Barbara Presnell
Upcoming Events
Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
September 10-12, 2026
Burnsville, NC
Since I first heard about the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival, I hoped one day I'd be invited. Is there a place more beautiful than Burnsville? A place more welcoming, more inviting? This year, the festival returns after a difficult recovery from Helene. Welcome back, CMLF! I'm thrilled to be a part of the amazing lineup of writers of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction who will come to the mountains to talk books and words. Stayed tuned for more details, and click on the link below.
Lexington Book Festival
April 17, 2027
Now in its fifth year, the Lexington Book Festival takes over Main Street and downtown Lexington for a day of programs, readings, discussions, and signings. Please join us on April 17! I'm thrilled to be participating along with some of our most fun, energetic, and progressive writers of children, young adult, and adult books.
My Community
Stops along the way. . .
Randolph Art Guild, w/Friends of the Library (Asheboro)
Delicious Reads: Hub City Roundable (Spartanburg, SC)
Neuse River Writers (Smithfield)
Princeton Public Library (Princeton)
Johnston County History Museum (Selma)
Lexington Library Annex (w/Friends of the Lexington Library)
South Carolina Military Museum (Columbia, SC)
Ice Cream Social and Book Discussion (Grace Episcopal Church)
Lexington Library Memoir Writing Class (Lexington)
West Point Society of the NC Piedmont (Greensboro)
Burlington Writers Club (Burlington)
103.3 Radio (Asheville)
City Lights Bookstore (Sylva)
Arts Davidson County (Lexington)
Military Officers of America Association (MOAA) (Burlington)
Scuppernong Bookstore (Greensboro)
Well of Mercy (Hamptonville)
Book clubs!
Club of the Twelve (Lexington)
Voices Between the Lines (Lexington)
Bookies (Seagrove)
Reading Between the Wines (Lexington)
Belles Lettres (Lexington)
Reviewer's Book Club (Asheboro)
Sorosis (Lexington)
Best Book Club (BBB) (Greensboro)