FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 28, 2012

CONTACT: Jeff Mammenga, Media Coordinator, jeff.mammenga@state.sd.us, (605) 773-6000

Award-winning authors, illustrators signing State Historical Society books across state

PIERRE, S.D.—Three authors and illustrators who have published books with the South Dakota State Historical Society Press will be making book-signing appearances this coming weekend in central and western South Dakota. Each of the authors and illustrators has won national awards for their children’s books over the past few years.

David Volk, co-author of The Mystery of the Pheasants, will make appearances at Prairie Pages in Pierre on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 5-6:30 p.m. (CST); at The Journey Museum in Rapid City on Friday, Nov. 30, from 5-8 p.m. (MST); and at Mitzi’s Books in Rapid City on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (MST)

S. D. Nelson, author and illustrator of Greet the Dawn: The Lakota Way, will sign copies at The Journey Museum in Rapid City on Friday, Nov. 30, from 5-8 p.m. (MST), and at Prairie Edge in Rapid City on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (MST). Nelson will also visit Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, on Nov. 30, to meet with the students there.

Donald F. Montileaux, illustrator of Tatanka and the Lakota People and The Enchanted Buffalo, will sign books at The Journey Museum in Rapid City on Friday, Nov. 30, from 5-8 p.m. (MST)

For more details on each book, visit www.history.sd.gov and click on “Publishing” or call (605) 773-8161.

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The South Dakota State Historical Society is a division of the Department of Tourism. The Department of Tourism is comprised of Tourism, the South Dakota Arts Council, and the State Historical Society. The Department is led by Secretary James D. Hagen. The State Historical Society is headquartered at the South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. The center houses the society’s world-class museum, the archives, and the historic preservation, publishing and administrative/development offices. Call (605) 773-3458 or visit www.history.sd.gov for more information. The society also has an archaeology office in Rapid City; call (605) 394-1936 for more information.