Summer Literary Events

National Book Festival
September 5, 2015
Washington Convention Center
Washington, D.C.
To mark this anniversary, as well as the the 200th anniversary of the Library’s acquisition of Thomas Jefferson’s personal library, the festival will have as its theme Jefferson’s quote, “I Cannot Live Without Books.”

Three Rivers Storytelling Festival
August 7th & 8th 2015
Pittsburgh, PA
For 15 years, the Three Rivers Storytelling Festival has presented a two-day storytelling festival that features national and regional tellers, workshops, master storytelling classes, Liars’ Contests, Ghost Stories, and Youth Concerts. It has received foundational and organizational funding to support its work in promoting awareness and appreciation of the art of oral storytelling to intergenerational and multi-cultural audiences throughout Western Pennsylvania.

Montana Book Festival
September 10-12, 2015
Missoula, MT
Through its annual literary festival and related events, The Montana Book Festival Association seeks to foster interest in literature for people of all ages, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provide a vibrant, compelling forum for the literary arts.