1. art and entertainment
2. books and literature

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Saturday
APRIL 18, 2015
10:00am–3:30pm
Event Map
Welcome to the 6thAnnual UCF Book Festival
The UCF Book Festival welcomes readers of all ages to the beautiful UCF Campus
to celebrate literacy and foster the joy of reading. This year’s event features something
for everyone, including panel discussions with bestselling authors and new novelists,
children and teen activities, cooking demonstrations, food trucks, writing workshops,
and much more. We extend our warmest greetings and thank you for joining us to
celebrate learning, literacy, and a life-long love of reading at the UCF Book Festival.
Parking
Garage I
Book Signings
Education Complex
Children Zone & Teen Zone
Gym & Curriculum Materials Center
UCF Teaching
Academy
Author Panels
Author Hospitality
Volunteer Check-in
Author signings and book sales take place in the Morgridge International Reading
Center Millennium Gallery. We appreciate your courtesy and ask you to keep each
book signing trip to a maximum of three books per author. Make sure to purchase your
books before standing in line.
Accessibility Services, Medical Assistance and Emergencies
You can request staff and volunteers for special assistance to access any of the events.
In case of an emergency, dial 911.
Lost Children
Marketplace
Children must be under adult supervision at all times. Children separated from their
parents should go to room 103 in the UCF Teaching Academy.
Food Trucks
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Support the UCF Book Festival
BY BEING A FRIEND
of the Festival
Become a Friend of the Festival and help keep the Festival free.
Look for the Friends of the Festival booth outdoors.
PHOTO AND VIDEO DISCLAIMER: Your attendance at the 6th Annual UCF Book Festival implies
consent that University of Central Florida may use photos taken of you at the event, without restriction,
for any publication, exhibit, video, or other print or digital formats. If you prefer not to have your photo
distributed, please email the UCF Book Festival at bookfestival@ucf.edu.
Several food trucks join us for today’s festivities offering food and beverages for
purchase. Find the list of available options below and visit these vendors in the circle
drive behind the UCF Teaching Academy.
Bokados – Columbian cuisine, facebook.com/bokadosdemitierra
Camel Tow Tacos – Fish, Chicken, and Vegetarian Tacos, cameltowtacos.com
StrEats 407 – Sandwiches, salads, and wraps, ttandbsbo.wix.com/streats407#!menus
Swede Dish – Swedish and Scandinavian-inspired foods, swededishfoodtruck.com
Tamale Co. – Traditional, gourmet, and vegetarian tamales, tamaleco.com
Kona Dog – Hawaiian-style hot dogs, facebook.com/GoKonaDog
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice – Gelato, soft serve, and Italian ice, jeremiahsice.com
Moca Loka – Smoothies and juices, facebook.com/mocalokafrappe
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10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Make it with Mangoes
Jen Karetnick
YOUNG ADULT
Self-discovery with YA authors
Ellen Hopkins
Jessica Martinez
JOURNALISM/NON-FICTION
The Food Section:
Newspaper Women
and the Culinary Community
Kimberly Voss
HISTORICAL NON-FICTION
NFL Football From Past to Present
Richard C. Crepeau
Morgridge
International
Reading Center
KEYNOTE
Speaking from the Heart
Terry McMillan
In Partnership with
the UCF Global Perspectives Office
12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
UCF Teaching
Academy
Room 201
11:00 a.m.
HISTORICAL NON-FICTION
Revolutionary Cuba: The History
Luis Martínez-Fernández
JOURNALISM/NON-FICTION
Virtual Panel
Five Days at Memorial:
Life and Death in a
Storm‑Ravaged Hospital
Sheri Fink
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
The Growth and Taste
of Florida Craft Beer
Mark DeNote
Ron Raike
FOOTBALL AND SCIENCE/
NON-FICTION
Vince Lombardi and Isaac
Newton? The Fascinating
Relationship Between Science
and Football
Ainissa Ramirez
DYSTOPIAN
AND SCIENCE FICTION
Life in an Altered World
Stephanie Erickson
Chris Hejmanowski
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Eating Your Way
to a Healthy Heart
Dr. Michael “Mike” Fenster
HISTORICAL NON-FICTION
Inside the Civil War
S.C. Gwynne
SHORT STORIES
The Immigrant’s Dream: Cuban
culture and storytelling
Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés
Chantel Acevedo
MEMOIR/NON-FICTION
Cold Sweat: My Father James
Brown and Me
Yamma Brown
2:00 p.m.
