Megan Abbott
Megan Abbott is the award-winning author of eleven crime novels, including You Will Know Me, Beware The Woman and the New York Times bestseller The Turnout, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Paris Review and the Wall Street Journal. Dare Me,…
Read MoreThe Tennessee Williams Ball
The Tennessee Williams Ball The Tennessee Williams Ball is set for Sunday, June 1, from 7 to 10 pm at the Hotel Peter and Paul, 2317 Burgundy Street, New Orleans 70117. Prepare for a night of dancing and revelry under the stained glass prisms of this 19th Century former church, now a sumptuous event space…
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THE FICTION SESSIONS: A READING SERIES A partnership with Third Lantern Lit A New Community Partnership! We’re so excited to announce The Fiction Sessions: A Reading Series in partnership with Third Lantern Lit. Upcoming events will include quarterly generative writing and revising sessions, workshops on reading your work to an audience, and readings selected from…
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Readers & Writers Welcome, readers and writers! Wanting to find inspiration and writing tips? Searching for your next great read? Look no further! Writers’ Practices 📝 In her 1977 diary, Susan Sontag, critical essayist, novelist and writer of “On Photography,” reveals her private resolutions that helped her stick to her daily writing habits. “Starting tomorrow…
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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…
Read MoreFestival Welcome Kit
Festival Welcome Kit Welcome to the Tennessee Williams Festival! Whether you’re brand new and needing a place to start, or a returning Festival veteran looking to make your next Fest even better, you’ve come to the right place. Browse below to find out how to have your best festival experience and make the most of…
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The 2025 Festival Our 2025 Festival was one for the books! Thank you to everyone who made this year’s event so special. Browse below to see our 2025 speakers, schedule, and program book along with photos from this year’s festival magic. Photos by Nkechi Chibueze, Lawrence Henry Goble, Ride Hamilton, Sabrina Harper, Adrian Van Young…
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Festival News Hub Festival Updates Check here for speaker confirmations, cover reveals, theatre events, ticketing updates, and all Festival news! All About TWFest25 Learn more about past and current speakers with interviews, publications, awards, and more! Readers & Writers Look here for book lists and reading recommendations, and writing tips and resources! New Here? Check…
Read MoreThe Last Bohemia
New Orleans is “one of the last frontiers of Bohemia” and “my favorite place to write.” —Tennessee Williams, interview with Pen Wilson, 1955 The Last Bohemia is 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 the playwright, personally…
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FESTIVAL PHOTOS Maurice Carlos Ruffin & Skye Jackson in book fair by Sabrina Harper Otherworldly Fiction Panel, 2024 by Ride Hamilton Michael Cunningham Book Signing, 2024 by Ride Hamilton Maureen Corrigan, Michael Cunningham, Justin Torres by Reine Dugas Jacob Storms as Tennessee Williams, 2024 by Ride Hamilton Leslie Castay, Opening Night 3 credit Ride Hamilton…
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