Patricia Brady
Patricia Brady is a social and cultural historian who has published extensively on first ladies, women, free people of color, cemeteries, literature, and the arts in the South. A Texan, she came to New Orleans in 1961 to attend Newcomb College and has lived in the city ever since. She received the PhD from Tulane…
Read MoreRichon May
Richon May is a New Orleans-based director, producer, actor, teacher, and Goat in the Road ensemble member. Directing credits with the company include the upcoming Gallatin Street, Carlota: the Musical (2024 workshop production), and The Family Line (winner: Big Easy Theater Award for Best Directors). She was one of the lead creative artists and performers…
Read MoreJohn McCusker
John McCusker has been a photojournalist in New Orleans since 1983, working at the Times-Picayune and the New Orleans Advocate. He is the author of Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years of Jazz (2012) and co-author of Jockomo: The Native Roots of Mardi Gras Indians, (2019) both published by the University Press of…
Read MoreJennifer Shaw
Jennifer Shaw is an artist working at the intersection of photography and printmaking. In her work she addresses themes of climate, family, and home. From plastic cameras to photogravures, play and experimentation are integral to her practice. Jennifer earned a BFA in photography at the Rhode Island School of Design. She has published two monographs:…
Read MoreFatima Shaik
Fatima Shaik wrote Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood, an American Book Award winner and Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities 2022 Book of the Year. She received the Louisiana Writer Award in 2021. Shaik is a columnist for VeriteNews.com and has published in Callaloo, Tribes, The Root, In These Times, and…
Read MoreSusan Larson
Susan Larson is the host of The Reading Life on WWNO, New Orleans’ NPR affiliate, the former book editor of The New Orleans Times-Picayune and the author of The Booklover’s Guide to New Orleans. She is the past president of the Women’s National Book Association of New Orleans, which presents the Pinckley Prizes for Crime…
Read MoreElisabeth Nonas
Elisabeth Nonas, the author of four published novels, has written several screenplays as well as short stories, magazine articles, and essays. She coauthored with Simon LeVay the nonfiction City of Friends: A Portrait of the Gay and Lesbian Community in America. She taught screenwriting and writing for emerging media at Ithaca College for 25 years.…
Read MoreDanielle Del Sol
Danielle Del Sol has been executive director of the Preservation Resource Center since 2018. Before that, she served as the assistant editor, and then editor, of Preservation In Print magazine for seven years, and as PRC’s communications director. Danielle holds a Master in Preservation Studies degree from the Tulane University School of Architecture. She sits…
Read MoreTWFest Schedule – 2025
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS & NEW ORLEANS LITERARY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Sunday, March 23 – Sunday, March 30 Tickets are on sale NOW! Sunday, March 23 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…
Read MoreKirsten Reneau
Kirsten Reneau is, before most things, a writer. Her work has been featured in The Threepenny Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Reed Magazine, along with others. She has been nominated several times for the Pushcart and is the recipient of awards such as the Reed Magazine Nonfiction Challenge, Best of the Net, and others. She is…
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