Brattleboro Literary Festival

The 25th annual Brattleboro Literary Festival will be held from October 16 to October 18 in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont. The festival features readings, panels, and author conversations. Participating writers include poets Joshua Bennett, Wyn Cooper, Monica Ferrell, Tim Mayo, Iain Haley Pollock, Patricia Smith, and Bianca Stone; fiction writers Hannah Assadi, Christopher Castellani, Amity Gaige, Gish Jen, Jessica Francis Kane, Lily King, Karan Mahajan, Andrew Martin, Tom Perrotta, Erin Somers, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, and Stephanie Wambugu; and nonfiction writers Stefan Merrill Block, James Dodson, Joseph Ellis, Anne Fadiman, Lisa Graves, Michael Hattem, Jamaica Kincaid, Tilar Mazzeo, Imani Perry, Ricky Riccardi, John Seabrook, Namwali Serpell, Beowulf Sheehan, and Vaune Trachtman. All festival events are free and open to the public; seating is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include elevators in all multilevel event spaces; accessible sidewalks, pathways, and doorways; accessible bathrooms with grab bars; accessible parking; accessible festival venues; and assistive listening devices. Contact the Brattleboro Literary Festival staff at [email protected] for additional accessibility details.