AIBF Stories

As the Amelia Island Book Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary, some of our readers may remember those early celebrations of literacy...

From the title, which is not a misprint, it is clearly apparent that the book festival has undergone numerous changes. The founders, Don...

Young Adult author Lois Lowry stood in the auditorium of Fernandina Beach Middle School in 2004. What motivated her to stride onto the stage

I was blessed to have known Don Parker and Don Shaw, both amazing people, and consider them both friends. One day 21 years ago, out of...

Andrea and I hadn’t moved to Fernandina Beach totally until 1997. We had vacationed at the Surf and Racquet Club from January to March...

Today we begin a series of writings on our blog, starting with a story of how AIBF began, penned by one of the original founders, Don Parker