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Collingswood BookFestival: “It’s where you want to read!”

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Rowan chapter.

On Saturday, October 6th from 10 am to 4 pm localauthors, book nerds of all ages, and vendors gathered for Collingswood BookFestival’s 10th Anniversary.

Located in downtown Collingswood, New Jersey,specifically Haddon Avenue, there were book sales, book signings, entertainmentof all sorts, and food.

Jason Galm and Tara Clapper, two book enthusiastspromoted their self-publishing business, “Nova Scribe” and the bookthey just produced, “Grenadine” at the festival. They stopped by tosay hello to author, Kathy Steel, who wrote “Sally the Sea Star.”

Heather Fesmire is a senior art and journalism major at Rowan University (Class of 2013). She is a freelance artist and journalist. Her hometown is Horsham, Pennsylvania. Heather has shown work in Gold Standard Cafe, illustrated for Tara M. Clapper's "Grenadine," and has done multiple logo designs for different companies, including; Erik J. Designs LLC. and Horsham Township Library. Currently Heather is Her Campus:Rowan's Events and Publicity Director (PR), Photo Blog Section Editor, and Photographer. Heather is also PR of Rowan University's Gay-Straight Alliance, Web Designer and PR for Rowan University's Journalism Club, member of Rowan University's Mortar Board Senior Collage Honor Society, and Illustrator and Designer for Nova Scribe Press. She plans on graduating in the Spring, getting her masters in magazine journalism, and working for a wedding magazine.Heather's Websites and Blogs:HFesmire Creations WebsiteHFesmire Photo BlogBridal Stew: Wedding BlogThe Word on Glassboro: News Blog