January 24, 2026: Former Knox County Corrections Officer Darrell Wiser, a fourth generation Knox County/Knoxville PD law enforcement legacy, will tell us about working in corrections and some of the cases, including tragic violent assaults, murders, and the cocaine bear, that his family has been involved in over generations of service. ​

February 28:  Appalachian WordFest: Smoking Guns will have a joint booth. Leanne Tyler, Kelley Griffin, Ernie Lancaster, and Jeffrey Philips will also have booths. Ernest Lancaster will be speaking on Goals, Motivation, and Conflict. Sharon Griffith will be presenting, Inspired by Mountain Tales.

March 28 : Our own Karen Hall, author of several Brotherhood Protectors series books, Ms. Holly and Mr. Ivy Save Christmas, and most recently, Victorian mystery Murder at the Summer Fete, on Setting. 

April 25:  NYT Bestselling Thriller and Military Sci-Fi author Bob Mayer on writing craft. His four books on writing in a bundle for $8. Note he has a Freebies page at his website!

May 23 :  No Meeting - Memorial Day Weekend 
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June 6/7: Lenoir City Arts and Crafts Festival - Smoking Guns will have a joint booth. 

June 27: Anniversary Celebration 

July 25: Terena Bell is a book publicist and writer. She's successfully secured clients coverage from "The Today Show," NPR, Good Housekeeping, Book Riot, New Books Network, and others. Her debut short fiction collection, Tell Me What You See (Whiskey Tit, 2022), was named one of the “best books of the century (so far)” by New York Society Library and a Ms Magazine must-read. The title story was a New York Foundation for the Arts grant winner and another from the collection has been optioned to become a feature film.

August 22:  

• Q and A with Knox County Sheriff K9 Deputy and her K9, Tyson. Lunch on site.

September 26: Cumberland Gap Harvest Moon Festival Booth! 

​October 24: Field Trip

November 

December 12 :  HOLIDAY PARTY

January 23, 2027: