Mississippi Library Association

Meet the Authors at Guyton Library, Blue Mountain College

On January 19-20, 2010, Meet the Authors was hosted by the staff of Guyton Library, Blue Mountain College (BMC). Members of the American Christian Fiction Writers were invited to participate in a series of events including a panel discussion about writing. The participants included: Kaye Dacus, Annalisa Daughety, Lila Guzman, Eddie Jones, Sandra Robbins, Martha Rogers, and Donn Taylor, their writings varied from devotions, financial management, romance, mystery, young adults, and poetry. The questions were created by the student members of the BMC Scribblers Writing Club and Dr. Teresa Arrington, Professor of Modern Languages, moderated the discussion which was held in Garrett Auditorium. Afterwords the authors were available for a book signing at the Library.

Other events included visiting business, English, and education classes on campus as well as speaking at the Campus Kappa Kappa Iota and Koinonia luncheons. Several of the authors spoke with the 4th – 6th grades at the Blue Mountain Elementary School and the English 4 class at the Blue Mountain High School. The authors were also invited to participate in brown bag lunches at the Bruce Public Library and the Pontotoc Public Library. The Friends of the M.R. Dye Public Library in Horn Lake hosted an afternoon authors’ signing.

Photograph by Danny McKenzie, Assistant Director of Public Relations, Blue Mountain College

Sandra Robbins, Martha Rogers, Donn Taylor, Kaye Dacus, Annalisa Daughety, Eddie Jones, and Lila Guzman participated in a Meet The Authors panel discussion about writing moderated by Dr. Teresa Arrington at Blue Mountain College.

Submitted by
Sue Ann Owens
Director of Library Services
Blue Mountain College Guyton Library

Entry Filed under: News
Posted on: January 29th, 2010