OE launched the Book Fair in 2015 to provide an open platform for local authors to connect with the community face-to-face. Featured are local authors and their publications, workshops, and more. OE Book Fair participates in donations to local charities by having guests bring gently used books (Pre-K thru Grade 12) to benefit the Hillsborough Education Foundation’s Teaching Tools Store.
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RSVP is required, but attendance is free!
A fully immersive horror cabaret!
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Sunshine City Scare beckons horror enthusiasts to a transcendent experience!
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Sarah and Maria will be on the panel Creating Badass Female Protagonists!
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Annual Horror Fest
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Unicorns on an epic journey to bring a fun inexpensive Fandom convention to the masses. We accept everyone as they are and as they want to be seen as and encourage individuality.
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WHAT IS THERE TO DO AT THE READING FESTIVAL?
There is something for all ages to experience at the Southwest Florida Reading Festival. Everyone enjoys the multiple stages with the celebrity authors who share ‘inside scoop’ about their latest books or what makes a story idea click for them. You will be able to buy books and have the authors personalize and sign them too! Kids will be mesmerized by the storytellers.
There’s an abundance of family fun activities such as crafts, readings, drawings and so much more. Be sure to visit the local author marketplace and meet writers from the Florida Writers Association, Gulf Coast Writers Association and the Southwest Florida Fiction Writers. It’ll be a day you will thoroughly enjoy and one you will want to repeat every year!
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Maria DeVivo will be signing copies of her books at Dragon’s Den Books.
Are you into Wizards, Witches, Oddities, Steampunk, Paranormal, Fantasy? This is the event for you. Free to attend. Guests, vendors, Food trucks and more.
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Florida PolyCon is an annual student-run event that seeks to foster the community and geek-centric culture of the student body of Florida Polytechnic University and share it with the greater Florida area. Our focus is on building culture, student leadership, and fostering a loving and accepting community while building memories that will last a lifetime.
The event includes, but not limited to, cosplay, food trucks, games, panels and more. This event is a grand celebration of the geek culture, and all are welcome from anime otaku to dungeon masters.
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