What: The Southwest Festival of the Written Word's Marketplace, featuring authors, editors, publishers, and literary organizations, with books and services to sell or discuss, is open to the public free of charge. Visit www.swwordfiesta.org for full Festival information including the names of the individuals and organizations who will have booths at the Festival Marketplace.

When: 1:00-4:30pm
Where: Murray Hotel, 200 W. Broadway St, Silver City, NM €”Festival Headquarters

What: The Southwest Festival of the Written Word presents authors and publishers who live and work in the southwest discussing their work and creative processes in nine festival sessions throughout downtown Silver City, NM at times and venues listed above. Session topics include: the publishing industry, fiction, poetry, history, outdoor writing, narrative non-fiction, conversations about "the writer's life", and historical fiction. All sessions are open to the public free of charge. Visit www.swwordfiesta.org for full Festival information, including the Festival Schedule and presenters' bios, and venue addresses.

When: 2:00-3:00pm and 3:30-4:30pm
Where: Festival Venues in historic downtown Silver City, NM: Murray Hotel, Old Elks Lodge, Seedboat Gallery, Church of Harmony, Silver City Public Library, Javalina Coffee House

What: The Southwest Festival of the Written Word's Opening Ceremony is proud to be the venue for the launch of JJ Amaworo Wilson's new novel, Damnificados. The Times, London, describes his work as: "hard-hitting ... in the kind of language that packs a serious punch". Wilson is WNMU's Writer-in-Residence. Open to the public free of charge. Visit www.swwordfiesta.org for full Festival information, including the Festival Schedule and presenters' bios, and venue addresses.

When: 5:00-6:30pm
Where: Light Hall, WNMU, 1000 W. College Ave, Silver City, NM