Festival Updates
WRITING CONTESTS ARE OPEN!
Calling all writers, our 2025-2026 writing contests are now open! Send us your One-Act Plays, Poetry, Fiction, and Very Short Fiction. We have four amazing judges, Justin Maxwell, Skye Jackson, Ladee Hubbard, and Addie Citchens, who'll choose our winners to win cash and prizes!
Find details on guidelines and eligibility for all four contests HERE.
We can't wait to read your words!
Want to what it's like to win one of our contests? Check out the interviews with our 2025 winners HERE.
2025 TWFest PROGRAM COVER!
Take a look at our gorgeous TWFest25 Program Cover featuring a photograph from local New Orleans photographer Frank Relle. CLICK HERE to see the cover and learn more about the story behind it!
Find the FULL Festival schedule HERE and a PDF of our full program book HERE.
Discover The Last Bohemia!
Join us for The Last Bohemia, a series of theatre, music, and social events embodying New Orleans culture, the spirit of Tennessee Williams, and the profound effect New Orleans had on our namesake.

Our 2024 Festival was spectacular! Check out the 2024 Showreel above brought to us by our friends at The Bend Media.
And here is the 2024 Festival Program Book with cover image from local photographer Marco Rasi.
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