LITERARY FICTION
Compelling Stories of Strong
Women in Literary Fiction
Ann Hood
Chantel Acevedo
Sandra Gail Lambert
Denotes UCF Faculty
Meet our authors and have your book signed after each discussion.
Barnes & Noble is located in the Morgridge International Reading Center Millennium Gallery.
2:00 p.m.
ADVOCACY/NON-FICTION
The Human Cost of Cheap Food
Dale Slongwhite
1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
UCF Teaching
Academy
Room 117
10:00 a.m.
UCF Teaching
Academy
Room 130
ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE POETAS
Y ESCRITORES HISPANOS (AIPEH) is located in
the UCF Teaching Academy Rooms 301, 302, and 304
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UCF Teaching
Academy
Room 202
A&B
UCF Teaching
Academy
203
10:00 a.m.
MYSTERY
Thrillers and Chillers:
Murder, Mystery, and
a Coming of Age in
the South
James O. Born
Bob Williams
Steph Post
12:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
POETRY
An Exploration
of Poetry
Carol Frost
J. Bradley
Ashley Inguanta
MYSTERY WRITERS
OF AMERICA
Put on your
Detective’s Hat With
Florida Mystery
Writers of America
Carla Norton
Randy Rawls
Patrick Kendrick
MILITARY/
NON-FICTION
From Boots
to Loafers –
Understanding
Transition,
Transformation,
and Integration
John W. Phillips
HORROR AND FILM/
NON-FICTION
The Anatomy of Fear
Chris Vander Kaay
and Kathleen
Fernandez-Vander
Kaay
WRITING
WORKSHOP
Learn How
to Write a Novel
with James O. Born
YOUNG ADULT
The Young Authors’
Perspective:
From Writing to
Publication
Michelle Madow
Ella Martin
LIBRARY
Transforming Library
Spaces to Meet
Users’ Needs
with Central
Florida Libraries
TRUE CRIME
The True Story
of the Girl in the Box
Carla Norton
FICTION
The Things I Don’t
See: The Intersection
of Horror, Graphic
Novels, and the City
of Orlando
Nathan Holic
2:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
UCF Teaching
Academy
204
Children Zone Schedule
Visit the Children Zone in the Education Complex Gymnasium for readings, book
sales, activities, and much more throughout the day.
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Nemours Children’s Hospital
Read Aloud and Activity
12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Author Annette Simon: Robot Burp
Head Smartypants! Read Aloud
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Featured Author Alan Katz: Take
Me Out of the Bathtub and Oops!
(A collection of poems) Read Aloud
Author Amon Rwito: My Mom
Loves Me! Read Aloud
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Children’s Author Ayla‑Abigail B. Bell:
The Snake and the Tooth Read Aloud
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Special Performance by
Actors Reaching Out
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Author Chelsea Honeycutt:
This Is My Family Read Aloud
Star Wars Characters Visit
and Read Aloud
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Grand Finale Performance
by Actors Reaching Out
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Authors Suzie Caffery and Diahn
Escue: We Will Remember Turtle
Mound Read Aloud
Additional activities and character
visits throughout the day.
Authors Lauren and Michael T.
Callahan: Hello Knightro! Read Aloud
(with a special visit from Knightro!)
Children’s books will be available for
sale and authors will sign their books
immediately after scheduled readings.
Teen Zone Schedule Registration required.
9:00 a.m.
Check-In for Camp Half-Blood
Check-in and registration is in the courtyard
near the circle drive between Garage I
and the Education Complex building.
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Camp Half-Blood Live Action Game
Same location as above.
12:45 p.m. - 12:55 p.m.
