The first Way Out West Texas Book Festival was a rousing success! 

We wish to thank all of our authors that participated and all of the vendors that showed up and sold books.

• We have posted comments from the authors below:

• Felicidades! Wow for WOW. You knocked it out of the park your first time at bat. All four of us had a wonderful time. You all could not have been better hosts. - Sarah Bird
• I wanted to write and thank you for a wonderful experience in Alpine this weekend.  I know the festival will grow and be successful thanks to the high level of organization, friendly relaxing climate, and the wonderful people and facilities.  -  Sharon Spinks
• Y'all did a great job with the festival and I had an excellent time.  - Mike Cox
• Thank you to everyone involved for the West Texas hospitality!  I enjoyed the event and hope to be involved in the future.  - Mike Blakely
• Thanks, we enjoyed ourselves.  We think it went off very well.  -  Elmer Kelton
• Thanks for all you did to make our experience of the book festival so pleasurable.  - Benjamin Saenz
• We had a great time.  Congratulations to the whole cadre of WOWistas.  - Bobby & Lee Byrd
• Thank you for the wonderful festival.  Daniel and I had a great time and I have recommended the festival to many as one of the best I've ever been to.  Congratulations!  -  Denise Chavez 
• Thank you so very much for one of the best festivals I've ever had the pleasure of being involved in.  Well done!  -  Tim McKenzie
• We had a great time and are looking forward to next year.  -  Bob Kinford
• Had a great time, thanks.  -  Doc Dallas
• Thanks for inviting me to the book festival - I had a great time!  -  Roy Morey
• I so very much enjoyed the festival.  Lisa and I couldn't have had a better time.  -  Larry Thomas