Shawna Bleecker | Capital Journal staff

FORT PIERRE — The Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Center might not be the first place that comes to mind when shopping for that hard-to-buy-for person but after Nov. 28, it just might.

The famed rodeo center is holding A Day With the Authors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The public is invited to bring a nonperishable food item for the food pantry to receive a discount off the price of admission, which is $4 for seniors and $5 for adults. Children younger than 5 get in free.

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The event was an inspiration of Blunt resident and published author Doris Lauing helped coordinate the event.

“With the holiday approaching I thought A Day With The Authors would offer a great selection of inexpensive gifts along with the opportunity to meet and visit with the authors and get their purchases personalized,” Lauing said.

Lauing confirmed 10 South Dakota authors to be at the event.

From cowboy poetry to children’s coloring books, the event is sure to have something for everybody.

“South Dakota is packed full of talent that a lot of people don’t know about,” Lauing said.

“We are hoping it will be a success and we will be able do it again and have more authors in the future,” Lauing said.

While there, visitors can tour the rodeo center, check out the gift shop and silently bid on the displayed wreaths. The bids will be awarded Dec. 20 during a Christmas tea party.

“The wreaths are just beautiful and definitely worth coming to see,” the rodeo center’s director Janice Bartels said. “There will be a great group of authors ... whose books are great.”

The authors featured at A Day with the Authors are:

Doris Lauing, of Blunt, “The Fort Pierre Deadwood Trail, A Trail Rediscovered,” “He Walked With The Indians, The Life History of Royal Runge” and “Celebrating 125 Years of Blunt South Dakota”

Blaine Nordvold, of Eagle Butte, “Rhymes & Reasons of Ranching & Rodeo, A Collection of Cowboy Poetry,” volumes I and II.

Mel Anderson, of Wasta, “Pony Tracks — Renegades and Ranching on the Rez,” “Pony Tracks Volume II,” “Days Gone By,” and “Wild Places Wide Apart,” which is also available in audible CD version

Ray Hunter, of Sturgis, “Dim Trails”

Jane Green, of Clark, “Plain Jane’s Misadventures Volume I” and “Plain Jane’s Misadventures Volume II Enjoying the Good Life”

Bill Markley, of Pierre, “Up the Missouri River With Lewis & Clark,” “Dakota Epic Diary of the filming of Dances With Wolves”

Bruce Broseland, of Seneca, “The Last Buffalo” and “A Prairie Prayer”

Laurel L Burke, of Pierre, “Dakota Apparations” and “The River”

The following authors are unable to attend but will have their books available for sale

Greg Latza “Fort Bennett to Fort Pierre Trail, The Casey Tibbs Memorial Ride”

Riley Thelen “Reride” (A child’s book)

Matt Lopez “Coloring Book for Children”