Press Room

Festival Staff / September 14, 2009

The Tucson Festival of Book is sponsored by the Arizona Daily Star and hosted and organized by The University of Arizona. Net proceeds will promote literacy in Southern Arizona through the Tucson Festival of Books Foundation, a 501c (3) nonprofit organization.

Media Contacts:

Tucson:
Pat Dunham
Patdunham@aol.com

Arizona and National:
Kimberly Schmitz
kschmitz@visittucson.org

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