Susan Williams and Jean Irwin join the Festival in cooperation with the Utah Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Bring your pirate gear! Get crafty with Bad Dog Rediscovers America, Susan Williams, and Jean Irwin. Enjoy pirate-related readings presented by The Assistance League of Salt Lake City. Celebrate the Day of the Dead with Children’s Librarian Lisa Myron—sit among the tombstones of favorite dead children's authors and ring bells to call in their souls.

Enjoy a lively dance performance presented by Roz Newmark and Mary Johnston-Coursey.

Make your own book with The Book Arts Program at the J. Willard Marriott Library.

And don’t miss children’s authors Ann Cannon, Pat Mora, Carla Morris, and Rick Walton!