Signings Oct 2025 - twigwrites.com

Date	Author	Event/Location	Time
Sat., Oct. 4	John Ryland	Loblolly Festival, Main Street, Laurel, MS	9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sat., Oct. 4	TK Cassidy	Ravali County Apple Day, Hamilton, MT	8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Sat. & Sun. Oct. 11 & 12	TK Cassidy	Kalispell Market, Kalispell, MT	8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sat., Oct. 11	Katie Wallace-Davis	Barnes & Noble, Tuscaloosa, AL	10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sat., Oct. 11	Patricia Correll	Foothills Book Festival, Jasper Civic Center, 204 19th St. E., Jasper, AL	10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sat., Oct. 11	Kristin Daryl	Foothills Book Festival, Jasper Civic Center, 204 19th St. E., Jasper, AL	10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sat., Oct. 11	Laura Hunter	Foothills Book Festival, Jasper Civic Center, 204 19th St. E., Jasper, AL	10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sat., Oct. 11	Gary Minder	Foothills Book Festival, Jasper Civic Center, 204 19th St. E., Jasper, AL	10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sat., Oct. 11	John Ryland	Foothills Book Festival, Jasper Civic Center, 204 19th St. E., Jasper, AL	10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sat., Oct. 18	Kristin Daryl	TropiCon Pensacola	1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Fri., Oct. 17 & Sat. Oct. 18	John Ryland	TropiCon Pensacola	Fri 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Sat 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Sat., Oct. 25	John Ryland	Montevallo Art Stalk, 885 Main St., Montevallo, AL	11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sat., Oct. 25	TK Cassidy	Big Sky Autumn Festival, East Helena, MT	8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fri., Oct. 31	John Ryland	The Insanitarium Haunted Attraction, 8433 Gadsden Hwy, Trussville, AL	7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Congratulations to Walt Henley, whose novel-in-progress The Consciousness of Life and Death won 2^nd place in the 1^st Chapter category at Alabama Writers Conference!
Congratulations to Beverly Thorn who was recently interviewed on Fox 10 News in Mobile related to her book, Before I Lose My Own Mind.
Congratulations to Greg N. Whitis for his recent podcast interview regarding his author experiences and his novels.
Congratulations to Emily Walls Ray for being awarded first place nonfiction for her short story, “Southern Neighborhood” at the Hanover Chapter of the Virginia Writer’s Club Golden Nib Writing Contest, 2025, and for winning second place in the fiction category for “Anonymous.”
Congratulations to Elizabeth Kitchens for her recent podcast appearance, “Small Steps, Big Wins: Simplifying Writing and Marketing“. And congratulations for her recent YouTube appearance on Nerdy Folks Interview at Realm Makers.

Readings and Appearances

Date	Author(s)	Event/Location	Time
Fri., Oct. 10	Beverly Thorn	“Caregiving and You” panel participation, The Link, 6110 Watermelon Rd., Ste 150, Northport, AL	9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Sun., Oct. 19	Beverly Thorn	“Planning and Communicating When Faced with Dementia.” Grace Presbyterian Church, 113 Hargrove Road, Tuscaloosa, AL	3:00 PM–5:00 PM
Tues., Oct. 21	Emily Walls Ray	Reading from Tracks from Tuscaloosa, Foxtail Coffee Company, Richmond, VA	6:00 PM

John Ryland has released a short story/poetry anthology under his imprint, written and edited by six high school students from Hueytown High School. This compilation was created under the guidance of John and has allowed students to experience the entire author experience. The Ballad of Saints and Sinners: A Mixed Anthology.
Beverly Thorn will offer the class, “Dementia, Dementia Caregiving and Care for the Caregiver” through Osher Lifelong Learning Center (University of Alabama campus) on October 7, 14, 21, and 28^th, from 10:30-11:45.
Emily Walls Ray is offering an eight-week class, “Memoir Writing” at The Shepherd Center of Richmond’s (Virginia) Open University.
Jennifer Horne continues to offer a weekly poetry break on her FB page.
Carolyn Breckinridge continues to volunteer lining up regional authors for the monthly (2^nd Tuesday of every month) Hometown Writers Spotlight through the Tuscaloosa Public Library, 5:30-7:00 PM.

Congratulations to Lynessa Layne and her husband, A.J., for organizing and hosting another TropiCon, this one in Pensacola, FL.