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SUMMARY:Steel Town Love - A Festival for Romance Readers and Writers
LOCATION:Central Library\nCentral Library
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DESCRIPTION:HPL's second-annual festival dedicated to romance novels and t
 he people who love them..\nhttps://hpl.libnet.info/event/16609962
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join other romance book enthusiasts at the
  second-annual Steel Town Love for a day of swoon-worthy events including 
 author talks\, signings\, a book market and more.</p>\n<p>Note: Registrati
 on gives you access to a full day of romance-filled fun. Some of our most 
 popular sessions may fill up\, so we recommend arriving early to grab a gr
 eat seat for your top picks.</p>\n<p><strong>9-10am</strong> Welcome/check
 -in</p>\n<p><strong>10-11am</strong> Romantasy Author Panel featuring <a h
 ref="https://amandaconnolly.com/">Amanda Connolly</a>\, <a href="https://w
 ww.kritikahrao.com/">Kritika H. Rao</a> and <a href="https://www.anujavarg
 hese.com/">Anuja Varghese</a> (moderated by <a href="https://www.victorias
 walsh.com/">Victoria S. Walsh</a>)</p>\n<p><strong>10am-2pm</strong> Reade
 rs' Lounge in the Hamilton Farmers' Market (Romance-themed crafts\, activi
 ties and more!)</p>\n<p><strong>11:30am-12:30pm</strong> <a href="https://
 www.hannahbywrites.com/">Hannah Bonam-Young</a>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<a href="h
 ttps://www.lavanyalakshmi.com/">Lavanya Lakshmi</a> in conversation with <
 a href="https://www.instagram.com/readersophiee/">Sophie Burraston</a></p>
 \n<p><strong>12:30-1pm</strong> Author Signing (Amanda Connolly\, Kritika 
 H. Rao\, Anuja Varghese\, Hannah Bonam-Young&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;Lavanya Laksh
 mi)</p>\n<p><strong>12:30-2:30pm</strong> Green Screen Fun in the Makerspa
 ce &ndash\; Star in Your Own Romance Book Cover &nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>1-
 2:30pm</strong>&nbsp\;Break</p>\n<p><strong>1-2pm</strong>&nbsp\;Writing W
 orkshop with <a href="https://hudsonlin.com/">Hudson Lin</a>\, Introductio
 n to Self-Publishing&nbsp\;<strong>*Hamilton Room (limited to 40 spots)</s
 trong></p>\n<p><strong>2:30-3:30pm</strong> Contemporary Romance Author Pa
 nel featuring&nbsp\;<a href="https://lilychuauthor.com/">Lily Chu</a>\, <a
  href="https://www.instagram.com/frankiescottauthor/">Frankie Scott</a> (Z
 oe Whittall) and <a href="https://elliekwilde.com/">Ellie K. Wilde</a>&nbs
 p\;(moderated by Anuja Varghese)</p>\n<p><strong>3:30-4pm</strong>&nbsp\;A
 uthor Signing (Hudson Lin\, Lily Chu\, Frankie Scott and Ellie K. Wilde)</
 p>\n<p><strong>* Crafts\, activities and book market are available 9am-4pm
 .</strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p>Presented in partnership with
  <a href="https://epicbooks.ca/">Epic Books</a>\, <a href="https://www.gri
 tlit.ca/">gritLIT</a> and the <a href="https://hamiltonfarmersmarket.ca/">
 Hamilton Farmers' Market</a>. Book sales provided by Epic Books.</p>\nhttp
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