a party!

  • Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology, edited by Julie E. Bloemeke & Dustin Brookshire, and featuring Robert Gwaltney and 53 other wonderful authors.
  • Tom Shachtman, with his Memoir of the Minotaur
  • Wondra Chang, with her novel, Sonju, and
  • Francine Rodriguez, with A Woman’s Story.
Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology. Image is of Dolly herself in a long black sequined dress, very low cut. she looks lovely and shiny on a black background. Pensive.