Photo Highlights from the 2002 Celebration

The photos of Isabel Allende and the memoir panel were taken by Zane Handley. The other photos are the work of David Varmecky. Click photos for larger image.

Oprah author Isabel Allende takes time out to autograph books for her fans.

Authors Marion Winik, Edward Swift, Bob Smith, and Lisa See enjoy themselves after their memoir panel. Teresa Miller congratulates actress Marsha Mason and Pulitzer-winner Doug Marlette, who both received special honors at the Celebration. Moderator Lee Cullum visits with biographers Richard Reeves, Arnold Rampersad, and Gerald Clarke. Authors Trisha R. Thomas and Linda Phillips meet for the first time and discover they are fans of each other's work.

"Oklahoma is tallgrass prairie and everlasting mountains. It is secret patches of ancient earth tromped smooth and hard by generations of dancing feet."

--from "Searching for Hidden Rhythms in Twilight Land"
by Michael Wallis