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Read More2023 Program Book
Take a look at our last Festival program book for a look at all of our events. Click the image below for the version you’d like to see: DOWNLOADABLE FULL COLOR PDF …
Read More2023 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…
Read More2023 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…
Read MoreFestival Programming
Get to know our programming: 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 author speak. The usual schedule is four sessions on Thursday and…
Read MorePrevious Festival Program Books
2024 TWFest Program Book 2023 TWFest Program Book 2022 TWFest Program Book Our big in-person return! It was so good to…
Read More2023 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…
Read More2023 One-Act Play Contest Finalists
Congratulations to our winner, runners-up, and finalists in our One-Act Contest. Thank you to our judge, Peter Hagan, and to Dylan Church, our contest coordinator. From top left and moving from left to right, they are: 2023 Winner: Agyeiwaa Asante is a Ghanaian-American theater artist from Maryland, currently based in San Diego. Her plays include Wildest…
Read MoreFestival History
REMEMBERING THE FIRST FESTIVAL: APRIL 3-5, 1987 By Peggy Scott Laborde New Orleans in the mid-1980s was aching with a financial slump. The oil industry, which had been such a strong part of the city’s economy, was no longer a sure thing. The term “cultural tourism” wasn’t yet a phrase in common use. The New…
Read MoreWriter’s Resolutions: A Daylong Retreat
January 14, 2023 9 am – 6 pm CST all sessions virtual $250 Start your writing year right with an inspiring day of resolution-setting. Live virtual sessions on freewriting, establishing healthy habits and habitats, submitting, querying agents, and working with editors will give you the tools to meet your writing goals—all while nurturing your spirit.…
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