UCF Teen Writing Workshop Check-In
and Walk‑Up Registration
Curriculum Materials Center
inside Education Complex (CMC)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
UCF Teen Writing Workshop
featuring Authors Ellen Hopkins
and Jessica Martinez
Curriculum Materials Center
inside Education Complex (CMC)
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Children
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KEYNOTE
Terry McMillan | Literary Fiction
Stephanie Erickson | Dystopian Fiction
11:00 a.m.—Morgridge International Reading Center
Book Signing 12:00-12:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
1:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 201
Book signing 2:00-2:30 p.m.­—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Chantel Acevedo | Literary Fiction/Short Stories
Dr. Mike Fenster | Health/Wellness
12:00 p.m. (Room 117) and 2:00 p.m. (Room 201)—UCF Teaching Academy
Book signing 1:00-1:30 p.m. & 3:00-3:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
1:00 p.m.—Morgridge International Reading Center
Book signing 2:00-2:30 p.m.­—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Ayla-Abigail B. Bell | Children
Sheri Fink | Journalism/Non-Fiction (Virtual Presentation)
11:00 a.m.—Education Complex Gymnasium
12:00 p.m.—Morgridge International Reading Center
Who Asked You?
A Falling Star/The Distant Marvels
The Snake and the Tooth
Book signing 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.—Education Complex Gymnasium
The Blackout
The Fallacy of the Calorie
Five Days at Memorial
Signed Book Plates available at Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
James O. Born | Mystery
Carol Frost | Poetry
10:00 a.m. (Room 204) and 1:00 p.m. (Room 202 A&B)—UCF Teaching Academy
11:00 a.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 204
Scent of Murder
Book signing 11:00-11:30 a.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Entwined: Three Lyric Sequences
Book signing 12:00-12:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
J. Bradley | Poetry
S.C. Gwynne | Historical Non-Fiction
11:00 a.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 204
2:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 117
The Bones of Us
Book signing 12:00-12:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Rebel Yell
Book signing 3:00-3:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Yamma Brown | Memoir/Non-Fiction
Chris Hejmanowski | Science Fiction
2:00 p.m.—Morgridge International Reading Center
Book signing 3:00-3:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
1:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 201
Book signing 2:00-2:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Suzie Caffery and Diahn Escue | Children
Nathan Holic | Fiction
12:00 p.m.—Education Complex Gymnasium
2:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 204
Cold Sweat: My Father James Brown and Me
We Will Remember Turtle Mound
Book signing at 12:45-1:30 p.m.—Education Complex Gymnasium
Collider
The Things I Don’t See
Book signing 3:00-3:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Michael and Lauren Callahan | Children
Chelsea Honeycutt | Children
12:00 p.m.—Education Complex Gymnaiusm
1:30 p.m.—Education Complex Gymnasium
Hello Knightro!
Book signing at 12:45-1:30 p.m.—Education Complex Gymnasium
This Is My Family
Book signing at 2:15-3:00 p.m. in the Education Complex Gymnasium
Richard Crepeau | Historical Non-Fiction
Ann Hood | Literary Fiction
11:00 a.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 130
12:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 117
NFL Football: A History of America’s New National Pastime
Book signing 12:00-12:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
An Italian Wife
Book signing 1:00-1:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Mark DeNote | Food and Beverage
Ellen Hopkins | Young Adult
1:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 130
10:00 a.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 117
and 2:00 p.m. in the Teen Zone (Curriculum Materials Center)
The Great Florida Craft Beer Guide
Book signing 2:00-2:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Rumble
Book signing 11:00-11:30 a.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
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Ashley Inguanta | Poetry
Carla Norton | Mystery Writers of America/True Crime
11:00 a.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 204
12:00 p.m. (Room 202) and 2:00 p.m. (Room 203)—UCF Teaching Academy
For the Woman Alone
Book signing 12:00-12:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
The Edge of Normal/Perfect Victim: The True Story of the Girl in the Box
Book signing 1:00-1:30 p.m. & 3:00-3:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Jen Karetnick | Food and Beverage
John W. Phillips | Military/Non-Fiction
10:00 a.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 130
12:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 203
Mango
Book signing 11:00-11:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Boots to Loafers: Finding Your New True North
Book signing 1:00-1:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Alan Katz | Children
Steph Post | Mystery
10:30 a.m.—Education Complex Gymnasium
10:00 a.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 204
Take Me Out of the Bathtub
Book signing at 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.—Education Complex Gymnasium
A Tree Born Crooked
Book signing 11:00-11:30 a.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Patrick Kendrick | Mystery Writers of America
Ron Raike | Food and Beverage
12:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 202
1:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 130
Extended Family
Book signing 1:00-1:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Brewmaster/Certified Cicerone
Sandra Gail Lambert | Literary Fiction
Ainissa Ramirez | Football and Science/Non-Fiction
12:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 117
1:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 117
The River’s Memory
Book signing 1:00-1:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Newton’s Football/Save Our Science
Book signing 2:00-2:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Michelle Madow | Young Adult
Randy Rawls | Mystery Writers of America
1:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 203
12:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 202
The Secret Diamond Sisters/Diamonds in the Rough
Book signing 2:00-2:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Hot Rocks
Book signing 1:00-1:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Ella Martin | Young Adult
Amon Rwito | Children
1:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 203
Book signing 2:00-2:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
12:45 p.m.—Education Complex Gymnasium
Book signing at 1:30-2:15 p.m.—Education Complex Gymnasium
Jessica Martinez | Young Adult
Annette Simon | Children
10:00 a.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 117
12:45 p.m.—Education Complex Gymnasium
Will the Real Prince Charming Please Stand Up?
