The 2025 Louisiana Book Festival will be held on Saturday, November 1.
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Troy Grimes

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Troy Grimes is a writing enthusiast born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is a recent retiree who has had an interest in writing since childhood. The tales he fashions are inspired by one of his favorite quotes, “The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.” – Brandon Sanderson

 

Schedule

3:00 pm to 3:45 pm

State Library, Fifth Floor, Capitol View Room

Louisiana Short Stories: An Anthology from America's Most Storied State

with Pam Bordelon, Gordon Buck, Troy Grimes, Denise Greenwood Loveless, and moderator Rannah Gray

Louisiana Short Stories: Anthology from America's Most Storied State

A collection of short stories written by 20 participants, age 55 and older, in the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge's Creative Aging Writer's Workshop #4. The writers were inspired by the resilience and culture of Louisiana in creating their works of fiction.