Celebrate the fourth annual Houston Indie Book Festival along with dozens of nationally-distributed literary journals, local booksellers, publishers, small presses, literary organizations and writers at the Menil Park on Saturday, April 2 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Co-sponsored by NANO Fiction and Gulf Coast, the festival showcases the efforts of writers, artists, teachers, community members, and cultural groups working to make the arts and humanities a vibrant part of the Houston community.

The festival will offer readings by local authors throughout the day, including children’s book author Gwendolyn Zepeda; fiction writers Sophie Rosenblum, Ann Weisgarber, Amelia Gray and Ryan Call; as well as poet Hayan Charara. The Houston Indie Book Fest and Inprint Readings will take place every hour from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

This year’s festival is set to correspond with the Menil Collection’s open house event. Alongside the book fair, visitors can enjoy outdoor art exhibits, tours of the Menil campus, art demonstrations, live music, food trucks and much more!

Kirby Johnson, editor of NANO Fiction and co-organizer of the festival, says, “The Houston Indie Book festival celebrates the creative and cultural value of writing in Houston. It’s refreshing to see the smaller, independent organizations who are working hard to sustain their vital place in our community. The festival is a great chance to show your appreciation and support for these bookstores, publishers, organizations and writers.”

This event is free, and everyone in the community is invited to participate in what has become Houston’s largest and only event of its kind. Attached is a poster listing some of the vendors that will be present, along with a sheet that details the mission and history of the festival.

Since 2008, the Houston Indie Book Festival has steadily expanded from a small gathering of local bookstores and artists to a full-scale regional event. To date, more than 50 exhibitors from all over Texas and the U.S. are scheduled to participate.

More information about the Houston Indie Book Festival is available online at www.indiebookfest.org.

The Houston Indie Book Festival is supported by the Houston Arts Alliance, The Houston Endowment, Inc., Inprint, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Texas Commission on the Arts, and the University of Houston’s Department of English.