Telling Your Own Story

Friday, April 5th12:45-1:30Shadows-on-the-Teche Visitors Center320 East Main St. Telling your own Story: What’s at the crux of telling your own story? Learn the elements required to recognize and tell your story in a way that makes other people want to listen — or read. You’ll leave with multiple writing prompts and specific instructions on telling your…

Publishing Book Panel

Friday, April 5th1:45-2:30Shadows-on-the-Teche Visitor Center320 East Main St. What’s the best way to Publish?Author-Illustrator Paul Schexnayder leads this panel about self and traditional publishing.The panel will include authors: Juliette Cross is a multi-published author of fantasy, paranormal, and contemporary romance.Alysson Foti Bourque has (7) books published traditionally in the Alycat Series, but also has experience…

Author Like a Boss

Friday, April 5th2:45-3:30Shadows-on-the-Teche Visitor Center320 East Main St. Lauren Tisdale (Romance Writer) discovered her love of writing through a serendipitous turn of events, which led her on a journey of self-discovery through the stories she weaves for her readers. Although she writes in multiple genres, Lauren is a romantic at heart. From paranormal romance to romantic comedy,…

Poet Laureate-Alison Pelegrin

Friday, April 5th3:45-4:30Iberia Parish Main St. Library445 East Main St. Covington resident Alison Pelegrin is the author of Our Lady of Bewilderment (LSU Press 2022), as well as Waterlines (LSU 2016), Hurricane Party (U Akron 2011) and Big Muddy River of Stars, winner of the 2006 Akron Poetry Prize. Her chapbook Our Lady of the Flood won the Diode 2018 chapbook prize…

Bayou Teche Writing Workshop: “Setting the Character: Leveraging Place in Your Writing”

Friday, April 5th3:45-4:45Shadows-on-the-Teche Visitors Center320 East Main St. Setting involves more than just describing a given location and time. Nor is it just about adding local flavor, atmosphere or a beautiful backdrop. Rather, in the hands of a savvy writer, settings take on a life of their own as a dynamic building block, one that…

Bunk Johnson Room Tour

Friday, April 5th4:45-5:30Iberia Parish Main St. Library445 East Main St. In the 1920’s and 1930’s, Bunk Johnson spent much of his music-playing time in the southwest Louisiana/southeast Texas region with New Iberia, Louisiana as his “base” and primary residence until his passing away in 1949. While in the area he played frequently with the locally-based…

Jazz It Up Opening Reception

Friday, April 4th5:30 – 8:00Shadows on the Teche317 East Main St. Ticket Price: $70.00 Cajun cocktail/dinner party featuring music by Bunk Johnson Brazz Band. Local seafood and other tasty south Louisiana dishes will be offered in the gardens of Shadows-on-the-Teche, a National Trust for Historic Preservation site. In the event of inclement weather, the event…