Kiss, Kill, Vanish
Book signing 11:00-11:30 a.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
and 2:00 p.m.—Teen Zone (Curriculum Materials Center)
My Mom Loves Me!
Robot Burp Head Smartypants!
Book signing at 1:30-2:15 p.m.—Education Complex Gymnasium
Dale Slongwhite | Advocacy/Non-Fiction
Luis Martinez-Fernandez | Historical Non-Fiction
Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food
12:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 201
Book signing 1:00-1:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Revolutionary Cuba
Book signing 1:00-1:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
12:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 130
Kathleen and Chris Vander Kaay | Horror and Film/Non-Fiction
Cecilia Rodriguez Milanés | Literary Fiction/Short Stories
The Anatomy of Fear
2:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 201
Book signing 1:00-1:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Oye, What I’m Gonna Tell You
12:00 p.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 204
Book signing 3:00-3:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
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Kimberly Voss | Journalism/Non-Fiction
The Food Section: Newspaper Women and the Culinary Community
10:00 a.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 201
Book signing 11:00-11:30 p.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
Bob Williams | Mystery
The East Side of Town
10:00 a.m.—UCF Teaching Academy Room 204
Book signing 11:00-11:30 a.m.—Barnes and Noble (Morgridge Center)
UCF Book Festival Vendors
There is something for everyone at the UCF Book Festival Marketplace – shop for
books, learn more about UCF and local programs and organizations, and interact
with local businesses and community resources.
A Leader of Integrity:
7 Lessons Learned
amazon.com/Leader-IntegrityLessons-Learned-ebook/dp/
B009VWXR44
Author Mike Brodsky
amazon.com/author/mikebrodsky
Author Josie Dorlus
josiedorlus.tateauthor.com
Author K.E. Mullins
amazon.com/The-Friends-FamilyConnection-Unplugged-ebook/dp/
B00DA6CII8
Author Rod Sanford
rodsanford.com/Home_Page.html
Author S.A. Smith - Forever
Boxed Set Series
facebook.com/SASmithonline
Biology Bob
biologybob.com
Books by Rose Mary Stiffin
rosestiffin.com/index.html
Author Malvin Williams-Tyson
facebook.com/
AWhiteMansWoman
COSTCO
costco.com
DARE Books
darebooks.com
Friends of the Festival
education.ucf.edu/bookfest/
friend.cfm
Hope for the Children of War –
Viet Nam 1971-1975 by author
Le-Thi Bach-Thuy
hopeforthechildren.wix.com/home
Invisible Target
andreaspeaksout.com
Two Facts and a Fib Books
twofactsandafib.com
JD and Friends
jdandfriends.com
UCF Libraries
library.ucf.edu
The Journey of My Emotions
tatepublishing.com/bookstore/
book.php?w=978-1-62510-714-5
United Way Youth Book Drive
liveunited.ucf.edu/bookdrive
Legend Productions
of South Florida, LLC
leadstory1.com
Maitland Public Library
maitlandpubliclibrary.org
Usborne Books and More!
