Meet Our 2024 SAS Fiction Judge Greg Herren!

By Tracy Cunningham | October 29, 2024 | Comments Off on Meet Our 2024 SAS Fiction Judge Greg Herren!

Learn more about this year’s SAS Fiction judge, Greg Herren, in his interview by our publicist, Reine Dugas.     What is it about a story that first captures your interest? A strong opening and beautiful use of language. What are you always happy to see in a short story? (a symbol, theme, place, literary device) I…

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All Contest Guidelines

By Tracy Cunningham | October 22, 2024 | Comments Off on All Contest Guidelines

TWF Fiction Contest Grand Prize $1,500 Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the Festival in New Orleans VIP All-Access Festival pass for the next Festival ($600 value) Public reading at the next Festival Publication in French Quarter Journal Photo and bio on our website for approx. one year Interview feature…

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2024 SASFest Feedback

By Tracy Cunningham | April 24, 2024 | Comments Off on 2024 SASFest Feedback

We hope you enjoyed the 2024 Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival. We’d love to hear from you! The survey below provides us with vital information for our grants, grant reports, and for future planning. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!  

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2024 TWFest Feedback

By Tracy Cunningham | April 24, 2024 | Comments Off on 2024 TWFest Feedback

We hope you enjoyed the 2024 Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival. We’d love to hear from you! The survey below provides us with vital information for our grants, grant reports, and for future planning. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!  

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Scholarship Pass Program presented by The Helis Foundation

By Tracy Cunningham | March 7, 2024 | Comments Off on Scholarship Pass Program presented by The Helis Foundation

Thanks to a generous grant from The Helis Foundation, we are pleased to offer scholarship LitPasses to students and their teachers.   The Festival LitPass admits you to: All literary discussion panels at TWFest and SASFest. TWF featured conversations Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference Any event with LitPass in the venue/price line of the description.  Once…

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2024 Writer’s Resolutions Retreat Session Notes & Links

By Tracy Cunningham | January 22, 2024 | Comments Off on 2024 Writer’s Resolutions Retreat Session Notes & Links

Link to 2024 Writer’s Resolutions Session Leader Bios SESSION 1:  Write Every Day Begin the day with unbridled writing. A New Orleans Writing Marathon will cure your writer’s block as you learn to freewrite with no critical voices or feedback—just pure joy. Correspondents from a live French Quarter writing marathon will check in, bringing us…

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2024 WRITER’S RESOLUTIONS RETREAT LEADERS

By Tracy Cunningham | December 26, 2023 | Comments Off on 2024 WRITER’S RESOLUTIONS RETREAT LEADERS

Kayla Min Andrews is a biracial, Korean American writer living in New Orleans. She has a piece forthcoming from The Massachusetts Review and has been published in Cagibi for fiction, Halfway Down the Stairs for nonfiction, and Asymptote for literary translation. Her work was nominated for a Best of the Net 2020. She was a finalist in the Tennessee Williams and New Orleans…

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2025 Retreat

By Tracy Cunningham | November 8, 2023 | Comments Off on 2025 Retreat

Welcome to our virtual retreat! We’re excited that you’re part of the lineup. I’m your contact for logistics and promotion, so let me know if you have any questions. Please fill out the form below. Cheers, Tracy Cunningham, Managing Director tracy@tennesseewilliams.net  |  225.937.9754

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Welcome, Speakers!

By Tracy Cunningham | September 27, 2023 | Comments Off on Welcome, Speakers!

Welcome to our 2024 Festival lineup! We are so happy you’re part of the Festival.  Please mark the Fest dates: March 20 – 24, 2024.   While the Fest is Wed – Sun, author events are typically Th – Sun. As soon as we can, we’ll give you the exact date and time of your event(s).…

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