

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Dana Yost & Forrest Peterson Author Visit
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Meet by the fireplace at the Marshall Library for joint book talk with local authors Dana Yost and Forrest Peterson.

Dana Yost was a state and national award-winning daily newspaper editor and writer for 29 years, spending most of his career at the Marshall (Minn.) Independent and West Central Tribune (Willmar, Minn.) Since 2008, he has authored nine books, and had poems published in numerous magazines and literary journals. He is a three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize. His most recent book is No Need to Walk in a Straight Line, a book of poetry. A graduate of Southwest Minnesota State University, he has lived his entire life in the rural Midwest, mostly in Minnesota, plus more than six years in Forest City, Iowa. Learn more about Dana at https://danayostwriter.wordpress.com .

Forrest Peterson and his wife live near a small city in central Minnesota. He received a BA in history from Bethel University in St. Paul, MN, and an MA in journalism and mass communication from the University of Minnesota. He was a newspaper reporter and editor for 20 years, and later served as a public information officer for the state of Minnesota. He has attended workshops at The Loft in Minneapolis and the Iowa Summer Writing Festival at the University of Iowa. His first novel, Good Ice, was published in 2007, and second novel, Buffalo Ridge, in 2012. The Swineherd’s Angel is his third novel, published in 2020, followed by Beyond All That Matters in 2025. Learn more about Forrest at https://forrestpeterson.com .
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/marshall/dana-yost-and-forrest-peterson-author-visit/200029441333321
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Marshall
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 201 C St, Marshall, MN, United States, Minnesota 56258
- **lat**: 44.44077
- **long**: -95.78522
- **full address**: 201 C St, Marshall, MN, United States, Minnesota 56258

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Marshall-Lyon County Library (https://allevents.in/org/marshall-lyon-county-library/26001286)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 201 C St, Marshall, MN, United States, Minnesota 56258
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Marshall-Lyon County Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, festivals, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Dana Yost & Forrest Peterson Author Visit ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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