Your support makes the Festival happen! Because of your generosity, we’re able to:
- Bring more than 130 authors, actors, and musicians to the Festival for a five-day extravaganza
- Provide professional writing education to more than 200 New Orleans area students
- Support year-round literary programs in the community
- Contribute over a million dollars to the city in economic impact
- Nurture up-and-coming literary and theatrical talent
“The Festival is a powerful magnet bringing together literary and social elements specific to the great city of New Orleans and the country in general. My participation not only gave me a new understanding of Mr. Williams’ work, but a deeper connection to this rich and rejuvenating cultural capital.”
John_Patrick Shanley, Pulitzer-winning playwright of Doubt