14th Annual Texas Word Wrangler Book Festival
November 19-20, 2021
Friday 9am-6pm; Saturday 9am-3pm

Giddings Public Library & Cultural Center
276 N. Orange Street, Giddings, Texas 78942

Giddings Public Library & Cultural Center and the Giddings Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the 14th Annual Texas Word Wranglers Festival on November 19-20.  Word Wranglers use words to convey ideas, stories, portray people and places.  We want to honor our Word Wranglers for their hard work and dedication to their craft.  We also want to give our community an opportunity to meet these authors and learn about the writing craft.

The authors we invite to participate in our Festival have written books on children’s stories, the art of quilting, archaeology, poetry, Texas cookbooks, bird watching, fiction, history, historical fiction, mystery, romance, music, Texas Gardening, and anything related to Texas. We have a two day festival at the Giddings Public Library & Cultural Center where authors sell their books and take questions. Some authors read or talk to groups of students that come in to the library.

Texas Word Wrangler Authors at the Schools

On Thursday, during the day, the authors are invited to visit the Giddings Public Schools to talk to students about the writing process, ideas for stories, how a book is taken from the idea to the written page and much more.  

Thursday evening a fundraising gala event is held to introduce the authors to the community. On Friday and Saturday, authors will be available to the public to sell and sign their books.


How Do I Submit My Book for the Festival?

Just submit an application, biography and copy of your book by the first week of September.
The start of submissions will begin in March of every year.

Authors are notified in October if they have been included in the Festival.

Applications are filled out online at the Giddings Public Library website:

For more information also see the Word Wrangler Page at the Giddings Library.



Announcements

  • Fill Out Your Application for 2021 Word Wrangler Author submissions accepted beginning March 1, 2021Authors interested in participating in the 2021 festival are invited to submit a book and an application to the Word Wrangler committee prior ...
    Posted Mar 18, 2021, 11:19 AM by txword wrangler
  • 2021 Festival Join us Nov. 19-20, 2020, for our biggest event of the year, the Texas Word Wrangler Book Festival. Our "word wranglers" are talented authors from all over the state ...
    Posted Nov 6, 2020, 3:28 PM by txword wrangler
  • Authors who submitted books for 2020 Every year, we’re awed by the dedication of our local Texas authors. Our committee receives high-quality, engaging books that encourage our community to keep on reading! Below, you ...
    Posted Nov 6, 2020, 3:27 PM by txword wrangler
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