11 Kootenay writers gathered at Lotus Books in Cranbrook for the Kootenay Authors Fair on Saturday, Dec. 5. Back row, left to right: Colin Cartwright (“Empty on the Swan” and “Kootenay Bears”), Frank McIntyre (co-author, “A Promise That Bears Honour”), Keith Liggett (“Like Socks In The Dryer”), Keith G. Powell ((“Living in the Shadow of Fisher Peak”), Dennis Dilts (co-author, “A Promise That Bears Honour”). Middle row, left to right: Janet Penner )”Waltzing with Dad”), Jim Cameron (“Cranbrook Then and Now, Vol. I”), Brendan Gillen (“Adventures in Stewart”). Front, left to right: Elinor Florence (“A Bird’s Eye View”), Amanda Bath (“Disaster in Paradise”), Bill Roberts (“Best Miners in the World”).