Be Part of Creating a Place Where Stories Are Shared and New Stories Begin

This year, we invite you to join some of the best children’s literature authors in the world—Mitali Perkins, Gary D. Schmidt, Daniel Nayeri, S. D. Smith, and more—in Bluefield, WV, on April 24–25, 2026, to be reminded of what is important and good. The work of these storytellers has carried families through grief, lit sparks of courage, and awakened wonder. These are writers who speak simply of beauty without being naïve and who handle complex brokenness with unrelenting hope.