HAWLEY, PA — After a successful debut in 2014, the second annual AuthorFest at the Hawley Silk Mill will expand its hours and program. On Saturday, February 14, 2015, the Silk Mill doors will open for two workshops of interest to budding authors as well as the general public. Lindsay Barrett George, an award-winning author/illustrator of children’s books and White Mills resident, will moderate the panels of authors discussing the mechanics of book publishing. From 9 to 10:15 a.m., the topic will be “The Nuts and Bolts of Publishing,” and from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., “The Nuts and Bolts of Self-Publishing.” At 12 noon the panelists will move to the main lobby to join other authors who will be looking forward to discussing and autographing their books, which will be for sale in a bookshop set up for the event.

Some authors who appeared at AuthorFest in 2014 will be returning, but there is room for new authors as well. Application forms are available from yannster@ptd.net or 570/253-5468. The deadline for applications is February 1, 2015.