Tickets – 2026 Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival

TWFest 2026 is March 25 - 29!

The VIP Pass is the best way to see all of our literary programming plus some evening events at TWF26! Treat yourself to the VIP experience! Our LitPasses are also available for the whole weekend or day-by-day.

New to the Fest? See this Festival Programming Overview for more details.

Refund Policy: Choose your purchases carefully! We do not offer refunds after February 15. Refunds do not include processing or credit card fees which are approximately 3% of any purchase.

Need help with your order? Email us at info@tennesseewilliams.net.

TWFest Memberships

Name	Price	Buy
FOT5-Big Daddy	$2,500.00	FOT5-Big Daddy quantity
FOT4-Maggie the Cat	$1,000.00	FOT4-Maggie the Cat quantity
FOT3-Gentleman Caller	$500.00	FOT3-Gentleman Caller quantity
FOT2-Serafina Delle Rose	$200.00	FOT2-Serafina Delle Rose quantity
FOT1-Baby Doll	$50.00	FOT1-Baby Doll quantity

TWFest Passes

Name	Price	Buy
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS SCHOLARS CONFERENCE PASS 2026	$30.00	TENNESSEE WILLIAMS SCHOLARS CONFERENCE PASS 2026 quantity
2026 TWFest LitPass	Price range: $40.00 through $100.00	2026 TWFest LitPass quantity
2026 VIP Pass	$600.00	2026 VIP Pass quantity

TWFest Events

Writer's Craft Sessions

Day	Name	Price	Buy
THU	MAURICE CARLOS RUFFIN—STARTING AND FINISHING STORIES AND NOVELS	$25.00	MAURICE CARLOS RUFFIN—STARTING AND FINISHING STORIES AND NOVELS quantity
THU	MARGUERITE SHEFFER—WRITING HOPES AND FEARS INTO SPECULATIVE FICTION	$25.00	MARGUERITE SHEFFER—WRITING HOPES AND FEARS INTO SPECULATIVE FICTION quantity
THU	SKYE JACKSON—WHAT A LOVELY WAY TO BURN: NEGOTIATING DISTANCE & DESIRE IN POETRY	$25.00	SKYE JACKSON—WHAT A LOVELY WAY TO BURN: NEGOTIATING DISTANCE & DESIRE IN POETRY quantity
THU	WRITING LITERARY FICTION WITH ROBERT OLEN BUTLER	$25.00	WRITING LITERARY FICTION WITH ROBERT OLEN BUTLER quantity
FRI	MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM—WRITING A MEMOIR: TELLING THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE	$25.00	MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM—WRITING A MEMOIR: TELLING THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE quantity
FRI	CHRISTOPHER CASTELLANI—THE ART OF PERSPECTIVE	$25.00	CHRISTOPHER CASTELLANI—THE ART OF PERSPECTIVE quantity
FRI	CHRISTINE MA-KELLAMS—GREAT BEGINNINGS	$25.00	CHRISTINE MA-KELLAMS—GREAT BEGINNINGS quantity
FRI	LAURA VENITA GREEN—DEVILS, DOPPELGÄNGERS, GHOSTS, AND CREEPY DOLLS: INCORPORATING ENTITY INTO YOUR FICTION TO TELL VERY HUMAN STORIES	$25.00	LAURA VENITA GREEN—DEVILS, DOPPELGÄNGERS, GHOSTS, AND CREEPY DOLLS: INCORPORATING ENTITY INTO YOUR FICTION TO TELL VERY HUMAN STORIES quantity
SAT	PASSIONATE PLOTTING: CRUCIAL PLOT MOVES THAT KEEP READERS HOOKED—MARGOT DOUAIHY	$25.00	PASSIONATE PLOTTING: CRUCIAL PLOT MOVES THAT KEEP READERS HOOKED—MARGOT DOUAIHY quantity
SAT	CHARLES BAXTER: WRITING DURING A TIME OF POLITICAL TURMOIL	$25.00	CHARLES BAXTER: WRITING DURING A TIME OF POLITICAL TURMOIL quantity

Literary Discussions

Special Events

Day	Name	Price	Buy
THU	TRIBUTE READING: FUGITIVE BEAUTY, TENDER FEELINGS, & SPARTAN ENDURANCE—THE WOMEN OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS	$45.00	TRIBUTE READING: FUGITIVE BEAUTY, TENDER FEELINGS, & SPARTAN ENDURANCE—THE WOMEN OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS quantity
FRI	THRUMMING TO THE WORK OF ART: A READING	$10.00	THRUMMING TO THE WORK OF ART: A READING quantity
SAT	BOOKS AND BEIGNETS WITH GARY RICHARDS: THE ROSE TATTOO BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS	$40.00	BOOKS AND BEIGNETS WITH GARY RICHARDS: THE ROSE TATTOO BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS quantity

Theatre

Day	Name	Price	Buy
WED	KIND STRANGER…A MEMORY PLAY	Price range: $35.00 through $50.00	KIND STRANGER…A MEMORY PLAY quantity
FRI	SCHOLARS CONFERENCE - Staged Reading: “Fin du Monde (A Postscript to the Casualty List)”	$10.00	SCHOLARS CONFERENCE - Staged Reading: “Fin du Monde (A Postscript to the Casualty List)” quantity
FRI	WE HAVE NOT LONG TO LOVE: A CELEBRATION OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS	$200.00	WE HAVE NOT LONG TO LOVE: A CELEBRATION OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS quantity
SUN	STAGED READING OF THE WINNING ONE-ACT PLAY	$10.00	STAGED READING OF THE WINNING ONE-ACT PLAY quantity

