View a slideshow of our very first Festival of Women Writers 2013. It was a magical weekend in September on the 6th, 7th & 8th. It was a weekend for all set in the picturesque Catskill town of Hobart, the Reading Capital of New York State.

The Hobart Book Village Festival of Women Writers Inaugural event included the following writers: Esther Cohen, Bertha Rogers, Alexis DeVeaux, Marianela Medrano, Evie Shockley, Dara Lurie, Elisabeth Nonas, Jewelle Gomez, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, Leslie T. Sharpe, Sophfronia Scott, Mary Johnson, Lynn Domina, Elana Bell.