2023 Program Book

Our full color program books are here! Click the image below for the version you’d like to see:                                           DOWNLOADABLE FULL COLOR PDF                           …

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2023 TWFest Very Short Fiction Contest Finalists

Congratulations to our 2023 winner, runners-up, and finalists. Thank you to Olivia Clare Friedman for serving as our judge this year and to James Jordan for coordinating this contest. From top left moving left to right, they are: 2023 RUNNER – UP: Joshua Ambre (he/him/his) is a queer poet and writer committed to poking holes…

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The Last Bohemia Fringe Festival

NEW THIS YEAR! The Last Bohemia Fringe Festival, a program of the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival, presents a series of performances Thursday – Saturday, March 23 – 25. All performances at The Twilight Room, 2240 St. Claude Avenue. Ticket links under each event. NIGHTLY HEADLINERS   Thursday, March 23  9:00 PM – Nightingale…

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2023 TWFest Schedule

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS & NEW ORLEANS LITERARY FESTIVAL MARCH 19 – 26, 2023 Sunday, March 19 1 – 2:30 PM—Literary Discussion IT’S A NEW ORLEANS THING:  YOUNG AUTHORS AS CULTURE BEARERS During the spring of 2022 while moving in and out of quarantine, 30 juniors at Living School worked with 826 New Orleans and local culture…

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2023 TWFest Poetry Finalists

Congratulations to our 2023 Poetry winner, runners-up, and finalists. Thank you to Louisiana Poet Laureate Mona Lisa Saloy for judging this year and to Dylan Church, our contest coordinator. From the top left moving left to right, they are: Brandon Blue is a black, queer, poet, educator, and MFA candidate at Arizona State University from…

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Festival Programming

For the 2023 Schedule of Events, click HERE. General Info About Events at our Annual Festival Writer’s Craft Series Our Writer’s Craft Series features award-winning writers sharing their experience and expertise. Open to the public, it is perfect for writers of any skill level, as well as literary lovers who want to hear their favorite…

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Previous Festival Programs

2022 TWFest Program Book Our big in-person return! It was so good to be back in the French Quarter!   2021 TWFest Program Book  The Festival that had to go Virtual! View content on our YouTube Channel.   2020 TWFest Program Book The Festival we had to cancel two weeks before opening. But check out…

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2023 TWFest Fiction Contest Finalists

Congratulations to our 2023 Fiction Contest winner, runners-up, and finalists. Thank you Timothy Schaffert for being our judge this year and to Dylan Church, our contest coordinator. Sabrynne Buchholz is a writer, artist, musician, tea-enthusiast, and avid bug friend. Sabrynne is at home in Colorado, where she thoroughly enjoys the snowy winter weather and opportunities…

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