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2 September 2025

Poplar Creek Library Author Fair

Event date: 9/27/2025 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Export event

Poplar Creek Library Author Fair

Adding one more author fair to this fall's schedule — this one is at the Poplar Creek Libray in Streamwood, Illinois, on September 27 from 1p until 4p.

I have not particpated in this one before, but I'm looking forward to it because they sound excited about hosting it, which is always fun. In fact, they are advertising door prizes to the first 25 attendees! I've never seen that before, but it seems like a good way to encourage patrons to come.

September weather can be a huge factor in author fairs because if it's nice, folks would much rather take advantage of a nice weekend day to go to a pumplin farm or some other autumn event. I hate to say that I hope the weather is lousy, but...

As always, keep us local authors in mind for gift-giving. The holidays are just around the corner and author fairs can be a great way to find a unique book with a story about meeting the author to go with it. Also, if you are a writer yourself, whether published or not yet published, author fairs are perfect places to meet "your people" and chat about the writing life. 

For more details, check out the Poplar Creek Library website and Facebook page. Hope to see you there and tell your friends!

 

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