Word of South
a Festival of Literature and Music
![ME Pabst last soccer game, Saturday May 18, 2024, & Annie Pabst’s 3 yr old bday party, Sunday May 19, 2024, Ocala, Florida.
[©Cyndi Chambers Sports / 2024]](https://markmustian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/MTM-1-2024-scaled.jpg "MTM 1 - 2024")
About Mark
Mark Mustian is the author of the novels The Return, The Gendarme, and the forthcoming Boy With Wings, as well as the founder of the Word of South Festival of Literature and Music in Tallahassee, Florida.
About Boy With Wings
What does it mean to be different? Following the success of The Gendarme, Mark Mustian returns with another historical fiction masterpiece, Boy With Wings, this time set in the 1930’s in the United States. Coming March 15, 2025 from Köehler Books, it’s the story of a boy… well, with wings.
Also by Mark
About the Festival
Word of South, entering its eleventh year, is a festival devoted to books and music and every combination thereof. The festival has featured artists such as Ann Patchett, Sheila E, Rick Moody, Jeff VanderMeer, Bob Shacochis, Jason Isbell, Robert Olen Butler, Lauren Groff, John T. Edge, John Paul White, Rita Coolidge, and a host of others. Word of South Festival is held each April in Tallahassee, Florida’s Cascades Park.