Annual Benefit featuring Bestselling Author & Screenplay Writer C.J. Box

C.J. Box

The West is a place of timeless legends where heroes and outlaws do battle like the gods in ancient myths. In the spirit of the great western storytellers, C. J. Box brings readers into a world where there are still good guys and bad guys. The timelessness of his novels has earned him a consistent place on the bestseller lists.

He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 30 novels, including the Joe Pickett series. He won the Edgar Alan Poe Award for Best Novel (Blue Heaven, 2009) as well as the Anthony Award, Prix Calibre 38 (France), the Maltese Falcon Award (Japan), the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, two Barry Awards, and the 2010 Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Award for fiction. 

He was awarded the 2016 Western Heritage Award for Literature by the National Cowboy Museum and the Spur Award for Best Contemporary Novel by the Western Writers of America in 2017. 

Box is a Wyoming native and has worked as a ranch hand, surveyor, fishing guide, small-town newspaper reporter, and editor. He and his wife Laurie owned an international tourism marketing firm. In 2008, Box was awarded the “BIG WYO” Award from the state tourism industry. An avid outdoorsman, Box has hunted, fished, hiked, ridden, and skied throughout Wyoming and the Mountain West.

JOE PICKETT SERIES

Over ten million copies of his books have been sold in the U.S. and abroad and translated into 27 languages. Two television series were based on his novels: Big Sky on ABC and Joe Pickett on Spectrum Originals and Paramount+. C.J. Box was an Executive Producer for both series. Three-Inch Teeth, the 24th Joe Pickett novel, was published in February of 2024 and debuted at #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list and #1 on the Apple Ebooks Bestseller list. 

CHARACTER-NAMING LIVE AUCTION

We are excited to announce that C.J. Box is offering a special naming opportunity for a character name in an upcoming novel. This is your opportunity to name a character! The character-naming auction will be held following Mr. Box's presentation at the Methodist Church. Please watch for an upcoming email about the auction! 

REGISTER TO ATTEND & THE SPONSORS' RECEPTION 

Sponsorship-Level tickets are now available, and the invitation to attend the Sponsors' Reception is limited to the first 100 registered Sponsors. The Sponsors' Reception will be held at 1390 E. Railroad Ave., Boca Grande, at  6 P.M. and is graciously sponsored by  Dixie & Tom Arthur, Linda & Paul DeBruce, and Cappy & Peter Powell.

This event is now full. To be added to the waitlist, please call the foundation office at (941) 964-0211 or email info@JFLFBG.org. 

All but $50 of each sponsorship ticket is a charitable contribution.

WE THANK OUR COMMUNITY SPONSORS