Brattleboro Literary Festival

The 12th annual Brattleboro Literary Festival will be held from October 4 to October 6, 2013, at various venues in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont. The festival features readings, panels, and special events. Participants in 2012 included poets Martha Collins, Chard deNiord, Major Jackson, Sydney Lea, Daniel Tobin, and Jane Yolen; fiction writers Steve Almond, April Bernard, Ben Dolnick, Kathryn Harrison, Tayari Jones, Victor LaValle, Margot Livesey, Bernice McFadden, Stewart O’Nan, and Edith Pearlman; and creative nonfiction writers Deni Béchard, Vivian Gornick, Alice Kaplan, Howard Frank Mosher, and Alexandra Styron. Most events are free and open to the public. Registration is first come, first served. Visit the website for more information.