Entrance to September Oaks Vineyard

"Novel" Wine Tasting and Inaugural Literary Festival

September Oaks Vineyards will host its inaugural wine tasting and literary festival on the vineyard grounds Saturday, October 26 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The festival will spotlight Lowcountry authors of all genres who will meet and greet the public; sell and autograph their books, novels and other literary works and perform readings throughout the afternoon.

The winery is open to the public for wine tastings throughout the day. Tours of the facility are available, and guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, sit back with a glass of September Oaks Vineyards wine, and listen to authors as they read aloud throughout the afternoon.

The festival is scheduled and coordinated by Beaufort authors Jack Gannon and Cyndi Williams-Barnier (J&C Wordsmiths, LLC, www.jandcwordsmiths.com).

Guest authors for the Festival include:

TIM JOHNSTON (FOUNDER OF SHORT STORY AMERICA)

 QUITMAN MARSHALL, WARREN SLESINGER, JACQUELYN MARKHAM, STEVE JOHNSON AND TERESA BRUCE (FROM THE OTRAM SLABESS GROUP OF BEAUFORT)

 JANET HARTER GARRITY

 VIRGINIA JENNINGS

 WANDA LANE

 STEPHANIE AUSTIN EDWARDS

 PAT BRANNING

 VALERIE SAYERS

 T. L. BLISS

 OLIVIA STIFFLER

 ROGER PINCKNEY XI

 KEN BURGER

 CARL T. SMITH

 J.C. FEWELL

 LINDA SHIRLEY ROBERTSON

 JAN ROBINSON

 JAMIE WOLF

 KIM WIEGEL POOVEY

 MIKE MCEACHERN

 DIANN SHADDOX

 LORNABELLE GETHERS

 JACK GANNON

 CYNDI WILLIAMS-BARNIER

SPECIAL GUESTS:

DIANA BOURGEOIS

ERICA VEIT

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