Welcome to the Takeover Blitz for JustRead Rendezvous, hosted, sponsored, and organized by JustRead Publicity Tours! I shared with y’all back in July about this reader-author event, and I’ve been spotlighting the THIRTY AUTHORS (yay!) every week in my First Line Friday & Weekly Update posts. But I wanted to extend a personal invitation to each one of you, my dear blog readers – I would love for you to register now for the JustRead Rendezvous so we can meet in person! You are a big part of why this blog is so fun for me, and I’d love to thank you in person!
YOU are Invited:
JustRead Rendezvous
November 16-17, 2023
Holiday Inn St Louis SW – Route 66
Join fellow readers and authors at the inaugural JustRead Rendezvous to celebrate Christian fiction and sweet reads with food, games, giveaways, and books. This event aims to sweeten reading and storytelling experiences with fellowship and encouragement and is modeled after Christian Fiction Readers Retreat. Friday’s activities will include speaker sessions, author panels, small group discussions, and author signings.
On Thursday evening, JustRead is hosting a Meet and Greet and Watch Party for The Christy Award Winners Gala webcast. The Christy Award honors and promotes excellence in Christian fiction and is a program of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Additional Rendezvous event sponsors include Baker Publishing Group fiction divisions (Bethany House Publishers and Revell), Kregel Publications, and Ambassador International.
Learn more about the 2023 JustRead Rendezvous
Participating Authors
Keynote speakers are Jocelyn Green and Pepper Basham, 2022 finalists of The Christy Award. Rounding out our first 30 participating authors are Amanda Cox, Ann Elizabeth Fryer, Ann H. Gabhart, Barbara M. Britton, Danielle Grandinetti, Elly Gilbert, Erica Vetsch, Heather Greer, Janine Rosche, Jenny Rae, Jerusha Agen, Kimberley Woodhouse, Kristi Ann Hunter, Lisa M. James, Lisa Phillips, Lorri Dudley, Megan Besing, Michelle Griep, Nancy Mehl, Peggy Trotter, Rebecca Hemlock, Regina Rudd Merrick, Sarah Hanks, Shaen Layle, Stephenia H. McGee, Suzie Waltner, Tabitha Bouldin, and Tamara Leigh. Additional interested authors will be invited to register as reader registration grows.
And because we’re all about book covers around here….
Register Now!!
Friday’s activities (including a book tote, light breakfast, lunch, snacks, and more) are $110 for readers and Thursday evening is an additional $30. Reader registration ends on October 13 (or earlier if event capacity is met).
Subscribe to email updates and learn more about each author on the JustRead Rendezvous website. Connect with other attendees and hopefuls to arrange shared experiences or cost-sharing opportunities in the Rendezvous Roomies & Logistics ’23 private Facebook group.
Register Now
Giveaway
(1) winner will receive a Rendezvous book tote loaded with books and swag, a signed event booklet, a cozy Route 66 throw, and an “If I can’t take my BOOK, I’m not going” keychain!
The giveaway begins at midnight September 12, 2023 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on September 19, 2023. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Items may vary slightly. Throw and keychain ship immediately. Tote, books, swag, and booklet available at event or to ship in late November. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
Giveaway is subject to JustRead Publicity Tours Giveaway Policies.
JustRead Rendezvous Takeover Giveaway
This giveaway is hosted by JustRead Tours, not RimSP
Follow along at JustRead Tours for a full list of stops!
What about you? What do you love about attending reader-author events? Only one month left to register for the JustRead Rendezvous – don’t delay!
Would love to go but can’t afford to go at this time, as I have other more important things and expenses that have to come first at this time.
understandable! Maybe it will work out next year 🙂
This sounds like so much fun! I’d love to see you again my dear BFFFC! Also, Beth and some of my author friends! I don’t think I’ll make it this time.
I miss you, my dear BFFFC!!!
I’d love to plan for this one year in the future! I just don’t have enough time to get resources together this year, and we’d already planned travel to see family for the Thanksgiving holiday. So the budget and time off work do not allow for two trips that close together, alas.
understandable! Would love to see you there next year 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you.
If only I knew about this earlier. This sounds exciting.
awww – maybe next year?
It sounds like fun.
it will be! Would love to see you there 🙂
This sounds fun! Not sure I can go this year though, work ramps up around that time for me.
Sounds like a lot of fun.
Marion
This sounds like a blast wish I could go!