HAWLEY, PA — The second annual AuthorFest will be held at the Hawley Silk Mill on Saturday, February 14. Workshops begin at 9:45 a.m., and the meet-and-greet with the authors will last from 12 noon to 3 p.m. The event is free, and books by each of the authors will be for sale in a special bookstore manned by members of the Hawley Rotary. For more information email yannster@ptd.net or call 570/253-5468.

Juan H. Espino, proprietor of the Looking Glass Gallery in the Silk Mill, spearheaded last year’s event and has created an expanded version this year. For 2015, in addition to more than 25 authors, who will make themselves available in the afternoon to meet the public and answer questions about their books and the writing process, there will be two workshops on publishing in the morning.

Among the authors participating in the event are Christine San José, author of picture books “Cinderella” and “Emperor’s New Clothes,” among others, and a poetry anthology (co-authored with Bill Johnson), “Every Second Something Happens;” and Patricia Thomas, author of “‘Stand Back,’ said the Elephant, ‘I’m Going to Sneeze.’” “Firefly Mountain,” “Mouse’s Christmas Cookie” and other picture books.