Dear Author Festival Participant,

The Humboldt County Children’s Author Festival would like to thank you for your past involvement in the event that has become a much anticipated educational opportunity here on the north coast.

Due to Covid19, we currently find ourselves in the position of many organizations as we consider the wisdom of holding an event that brings people together and relies upon so many functioning parts. Between schools not being in session, travel being discouraged, and not really knowing when we can safely gather again, we have reached the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 Author Festival to 2022. While October of 2021 is still a year away, the work of securing authors, making travel arrangements, booking event spaces, etc. would normally be underway at this time. Because of the uncertainty, our committee has agreed that the best option is to hold the event in 2022.

The good news is that we are planning some exciting virtual events for 2021 that we will be making available to schools. We are still in the planning phase, but our current plans include opportunities for students to interact with authors in a variety of ways. We will send out more information when we have a calendar of events ready to go.

We regret that we have had to make this difficult change, but we look forward to finding new ways to celebrate authors and books and look forward to being back in October 2022.

Sincerely,

Becky Giacomini, Author Festival Co-Coordinator

Linda Lorvig, Author Festival Co-Coordinator

Joan Williams, Author Festival Co-Coordinator