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Alabama Book Festival

Coordinates: 34°0′41″N 85°59′55″W / 34.01139°N 85.99861°W / 34.01139; -85.99861
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34°0′41″N 85°59′55″W / 34.01139°N 85.99861°W / 34.01139; -85.99861 The Alabama Book Festival is an annual literary festival held since 2006[1] in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. In the past, it has been sponsored by the Alabama Center for the Book (formerly on the Auburn University campus, in the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities and now at the University of Alabama).[2] Since 2010, it is underwritten by, among others, the Alabama Writers' Forum, the Alabama Humanities Foundation, the Alabama Library Association, Alabama Public Television, the Alabama State Council on the Arts, New South Books, and Regions Bank.[3] The festival features writers, publishing companies, and local artists, including musicians and print makers.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "Newsmaker profile: Jay Lamar - 'We see an appetite everywhere for learning and dialogue'". The Anniston Star. 24 June 2006.
  2. ^ "Home". Alabama Center for the Book. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Sponsors and Partners". Alabama Book Festival. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  4. ^ Sudnik, Janet (4 October 2008). "Amos Kennedy: The Printer". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  5. ^ Cummings, Meredith (6 April 2011). "Alabama Book Festival to draw authors and songwriters to Montgomery". Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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