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DPL’s Readers & Writers Jubilee

DPL’s Readers & Writers Jubilee will take place on:

Saturday, June 13, 2026

The 2026

Readers & Writers Jubilee:

Saturday, June 13, 2026

If you are a PUBLISHED author of books for ADULTS* and are interested in participating please complete and submit this form.

*Beginning in 2026, the Jubilee will be for adults only. Books for patrons aged 17 and under will not be included in this event.

COMPLETION OF THIS FORM DOES NOT GUARANTEE A SPOT IN THE EVENT.

We will contact you with more information when it is available.

Thank you so much for your interest in DPL’s Annual Readers and Writers Jubilee!

If you are a published author interested in participating in next year’s event,

please fill out this form. 

A huge thank you to special guest Lesa Carnes Shaul and all of the authors who helped make our  2025 Readers & Writers Jubilee a success!

If you have questions about DPL’s Readers & Writers Jubilee, contact:

Rhonda Bolan

Marketing & Outreach Office

256-340-5780

stephrhonda@myDPL.org.

Dean (Miranda) James, author of

the Cat in the Stacks 

mystery series, was our 

featured speaker at the 2024 Jubilee.

The Inimitables, from left to right: Linda Winstead Jones, Beverly Jenkins, & Linda Howard.

Linda Winstead Jones and Linda Howard were the featured speakers at our first Readers & Writers Jubilee (2019), and Beverly Jenkins was the featured speaker at the 2023 event.

Thank you to our partners: