READING, WRITING, LITERACY
AUTHORS
If you are interested in participating in our Heartland Book Festival in 2021, review the guidelines and check back to see when the dates are determined for applying.
EVENTS
We are sorry to announce that the 2020 Heartland Book Festival has been canceled due to safety precautions related to COVID-19. Our planning team is now looking ahead to the 2021 festival and we hope you will join us in September 2021.
JOIN
From vendors to volunteers and sponsors, we need a team of people to make the Heartland Book Festival possible. Additional information will be provided at a later date.
2019 Inaugural Festival
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College partnered with Barnes & Noble and the Hardin County Library to bring the region its first major book festival on September 20 and 21, 2019. The Heartland Book Festival attracted more than 70 authors from Kentucky and other states like Alabama, Indiana, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Connecticut, Tennessee, and even Canada.
Held on the ECTC campus, the first day of the book festival focused on providing fun and educational experiences for more than 670 student from six elementary, middle school, and high schools. Break-out sessions allowed students to interact with authors, purchase books, get autographs, and learn more about writing and literature.
On Saturday, Sept. 21, in addition to the authors and books, sessions were open to adults to discuss how to write various genres of books, how to submit writing for publication, and much more.