2023 Will Mark Our 25th Anniversary!
Interested in participating in our 25th anniversary festival? Submit your event ideas via Submittable now through October 1st! Check out our guidelines for more information on how to submit.
Thank you for making this year's festival such a success!
Our Headlining Events from the Festival
An Evening of Queer Poetry featuring Chen Chen, Tobias Wray, and Rajiv Mohabir
At the Museum of Arts and Culture
An Evening with Brandon Hobson and Lesley Nneka Arimah
At The Bing Crosby Theater
Craft Classes
Creating Tension in Fiction: A Craft Class with Brandon Hobson
Writing the Bizarre: A Craft Class with Rajiv Mohabir
On Beginning (Again): A Craft Class with Chen Chen
Writing the Macabre—Horror in Creative Nonfiction: A Craft Class with Sayantani Dasgupta
Weekend Pass
We held 15 events as well as our book fair featuring 25+ bookish organizations at the Montvale Event Center! We also had Doma Coffee Roasters serving free coffee in the morning and Feast World Kitchen serving meals for purchase.
Unique Events
We hosted a conversation on writing and directing for the world of film with Ken Kwapis, Eric Horsted, Karl Schaefer, Delondra Mesa, Misty Grace, and Rebecca Cook.
We were lucky enough to have our first-ever events surrounding the world of gaming. Beth The Bard will be joining us for a panel discussion on the intricacies of life as a game writer. She will then act as Dungeon Master for a Live RPG game!
Inspired Partnerships Program
Since 2017, local bars and restaurants have been creating drinks inspired by our authors and donating $1 from each sale back to the festival.
Learn more about the festival here.