[1] It was conceived of by then City Council member Jud Ashman,[2] who currently serves as Mayor, with the support of then Mayor Sidney Katz and the City Council and the Cultural Arts Advisory Committee.

[3] The one day event was held each year between 2010 through 2019 on the grounds of Gaithersburg City Hall.

There was a virtual Festival in 2020 when live events were cancelled due to the pandemic.

[4] Some noted authors who have presented at the Festival include Alice McDermott, Walter Dean Myers, Kwame Alexander, David Axelrod, Dave Barry, Tayari Jones, Richard Blanco, Judah Friedlander, S.A. Cosby, Jeffery Deaver, Sarah Pekkanen, Jeanine Cummins, Jonathan Eig, Nicholas Kristoff, Tim Kurkjian, Laura Lippman, Anthony Marra, Meg Medina, Madeline Miller, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Linda Sue Park, Eric Ripert, Kennedy Ryan, John Scalzi, Lisa Scottoline and Gene Luen Yang.

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