The 19th annual Brattleboro Literary Festival was held online from October 15 to October 18. The festival featured readings, panels, and special events. Participants included poets Paige Ackerson-Kiely, Cameron Awkward-Rich, Andrea Cohen, Chard...
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The 2021 Chautauqua Writers’ Festival will be held from June 23 to June 26 at the historic Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York. The conference features workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings and...
read more Event Date: June 23, 2021
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
The 2021 Get Lit! Festival will be held online from April 12 to April 18. The festival features readings, craft classes, panel discussions, cocktail hours, and an annual Pie & Whiskey event for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction...
read more Event Date: April 12, 2021
The 2020 Kentucky Book Festival, presented by Kentucky Humanities, was held online from November 9 to November 14, with additional online programming on Thursday evenings from September 17 to November 5. The festival featured live and prerecorded...
read moreThe Lighthouse Writers Workshop’s 16th annual Lit Fest will be held online from June 4 to June 13; the festival will also be held in person at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop headquarters in Denver as public health guidelines allow. The festival...
read more Event Date: June 4, 2021
The 2020 Portland Book Festival, hosted by Literary Arts, was held online from November 5 to November 21. The festival featured events including author discussions and writing workshops. Participating authors included poets Natalie Diaz, Naomi...
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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