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All events at the Festival of Books are free unless otherwise noted.

For events that require tickets, order online or call 605-688-6113.

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Festival Tracks

Events at the Festival of Books fall into six tracks:

- Fiction
- Non-Fiction
- Poetry
- Children's/Youth
- History/Tribal
- Writer's Support

Ticketed events and those not categorized in one of these six tracks are listed as Special Events.

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Workshops | Ticketed Events | Thursday, Oct. 1

Friday, Oct. 2 | Saturday, Oct. 3 | Sunday, Oct. 4

Choose from above for a complete listing of events.


PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE CHANGES:

Thursday, Oct. 1 | 2:15 - 4:15 p.m.
The Writer's Support Workshop “Writing About Deadwood and the West” is now a free panel featuring Tom Griffith, Dave Wolff, Jerry Bryant and Michael Trump.

Friday, Oct. 2 | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
"I Drink for a Reason" with David Cross has been cancelled.

Friday, Oct. 2 | 8:00 - 10:30 p.m.
The "Open Mic" event has moved to an earlier time at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 3 | 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
“Prairie Tales Story Time,” with Carolyn Digby Conahan, S.D. Nelson, and Susan Turnbull has moved from the Deadwood Elementary School Gym to the Deadwood Elementary School Library

Saturday, Oct. 3 | 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Susan Turnbull replaces Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve in "Lakota Stories for Children"

Saturday, Oct. 3 | 3:00 - 3:45 p.m.
"Spooner: Selected Readings" with Pete Dexter has been cancelled and replaced by "Readings from No Place Like Home: Notes From a Western Life," with Linda Hasselstrom

Saturday, Oct. 3 | 3:00 - 3:45 p.m.
Jim Reese will present at "Teaching Writing in the Prison System" with Pamela Todd and not at "Favorite Verses" 

Saturday, Oct. 3 | 4:00 - 4:45 p.m.
Jim Reese will join David Allan Evans for his 4 p.m. reading. The title has changed to "Mortal Leaps"

Saturday, Oct. 3 | 5:00 - 5:45 p.m.
Chuck Bowden replaces Pete Dexter on the panel "(Unexpected) Violence in the West." He will be speaking about the drug cartels in Mexico.


AUTHOR CANCELLATIONS

David Cross
Pete Dexter
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve