The annual Literary Award Gala and First Edition Reception are close to my heart! I have been working with the Nashville Public Library Foundation for nearly ten years now, developing great relationships and stretching my creative capacity year after year. Each year, the Foundation selects an author honoree and the event theme is developed around these authors , their work and the intended message for the event attendees . With nearly 400 guests filling the downtown Nashville Library, and a beautifully catered dinner in the breathtaking Grand Reading Room, and a more intimate Patrons event at Nashville’s Parnassus Books the night prior, this is a special weekend.