This weekend's Sunshine State Book Festival keynote speaker will be author Janis Owens. (Courtesy of Janis Owens)

Daryl Mullee proudly displays a section of the blanket she has quilted. Photo by Megan V. Winslow

Some members of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville who are also part of the committee putting on the Sunshine State Book Festival plot out event details. The festival will be held January 27-28. (From left) Jenifer Dearinger, Bonnie Ogle, Pat Caren, Richard Gartee and Mallory O’Connor. (Courtesy of Writers Alliance of Gainesville) Courtesy of Writers Alliance of Gainesville