Date & Time
5:00pm EDT - 8:00pm EDT
Price
About This Event
17th Annual Authors for Literacy Fundraiser, featuring New York Times bestselling author, Margot Lee Shetterly
- Thursday, April 30, 2026
- A-B Tech Conference Center: 16 Fernihurst Dr, Asheville, North Carolina 28801
- Doors open at 5 p.m. for mixing and mingling and heavy hors d’oeuvres (gluten free and vegetarian options will be available) + complimentary wine and beer
- Seated program begins at 6:30 p.m. (includes stories of impact from our staff, students, and board + keynote from Margot Lee Shetterly)
- General admission tickets: $100.00
- Tutor/Volunteer Discount Ticket: $75.00
- Reserve A Table (8 seats): $800.00
- Book signing managed by Malaprop’s Bookstore
- For more information or support call Linda Murphey at (828) 254-3442 x 206 or email at development@lit-together.org
Writer, researcher, and entrepreneur Margot Lee Shetterly is the author of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race, which was a top book of 2016 for both TIME and Publisher’s Weekly, a USA Today bestseller, and a #1 (instant) New York Times bestseller.
Margot explores the barriers Black women with careers in science had to break, and how, with the support of colleagues, they expanded the boundaries of possibility in the workplace and in science. We are thrilled and honored to welcome Margot to our Authors for Literacy Fundraiser on April 30, 2026 at the A-B Tech Conference Center. Tickets on sale through Thursday, April 16.
Revisit Authors for Literacy 2025
Proceeds from the Authors for Literacy Event will benefit programs to help people of all ages reach their personal and educational goals through the power of literacy. Literacy Together provides volunteer tutors to more than 450 students and sends books to over 6,600 preschool children in Buncombe County.
Email development@lit-together.org to join the waitlist
Email development@lit-together.org to join the waitlistAbout This Event
17th Annual Authors for Literacy Fundraiser, featuring New York Times bestselling author, Margot Lee Shetterly
- Thursday, April 30, 2026
- A-B Tech Conference Center: 16 Fernihurst Dr, Asheville, North Carolina 28801
- Doors open at 5 p.m. for mixing and mingling and heavy hors d’oeuvres (gluten free and vegetarian options will be available) + complimentary wine and beer
- Seated program begins at 6:30 p.m. (includes stories of impact from our staff, students, and board + keynote from Margot Lee Shetterly)
- General admission tickets: $100.00
- Tutor/Volunteer Discount Ticket: $75.00
- Reserve A Table (8 seats): $800.00
- Book signing managed by Malaprop’s Bookstore
- For more information or support call Linda Murphey at (828) 254-3442 x 206 or email at development@lit-together.org
Writer, researcher, and entrepreneur Margot Lee Shetterly is the author of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race, which was a top book of 2016 for both TIME and Publisher’s Weekly, a USA Today bestseller, and a #1 (instant) New York Times bestseller.
Margot explores the barriers Black women with careers in science had to break, and how, with the support of colleagues, they expanded the boundaries of possibility in the workplace and in science. We are thrilled and honored to welcome Margot to our Authors for Literacy Fundraiser on April 30, 2026 at the A-B Tech Conference Center. Tickets on sale through Thursday, April 16.
Revisit Authors for Literacy 2025
Proceeds from the Authors for Literacy Event will benefit programs to help people of all ages reach their personal and educational goals through the power of literacy. Literacy Together provides volunteer tutors to more than 450 students and sends books to over 6,600 preschool children in Buncombe County.
Getting There
A-B Tech Conference Center
16 Fernihurst Dr
Asheville, 28801
United States
Date & Time
5:00pm EDT - 8:00pm EDT