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On the Road with Readers & Writers
SDW, Ink's 4th Annual
Literary Field Trip to the
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Saturday, April 24
7 am - 8 pm


Members' Registration
$50.00

 

Non-members' Registration
$65.00

 
Pre-Registration Required | Registration Instructions >>

Join us for an all-day literary field trip to the country’s largest celebration of the written word: The 15th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. An extravaganza of more than 400 authors and 300 exhibitors, nearly 100 author panels, and six outdoor stages — all on the beautiful UCLA campus.

SDW, Ink has chartered a deluxe motor coach, which comes fully equipped, including a speaker system so we can get in the mood for the festivities with an Open Mic reading on our drive up. (Bring 3 minutes of your best prose or poetry). We’ll have pickup points in Mission Valley and La Costa, leaving San Diego at 7 am, and arriving at the Festival just in time for the first panel. A continental breakfast will be served on the bus. Space on the charter bus is limited and this is one event you won’t want to miss. Register today!

The panels and speaker events are free, but you'll need to get tickets before the event. The tickets are available beginning April 18 at noon on the Festival of Books website. Don't wait to get your favorites; some of them go very fast. A new feature allows you to purchase advance tickets to five panels for $30. The offer includes signed poster and expires at 11:55 am, Friday, April 16. Find out more about the Panel Pass and regular tickets here.

A special feature: Some of our very own Writers, Ink writers will read their 3-minute stories Saturday at 3 pm, when Amy Wallen hosts a DimeStories reading on the Etc. Stage. We'll list the writers' names as soon as they are announced.

Here are a few happy snaps from our first road trip