Florence Festival of Books

09/05/2026

Tami Jurgens, Author has written four Women's Fiction novels -- with many more ideas on her TO WRITE list. She attended our Festival in 2025 and found it to be “a great event!” And she loves dogs. Her 2025 novel; Catching the Dream: Harrington Fishing Camp is set in a Florence, Oregon local, inspired by a long ago vacation to … (you guessed it) Florence! Tami’s books are available on Amazon. Come meet her at Table 20 which she'll be sharing with Kate Banco. And yes there does seem to be something fishy going on here ... https://www.tami-jurgens-author.com/

09/05/2026

Kate Banco is a Pacific Northwest Indie Author of three young adult novels. Her first novel is one of a trilogy, Fish Camp: A Young Girl’s Journey to Freedom published in 2019 -- based on stories her immigrant students told of their travels. Kate is finishing a women’s contemporary novel set in Dallas, Oregon. In Plain Sight in a Rural Oregon Town is due for release in December 2026. https://katebanco.com/ Come meet her at Table #20 on September 26th!

Official site of Kate Banco, author of Fish Camp: A Young Girl's Journey to Freedom, Forensics Camp: Where There is Always an Unbelievable Story, and 4 more books. Buy books

09/05/2026

Sterncastle Publishing & Writing Group Don Gomez founded this Newport, Oregon independent, traditional publishing house which seeks to bring greater equity to the world of books by individuals and groups who have been marginalized or underrepresented. Learn more at the group’s website: https://www.sterncastle.org/. Stop by his table at the FACE Florence Festival of Books on 26 September 2026!

An independent, traditional publisher of fiction, folklore, poetry, memoir, and biography. Celebrate Literacy. Support Independent Publishing.

09/05/2026

Word is out ... about author Gary Lark! Meet him on 26 September 2026 at the Festival of Books. He's been a poet, writer, thought-provoker, carpenter, janitor, hospital aide, salesman, storyteller and fisherman. "The last thirty years of my working life were spent as a librarian. Connections: Coming Down the Mountain, Kelsay Books; Easter Creek, Main Street Rag; Daybreak on the Water, Flowstone Press; Ordinary Gravity, Airlie Press; River of Solace, Editor’s Choice Chapbook Award, Turtle Island Quarterly, Flowstone Press; In the House of Memory, BatCat Press; Without a Map, Wellstone Press; Getting By, Holland Prize, Logan House. Work has appeared in Beloit Poetry Journal, Catamaran, Poet Lore, The Sun and ZYZZYVA."

09/02/2026

Robin Woods new books ... hot off the presses and coming to Florence!

Meet Safety Within and Trust Within—two guided nervous system journals designed to support body awareness, emotional resilience, relationships, self-compassion, and self-trust. Begin exactly where you are.

09/02/2026

Robin Woods will be BACK in 2026 -- with two new books! Don't miss the chance to chat with her about her nonfiction prompt books, journaling books, and supernatural fiction. (Talk about CREATIVE!). https://robinwoodsfiction.com/

08/28/2026

Meet Melissa at the FACE Florence Festival of Books on September 26th.

“There are things outside of your writing that you are prolific at… You can apply that to your writing. Use those skills. Apply them to your creative work even if you feel like the two things don’t meet.” -Melissa Hart, WW Annual Conference 2026

Photo by Phoenix Bourgeois

08/23/2026

Talk to Suzanne and discover First Steps Publishing at Table #11 at the 26 September Festival of Books.

"At First Steps Publishing, we believe in empowering authors with multiple publishing choices. We offer traditional, hybrid, and self-publishing options to suit individual needs. We also provide self-publishing authors with the best of both worlds – a comprehensive design package that allows the author to remain in full control of both their work and 100% of their royalties."

Suzanne Parrott’s career (graphic designer, production artist, editor) spans over four decades. Parrott has built a deep knowledge of craft across publishing and illustration. With a gift for character voice and mystery, she has written over 12 children/ middle grade books and several adult literary genres. Her current penchant is researching emerging technology and how authors can navigate it without losing their human creativity. She currently resides in Oregon. SuzanneParrott.com

08/22/2026

Rising Star Award winner Jeff Cates leads the Valley Writers Group. He’s a former sixth grade teacher, track coach, and forest firefighter. Nearly eighty of his paid stories and articles have been published in North America and Europe.
Published titles include science-fiction “The Reb Riley Files” and “The Dread Naughts”; MG and chapter books include “The Honey Hunters” and “The Boy Who Loved Dragons.”
For More About Jeff Cates Visit JeffCatesAuthorShowcase.com.

04/30/2026

In Florence now ...

🌊 Career Opportunity: Executive Director
📍 Western Lane County (Siuslaw Region) | 💻 Remote + Flexible
🗓 Now hiring, apply by May 1, 2026 (5 PM PST)

Siuslaw Vision is looking for its next Executive Director to lead the organization into the next decade of community building work.

If you love the Siuslaw region, are passionate about connecting with people to help make our community better, and are adaptable and creative, we’d love to hear from you. The position includes supervising part-time employees and contractors, managing the organization’s finances, and working with a volunteer Board of Directors to ensure compliance with our nonprofit policies.

This role is central to helping our community turn shared vision into real impact.

👉 Apply now at https://siuslawvision.org/career-director/
⏳ Deadline: Friday, May 1 at 5 PM PST
📩 Questions? See our listing for more details. Contact [email protected]

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