SUNDAY TWFest EVENTS

9 AM – 2 PM Festival Headquarters open to pick up VIP and LitPasses, purchase Fest merchandise, and to buy tickets. Save time by buying tickets in advance online at www.tennesseewilliams.net/tickets. Sunday, March 24 9 AM—Special Event THE NEW ORLEANS WRITING MARATHON Jumpstart your writing with the New Orleans Writing Marathon! Hosted by founder Richard…

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SATURDAY TWFest EVENTS

9 AM – 4 PM Festival Headquarters open to pick up VIP and LitPasses, purchase Fest merchandise, and to buy tickets. Save time by buying tickets in advance online at www.tennesseewilliams.net/tickets. Saturday, March 23 8:30 – 9:45 AM—Special Event BOOKS AND BEIGNETS WITH GARY RICHARDS This year’s focus shifts to beloved fiction writer Eudora Welty…

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FRIDAY TWFest EVENTS

9 AM – 4 PM Festival Headquarters open to pick up VIP and LitPasses, purchase Fest merchandise, and to buy tickets. Save time by buying tickets in advance online at www.tennesseewilliams.net/tickets.   Friday, March 22 9 AM – 5:15 PM Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference Click here for the full day of events – SCHOLARS CONFERENCE…

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SUNDAY – THURSDAY TWFest EVENTS

Sunday, March 17 2 – 3:15 PM STELLA SHOUTING CONTEST Our beloved Stella Shouting Contest KICKS OFF our Festival on Sunday! Join us in Jackson Square for the annual competition to see who can best impress our judges with their rendition of Stanley Kowalski’s iconic line. Contestant signup begins at 1:30 and we take the…

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2024 TWFest Schedule

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS & NEW ORLEANS LITERARY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Sunday, March 17 2 – 3:15 PM STELLA SHOUTING CONTEST Our beloved Stella Shouting Contest KICKS OFF our Festival on Sunday! Join us in Jackson Square for the annual competition to see who can best impress our judges with their rendition of Stanley Kowalski’s iconic…

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Hey, Stellllllaaaaa!

DONATE BELOW! The contest will be a fundraiser for the New Orleans Family Justice Center, a network of agencies assisting anyone affected by domestic violence. The Festival is happy to partner with the NOFJC as the beneficiary of the fundraiser, as well as to promote the new suicide hotline, 9-8-8, to bring attention to assistance…

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