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2024 Celebrity Author Gala

Friday, February 23, 2024, 6:00pm
Ritz Carlton Amelia Island
4750 Amelia Island Pkwy,
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

Featuring New York Times Best-Selling Authors

David Baldacci

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John Grisham

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James Ponti

Also Featuring Award-Winning Authors

Terah Shelton Harris

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Eileen

Meyer

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Kevin

Powers

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Deborah

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James

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Featured Authors

David Baldacci: NYT bestselling author and AIBF Honorary Chair

John Grisham: NYT expert storyteller and author of forty-seven consecutive #1 bestsellers

Melissa de la Cruz: NYT bestselling author of award-winning novels for readers of all ages

​Terah Shelton Harris: author, librarian, and writer of Southern fiction with bittersweet endings

Eileen Meyer: AIBF AIS Author; writer of picture books and poetry

Kevin Powers: National Book Award finalist, American fiction writer, poet, and Iraq War veteran

Deborah Royce: Television and Film Actress, author of critically-acclaimed thrillers

James Spooner: Graphic novelist, illustrator, filmmaker, and cofounder of the Afropunk Festival

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Event Schedule

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6:00 - 7:00 pm : Open-Bar Cocktail Reception with Celebrity Authors

7:00 - 8:00 pm : Seated Dinner with Live Auction

8:00 - 8:45 pm : Author Discussion with Q&A

8:45 pm : Celebrity Author Book Signing

We welcome literary stars to our island for an elegant evening of fine food, drink, entertainment and our legendary live auction.

Gala tickets are
$235 per person.

We have a select number of Celebrity Author table tickets available for $550 per person.

Proceeds benefit the AIBF's literacy programs.

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