The 20th annual Brattleboro Literary Festival was held online and in person in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont, from October 14 to October 17. The festival featured readings, panels, and special events. Participants included poets Joshua Brandon...
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The 2022 Chautauqua Writers’ Festival was held from June 22 to June 25 at the historic Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings and panel...
read moreThe 24th annual Get Lit! Festival was held online and in person from April 21 to April 24 at various venues in and around Spokane, Washington. The festival featured readings, craft classes, and panel discussions for poets, fiction writers, and...
read moreThe 2021 Kentucky Book Festival, presented by Kentucky Humanities, was held online and in person from November 1 to November 6 at Joseph-Beth Booksellers and nearby venues in Lexington, Kentucky. The festival included online and in-person author...
read moreThe Lighthouse Writers Workshop’s 16th annual Lit Fest was held online from June 4 to June 13; the festival was also held in person at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop headquarters in Denver as public health guidelines allowed. The festival...
read moreThe 2021 Portland Book Festival, hosted by Literary Arts, was held online from November 8 to November 12 and culminated with an in-person festival at the Portland Art Museum and the Portland’5 arts event center on November 13. The festival...
read moreThe Renaissance House Residency Program will offer an activist writers festival from September 17 to September 19 for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Participation in the festival may be limited...
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The 2022 Sarah Lawrence College Poetry Festival was held from April 8 to April 10 on the campus of Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, located 30 minutes by train from New York City. The festival features workshops, readings, panel...
read moreThe 2018 Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word was held from October 12 to October 14 at the War Memorial Plaza and the Nashville Public Library in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Sponsored by Humanities Tennessee, the...
read moreThe 2020 Texas Book Festival was held online from October 31 to November 15, with adult programming from November 6 to November 15. The festival featured panels and discussions with more than 125 writers. Participating authors included poets...
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