Event Details - Writers Roundup

The 2015 Montana Writers Roundup will be held on Saturday, December 5, from 12:00-5:00 p.m., at the Shrine Auditorium in Billings, 1125 Broadwater Ave., in conjunction with the Family Tree Center's Festival of Trees (which has a nominal $3 entry fee).  Included in the event are a book sale/book signing by local and regional writers and a basket of books raffle.

Authors who will be available for friendly discussions and book signing during part or all of the afternoon (weather permitting) include Jimmie Ashcraft, MD; Marc Beaudin; Dave Caserio; Cara Chamberlain; Barbara Graham; Janet Muirhead Hill; Adrian Jawort; Craig Lancaster; Scott Murray; Andrew Seddon; Karen Stevens; Vicki Tapia; Tom Thayer of Northwest Speaks; Alan Tucker; and more.  Authors will read from their works at 3:30 p.m.

As part of the Roundup, a deluxe basket of signed books and gifts will also be raffled off.  Tickets, available at the event, cost only $1.00 each or six for $5.00; the drawing will be held around 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, and you need not be present to win.

The Montana Writers Roundup is organized annually by Sigma Tau Delta, the MSU Billings branch of the international English honor society, a nonprofit academic organization.  Sigma Tau Delta uses its share of the proceeds to support a variety of English scholarships, awards, and activities. 

Autographed books make wonderful holiday presents, and the gift-wrapping is free, so come and see what our local and regional authors have to offer!  For more information, please contact Rachel Schaffer, faculty advisor, MSU Billings Department of English, Philosophy, & Modern Languages, at 657-2954 or rschaffer@msubillings.edu.