g4170.myubam.com
Winter Park Public Library
wppl.org
UCF United Way
The UCF United Way campaign
Milfred Made the News
team is collecting books that will be
Children’s Book
distributed to at-risk K-12 children
facebook.com/MilfredTheRooster
in our local community. This
Orange
County Library
System
When
visiting
the UCF
Area, book drive supports the United
Way’s impact on summer literacy
ocls.info
including their Day of Action
Orlando Area
Science
Fiction
Stay the Marriott literacy
way! volunteer events on June
Society
23rd and supporting initiatives
oasfis.org
throughout the summer at shelters,
(407)243
-6100
Orlando Sentinel
schools, and youth programs. A
orlandosentinel.com
recent study found that in middleincome neighborhoods, the ratio
Orlando Sentinel
(407)513
-9000Circulation
of age-appropriate books is 13
orlandosentinel.com
books for every child, while in
The Prophecy of
low-income neighborhoods, it’s 1
(407)277
-7676
the Seventh Elizabeth
book for every 300 children. By
by author Jarrod Edge
providing low-income students
e7prophecy.com/jarrod-l-edge
with access to books, the United
www.marriott.com
Way hopes to encourage reading
Seminole County
Public Library
and enhance literacy over the
seminolecountyfl.gov/libraries/
summer months.
index.aspx
More info:
liveunited.ucf.edu/bookdrive
The Left-Handed Author
lefthandedauthor.wordpress.com
We extend special thanks to the following
companies, organizations, and partners that
donated goods, time, and services to make
the UCF Book Festival possible:
Actors Reaching Out
Brew’s Bakery
Central Florida Literacy Council
Food Truck Crazy, Inc.
John C. Hitt Library
Maitland Public Library
Orange County Library System
Pi Beta Phi Greater Orlando
Alumnae Club
Seminole County Public Library
UCF Global Perspectives Office
UCF Parking Services
UCF Technology Product Center
Winter Park Public Library
Our deepest appreciation is extended to the
UCF Book Festival planning committee
members and other individuals who
have helped to organize and create this
year’s event.
Antonio Barnes, Pier Belizaire, Samuel
Bierbrauer, Jason Brown, Robert Connors,
Maria Cox, Deirdre Englehart, Amy Floyd,
Lynn Giovannetti-Wilde, Kristen Hanlon,
Benie Harris, Kelly Hogan, Nathan Holic,
Yolanda Hood, Allison Jefferson, Susan
Kelly, Jessica Knox, Diana Kyle, Penny
Leggett, Rita Mammino, Patti McCall,
Sandra McCall, Elsie Olan, Ashley Paez,
Shena Parks, Matt Peters, David James
Poissant, Enrique Puig, D’Ann Rawlinson,
Ryan Rivas, Althea Robinson, Cecilia
Rodriguez Milanes, Richard Sloane, Chris
Tellez, Kathleen Ward, Taylar Wenzel, Laura
Wilcox, Caroline Williams, Wendy Williams,
Andrea Withington, and Bryan Zugelder
This list is not inclusive of the many volunteers, community members, faculty, and staff that
helped make the UCF Book Festival a success. If your name is not listed, we thank you for your
commitment to and support of the UCF Book Festival.
supports the
UCF
Book
Festival
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Friends helping Friends
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The UCF Book Festival
Leading Students to Success
Orange County Public Schools wins the
2014 Broad Prize for Urban Education
The Broad Prize honors urban
school districts that demonstrate
the greatest overall performance
and improvement in student
achievement while reducing
achievement gaps among
low-income students and
students of color.
This education prize is the largest in the country.
As a winner, OCPS seniors will share $500,000 in scholarships.
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For more information about our local community initiatives, visit brighthouse.com/community
U N I V E R S I T Y
O F
C E N T R A L
F L O R I D A
AT UCF,
WE DREAM BIG.
OUR GREATEST LIMITATIONS
ARE THOSE WE PLACE ON
OURSELVES.
—JOHN C. HITT, PRESIDENT
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Special thanks to the following sponsors whose generosity
made the 6th Annual UCF Book Festival possible.
HOST SPONSOR
AUTHOR’S CIRCLE
PUBLISHER’S CIRCLE
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Official Hotel Sponsor
Marriott Team UCF Area
EDITOR’S CIRCLE
Florida Chapter
READER’S CIRCLE
Office Depot • The Burnett Honors College •
The Orlando Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. •
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