Festivities

Join Us for the 2026 High Plains International Book Awards

October 3rd, 2026
Billings Public Library & MSU Billings Glacier Room

Celebrate the best in literature from and about the High Plains region. Don’t miss a full day of author panels, book sales, and our evening awards ceremony.

• Author Panels: 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM @ Billings Public Library
• Awards Presentation: 7:00 PM @ MSU Billings Glacier Room
  Open to the public, free admission

HPBA Panel Discussions: October 3rd, 2026 @ Billings Public Library

11:00am - When More Heads Are Better Than One: The Art of Collaboration

• Bruce Bugbee
• Robert Kiesling
• John Wright
• Dave Hage
• Josephine Marcotty
• Brian Maguire
• Brandon Reintjes
• Kathryn Shanley

12:00pm - Exploring and Exploding Mythologies

• Todd Goddard
• Giano Cromley
• Russell Rowland
• Megan Freeman
• Michele Battiste

1:00pm - Why Does History Matter?

• Lorissa Rinehart
• Paul Hedren
• Cathy Melin-Moser
• Lee Cooper
• Corrie Williamson

2:00pm - Exploring the Human Condition Across Genres

• Tami Haaland
• Evanthia Bromiley
• Becky Jensen
• Ree Rozier
• Erika Krouse
• Edward Willett

3:00pm - Imagery at Work

• Sheryl Noethe
• Casey Rislov
• Zachary Pullen
• Edie Vogel
• Jim Baken
• Arnolda Dufour Bowes