The Last Bohemia

Day	Name	Price	Buy
WED	Pre-Show Dinner at Tableau	$95.00	Pre-Show Dinner at Tableau quantity
WED	Opening Night After Party at Tableau	$30.00	Opening Night After Party at Tableau quantity
SAT	The Last Bohemian Soiree: An Evening with Billy Eichner	Price range: $20.00 through $50.00	The Last Bohemian Soiree: An Evening with Billy Eichner quantity
SAT	LADYBEAST PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS VAUDEVILLE REVIVAL	Price range: $35.00 through $100.00	LADYBEAST PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS VAUDEVILLE REVIVAL quantity
SUN	BIBI’S KITCHEN: A ROMANI CULINARY RITUAL 2026	$100.00	BIBI’S KITCHEN: A ROMANI CULINARY RITUAL 2026 quantity

Scholars Conference

Day	Name	Price	Buy
FRI	SCHOLARS CONFERENCE - The Catastrophe of Success	$10.00	SCHOLARS CONFERENCE - The Catastrophe of Success quantity
FRI	SCHOLARS CONFERENCE - New Currents in Williams Studies	$10.00	SCHOLARS CONFERENCE - New Currents in Williams Studies quantity
FRI	TENNESSEE WILLIAMS SCHOLARS CONFERENCE PASS 2026	$30.00	TENNESSEE WILLIAMS SCHOLARS CONFERENCE PASS 2026 quantity
FRI	SCHOLARS CONFERENCE - Roundtable: Writers and Directors Influenced by Tennessee Williams	$10.00	SCHOLARS CONFERENCE - Roundtable: Writers and Directors Influenced by Tennessee Williams quantity
FRI	SCHOLARS CONFERENCE - Staged Reading: “Fin du Monde (A Postscript to the Casualty List)”	$10.00	SCHOLARS CONFERENCE - Staged Reading: “Fin du Monde (A Postscript to the Casualty List)” quantity

Conversations

Day	Name	Price	Buy
SAT	CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS MALLON & MARTIN SHERMAN, LED BY MAUREEN CORRIGAN	$10.00	CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS MALLON & MARTIN SHERMAN, LED BY MAUREEN CORRIGAN quantity
SAT	HISTORIC HAPPY HOUR: Cocktail Event & Conversation	$0.00	HISTORIC HAPPY HOUR: Cocktail Event & Conversation quantity
SUN	CLOSING EVENT—FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE: CALL ME IZZY ROUNDTABLE	$0.00	CLOSING EVENT—FROM THE PAGE TO THE STAGE: CALL ME IZZY ROUNDTABLE quantity

Walking Tours

Name	Price	Buy
LGBTQ+ FRENCH QUARTER TOUR	$35.00	LGBTQ+ FRENCH QUARTER TOUR quantity
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS IN HIS OWN WORDS	$40.00	TENNESSEE WILLIAMS IN HIS OWN WORDS quantity
BIGGEST BEAT: THE EXCEPTIONAL MUSICAL HISTORY OF THE FRENCH QUARTER	$40.00	BIGGEST BEAT: THE EXCEPTIONAL MUSICAL HISTORY OF THE FRENCH QUARTER quantity
WRITERS IN NEW ORLEANS: FINDING THEIR PLACE, DEFINING THE CITY	$30.00	WRITERS IN NEW ORLEANS: FINDING THEIR PLACE, DEFINING THE CITY quantity
FRENCH QUARTER GHOSTS AND LEGENDS	$30.00	FRENCH QUARTER GHOSTS AND LEGENDS quantity
QUEER UNDERGROUND	$35.00	QUEER UNDERGROUND quantity

Saints and Sinners 2026 is March 27 - 29!

Weekend registration is below, or you can pick and choose individual events to attend! Day passes are also available under registration.

Saints and Sinners Memberships

Name	Price	Buy
SAS5-Guardian Angel	$1,500.00	SAS5-Guardian Angel quantity
SAS4-Sinner	$500.00	SAS4-Sinner quantity
SAS3-Saint	$300.00	SAS3-Saint quantity
SAS2-Devil	$75.00	SAS2-Devil quantity
SAS1-Cherub	$25.00	SAS1-Cherub quantity

Saints and Sinners Events

Name	Price	Buy
SASFest Writer's Craft—DUSTIN BROOKSHIRE	$25.00	SASFest Writer's Craft—DUSTIN BROOKSHIRE quantity
SASFest Writer's Craft—JERRY L. WHEELER	$25.00	SASFest Writer's Craft—JERRY L. WHEELER quantity
SASFest Writer's Craft—AUDREY WILSON	$25.00	SASFest Writer's Craft—AUDREY WILSON quantity
SASFest Writer's Craft—STEVEN REIGNS	$25.00	SASFest Writer's Craft—STEVEN REIGNS quantity
SASFest Writer's Craft—MATTHEW CLARK DAVISON	$25.00	SASFest Writer's Craft—MATTHEW CLARK DAVISON quantity
SASFest Writer's Craft—ANDREW FAYE & TREBOR HEALEY	$25.00	SASFest Writer's Craft—ANDREW FAYE & TREBOR HEALEY quantity
SASFest Writer's Craft—JEWELLE GOMEZ	$25.00	SASFest Writer's Craft—JEWELLE GOMEZ quantity
SASFest Writer's Craft—THOMAS MALLON	$25.00	SASFest Writer's Craft—THOMAS MALLON quantity
SASFest Writer's Craft—MIAH JEFFRA	$25.00	SASFest Writer's Craft—MIAH JEFFRA quantity
SASFest Writer's Craft—DONNA MINKOWITZ	$25.00	SASFest Writer's Craft—DONNA MINKOWITZ quantity
SAS 2026 Registration	Price range: $35.00 through $200.00	SAS 2026 Registration quantity