FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Fayetteville Public Library will host the famous R.L. Stine as part of its annual True Lit Festival.
The public library will have a range of workshops for patrons to attend this Oct. 14 through the 26, the library will have workshops to help emerging creatives find publishers, offer poetry readings, art classes, and more.
The series ends with the Guinness world record holder and widely known author R.L. Stine. The free event will be first come first serve and will have a capacity limit of 650. The “Goosebumps” author will be signing books at the end.
Learn more about R.L. Stine stopping by Fayetteville and the other events below:
True Lit: Basics of Screenwriting – Finding Your Structure
Saturday, October 14, 10 a.m.
Ann Henry Board Room
Dive into some of the screenwriting basics with Raelyn Munneke, president of the NWA Screenwriters Collective. She will offer approaches to structure to help writers get started and unstuck when the inevitable block happens.
Registration is required.
True Lit Author Talk: Kat Robinson – “The Great Arkansas Pie Book”
Saturday, October 14, 11 a.m.
Ziegler Reception Room
Join author and food historian Kat Robinson for a discussion of her latest book, “The Great Arkansas Pie Book.” A pie tasting of selected recipes from her book will also be distributed during the discussion. Books will be available for sale and signing following the event.
True Lit: Publisher & Agent Pitch Sessions
Saturday, October 14, 1 p.m.
Walker Community Room
Join us for an opportunity to pitch your work to literary agents and publishers. Writers may sign up for an individual one-on-one session with the publisher or literary agent of their choice. Pitches are verbal and are limited to 10 minutes.
Registration is required.
True Lit: Self-Publishing Panel Discussion
Sunday, October 15, 2 p.m.
Walker Community Room
Participants will hear a panel discussion about self-publishing with several local self-published authors.
True Lit: Exploring the Mysteries of Self Through Metaphor with Poet Laureate of Arkansas Suzanne Underwood Rhodes
Monday, October 16, 5 p.m.
First Security Bank Board Room
Poet Laureate Suzanne Underwood Rhodes will lead a poetry workshop discussing how representations from nature correspond with aspects of the innermost self where desire, fears, hope, sadness, regrets, and all the other emotions and impulses reside. Rhodes will share several of her poems, and participants will also do a short writing exercise.
Registration is required.
True Lit Author Talk: An Evening with Neal Shusterman
Tuesday, October 17, 6 p.m.
Walker Community Room
True Lit welcomes award-winning novelist Neal Shusterman, the New York Times bestselling author of over thirty novels for children, teens, and adults. Several of his works are currently in development for TV and film adaptations. Pearl’s Books will be onsite to sell books, and a signing will follow the presentation. This event is first-come, first-served with a capacity of 650.
True Lit: Narrative Fundamentals with Daniel José Older
Wednesday, October 18, 6 p.m.
Walker Community Room
New York Times bestselling author Daniel José Older will discuss his experience as a writer and explore the basic elements of story – character, context, craft, and conflict. Participants will learn the strategies for taking their narratives to the next level, touching on deeper concepts of craft and thematic structure. Writers and fans of Older’s work will enjoy this presentation.
Registration is required.
True Lit: Distinguished Reader Ladee Hubbard
Thursday, October 19, 7 p.m.
Walker Community Room
The Arkansas International and the University of Arkansas Program in Creative Writing & Translation are proud to present their Fall 2023 Walton Distinguished Visiting Writer, acclaimed novelist Ladee Hubbard. She is the author of two novels – “The Talented Ribkins” which received the 2017 Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction and the 2018 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, and “The Rib King” which was named one of the most important books of 2021 by Time Magazine. Books will be available for sale and signing following the event.
True Lit Author Talk: Sidney Thompson – “The Forsaken and the Dead”
Sunday, October 22, 2 p.m.
Walker Community Room
Sidney Thompson, author of the historical fiction Bass Reeves trilogy, is celebrating the latest installment, “The Forsaken and the Dead.” The first two books have been adapted for the Paramount+ miniseries “Bass Reeves.”
True Lit: Horror Writing Workshop with Andrea Rogers
Monday, October 23, 6 p.m.
Walker Community Room
Join us for a horror writing workshop with Andrea Rogers, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and author of “Man Made Monsters.”
Registration is required.
True Lit: Creative Commons for Writers & Creators
Tuesday, October 24, 6 p.m.
Ann Henry Board Room
This workshop will teach you about Creative Commons (CC) licenses, which allow you to give others permission to use, share, and adapt your creations in the ways you choose. Learn how to apply CC licenses to your work and how to find CC-licensed material created by others.
True Lit: Literary Yoga
Wednesday, October 25, 10:30 a.m.
Art & Movement Room
Put a literary twist into your yoga session with instructor Dana Dever. This class merges the motion of yoga with short, literary readings to relax your mind.
True Lit Author Talk: An Evening with R. L. Stine
Thursday, October 26, 6:30 p.m.
Event Center
Author of the internationally bestselling Goosebumps series, R.L. Stine has been writing horror stories and scaring young readers for over thirty years. The Guinness Book of World Records cited Stine as the bestselling series author in history, and he will be at FPL discussing his long career. Pearl’s Books will be onsite to sell books, and a signing will follow the presentation. This event is first-come, first-served with a capacity of 650. ASL interpretation and CART captioning will be provided.
