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  • About
  • Chapters
  • Events
    • For the Love of Books Virtual 5K/10K
    • TomeCon
    • Tome Literacy Week
  • Books
    • Vote
  • Competitions
    • Reading Bowl >
      • Reading Bowl Hall of Fame
    • Competition Exemplars
  • Donate
    • Sponsors
    • Take The Risk Official T Shirt
  • Volunteer
  • Reader Review Form
  • Blog
  • Advisers
  • Contact
  • Tome in the News
  • TomeCon 2020 On Demand
    • Club Tome - TCOD
    • Jr. Tome - TCOD
    • Tome Society- TCOD
Tome Student Literacy Society

TomeCon

Where authors are rock stars. 
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TomeCon 2020

EVENT CANCELED
March 24, 2020
9:00 am -5:00 pm

The University of North Georgia, Gainesville Campus
3820 Mundy Mill Rd, Oakwood, GA 30566
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TomeCon 2o20 shirts available!

TomeCon 2020 T Shirt - Youth

$17.00
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TomeCon 2020 T Shirt - Adult

$17.00
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TomeCon 2020 T Shirt -Adult Plus Sizes

$19.00
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Important dates & Deadlines

  • TomeCon 2020 - ​March 24, Tuesday, 9am-5pm - EVENT CANCELED

Tickets & Options

Student Tickets
  • Early - $20
  • Regular - $30
  • Late - $40
  • At-the-door* - $45 
*Schools/individuals may register no more than 3 students at-the-door; please use pre-registration options.
 *All TomeCon tickets and purchases are non-refundable.* 


Adult Tickets
  • Early - $10
  • Regular - $12
  • Late - $15
  • At-the-door - $20
  • Half-Day Volunteers - FREE*
  • Full-Day Volunteers - FREE, lunch provided*
  • Chapter Advisers/ Reading Bowl Coaches - FREE (max. 2 per chapter)
  • Necessary Student Service Personnel (Nurse, Para, Bus Driver) - FREE
*Groups bringing students to TomeCon are REQUIRED to provide at least 1 half or full-day adult volunteer for the event, or be subject to a $100 opt-out fee. 
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Pre-ordered Lunch
  • Turkey & cheese sandwich, chips, cookies, drink - $9
*TomeCon attendees are welcome to bring their own lunches, and encouraged to bring snacks and drinks for other times throughout the day.
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TomeCon T-shirt
Heathered-black, premium t-shirt
  • Youth & Adult sizes- $15
  • 2XL, 3XL - $18
*Limited sizes of the TomeCon T-shirt will be available at the event.
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*The "Find Your Spark" TomeCon 2020 logo and t-shirt image may not be reproduced in any form.  
*All TomeCon tickets and purchases are non-refundable.* ​
TomeCon is an exciting day of concurrent sessions based on all facets of literacy for students in grades 3-12.
Session topics include reading, writing, technology, engineering, art, music, and more!
Authors from across the country visit with and teach students at the conference.
​Students also receive awards for their participation in Tome Competitions throughout the year.  

TomeCon Schedule & Featured Events

EVENT CANCELED
8:00 am - Registration
9:15 am - Session 1

*Elementary School Reading Bowl Championship
*All grades Book Talk competition

10:15 am - Session 2
*Middle School Reading Bowl Championship
*All grades Book Talk competition

11:15 am - Session 3
*High School Reading Bowl Championship
*All grades Book Talk competition

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Elementary School Lunch
*Jr. Tome (Middle School) It List Author Panel 
(Alan Gratz, Dusti Bowling, Alexandra Diaz, Erin Dionne)
12:15 pm - Session 4
*Middle School Lunch
*Club Tome (Elementary School) It List Author Panel
(Kristin Tubbs & Susan Fletcher) 
1:15 pm - Session 5
*High School Lunch
*Elementary School Awards

2:15 pm - Session 6
*Middle School Awards
*Tome (High School) It List Author Panel (
Alan Gratz, Annie Sullivan, Jodi Meadows, Rebecca Ross)
3:15 pm - Session 7
*High School Awards
4:15 pm - Session 8
*All conference Book Signing and Presenter Meet-&-Greet (This is the ONLY time that authors will sign books and other items for attendees during the day). 

Featured IT List Author Presenters

Alan Gratz (Grenade)
Alexandra Diaz (The Only Road)
Annie Sullivan (A Touch of Gold)
Dusti Bowling (24 Hours in Nowhere)
Erin Dionne (Lights, Camera, Disaster) Virtual Chat
Jodi Meadows (Before She Ignites + My Plain Jane)
Kathryn Holmes - Virtual Chat (How It Feels To Fly)
Livia Blackburne - Virtual Chat (Rosemarked)
McCall Hoyle (Meet the Sky)
Stephanie Kate Strohm - Virtual Chat (It's Not Me, it's You)
Susan Fletcher (Journey of the Pale Bear)
Rebecca Ross (The Queen's Rising)
Kristin O'Donnell Tubb (The Story Collector)
margaret p. haddix - virtual chat (The summer of broken things)

And more!

Josie Bailey, Storyteller
Pintip Dunn
Brian Buffington
Kyle Jarrard, Magician
Demitria Lunetta
Erin Gunti
Erin Summerill
Gwendolyn Napier, Storyteller
Kate Karyus Quinn
Mindy McGinnis
jenny cote
Jackson Pearce
PLUS:
​Kathy Church, and her reptile friends
Patrice MacLaurin, Author
STEM Zone
Art + Photography Sessions
Cosplay with Hashbrown Cosplay
​AND MORE!! 
TomeCon 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus Policy

Read about last year's event, TomeCon 2019 here:
​https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/how-tomecon-ignites-stronger-passion-reading-young-minds/
Tome Student Literacy Society
tometeam (at) tomesociety (dot) org
readingbowl (at) tomesociety (dot) org
​770.609.7904
PO Box 129 . Lula . GA . 30554