2022 High Plains Book Awards
You're Invited!
Please join us Saturday, October 8th, 2022 for the 2022 High Plains Book Awards Celebration. This all-day celebration is packed with presentations and events from our 2022 Finalists, culminating in our 2022 Awards Presentation where winners in each category will be announced!
Schedule of Events:
Author Panels and Presentations: 11am-5pm, Billings Public Library Community Room
- Noon to 1 p.m.: Is a Picture Really Worth a Thousand Words? — Exploring the visual aspects of books intended for adults, featuring David Horgan, Kirby Lambert, Dale Leckie, Jon Lodge and Gordon McConnell
- 1 to 2 p.m.: Writing About Real Events — Determining when fictionalizing a story makes sense, featuring Claire Boyles, Melissa Cook, Larry Lee Kruckenberg, Caroline Patterson and Tom Vandel.
- 2 to 3 p.m.: Books as Our Social Conscience — Discussing literature as a way to raise awareness, featuring Arnolda Dufour Bowes, Chase Reynolds Ewald, Audrey Hall, Jacqueline Keeler, David Romtvedt and Todd Wilkinson
- 3 to 4 p.m.: Does Genre Matter in Storytelling? — Examining how storytelling varies across genres and what that means, featuring Juliana Clayton, Wendy J. Fox, Louise B. Halfe-Sky Dancer, Craig Johnson, Kase Johnstun and Craig Lancaster.
- 4 to 5 p.m.: Writing for Young People — Considering what is different about writing for a younger audience, featuring Megan E. Freeman, Lorna Schultz Nicholson, Barbara Nickel and Sharon Plumb
Book Sale: 11am-5pm, Billings Public Library Community Room
Awards Ceremony: 7:30pm, MSUB Student Union Building (SUB), Petro Theater
Community is an integral aspect to the High Plains Book Awards, and we hope to see you there!
