Become A Member

Are you a member of the Friends of Tennessee? Here are some reasons to join.

Your Festival membership helps to:

  • Bring nearly 200 authors, actors, and musicians to the Festival for a five-day extravaganza
  • Provide professional writing workshops to area students
  • Support year-round literary programs in the community
  • Contribute nearly a million dollars to the city in economic impact
  • Nurture up-and-coming literary and theatrical talent

How to renew or become a Friend of Tennessee:

  1. Click the button below to choose your level and pay online.
  2. Choose your level and mail a check made out to Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. Our address is 938 Lafayette Street, SUITE 514, New Orleans, LA 70113. Be sure to include your  email address so we can make sure you receive your benefits.
  3. Call us at 504-581-1144 to pay by credit card over the phone.

THANK YOU to our 2024 Friends of Tennessee for making TWFest24 so special! See list below.

CLICK TO JOIN

Our members enjoy fabulous perks! Free passes, opportunities to mingle with the literati at VIP events, Festival merchandise, members-only previews, and public recognition, to name a few. Your membership lasts for one calendar year, and your perks apply to the upcoming festival. We look forward to welcoming you into our family of Friends!

Baby Doll: $50

  • Recognition on website and in program
  • 10% Discount on all Festival ticket purchases

Serafina Delle Rose: $200

  • 10% Discount on all Festival ticket purchases
  • Recognition on website and in program
  • 1 Festival literary discussion pass ($100 value)
  • Donors Party at The Historic New Orleans Collection, Friday of the next festival
  • 1 Festival Tote Bag to be picked up at the next festival

 Gentleman Caller: $500

  • 10% Discount on all Festival ticket purchases
  • Recognition on website and in program
  • 1 Festival Tote Bag to be picked up at the next festival
  • 2 Festival literary discussion passes ($200 value)
  • Donors Party at The Historic New Orleans Collection, Friday of the next festival

 Maggie the Cat: $1000

  • 10% Discount on all Festival ticket purchases
  • Recognition on website and in program
  • 1 Festival Tote Bag to be picked up at the next festival
  • 1 Festival VIP Pass ($600 value)
  • Donors Party at The Historic New Orleans Collection, Friday of the next festival

 Big Daddy: $2500

  • 10% Discount on all Festival ticket purchases
  • Recognition on website and in program
  • Signage with logo at sponsored panel
  • Opportunity to introduce sponsored panel
  • 2 reserved front row seats at sponsored panel
  • 2 Festival Tote Bags to be picked up at the next festival
  • 2 Festival VIP Passes ($1200 value)
  • Donors Party at The Historic New Orleans Collection, Friday of the next festival

If you prefer to skip the benefits, we can send you a letter indicating a 100% tax deduction for your membership.

Baby Doll

Joe Azegami-Hyer

Beau Bratcher

Gabino Cabanilla

Jacqueline Clowney

Elizabeth Costello

Timothy G. Crowley

Tracy & Sonny Cunningham

William Demaree

Nancy Dixon

Pamela Ebel

Patty Friedmann

Lawrence Henry Gobble

Scott Jakubowski

Anna Leightman

Kathi McCord

Sandra Nickel

Michael Normancy

Barbara Rosenthal

Paulette & Cecil Shuffler

Elisa Speranza

Richard Wise

Serafina Delle Rose

Maggie Bobbitt

Linda Dawson

Rebecca F. Hale, Ph.D.

Candice Hensen

David Hoover

Hélene Inayetian

Margit Longbrake

James MacDonald

Bev & Butch Marshall

Mary N. Mitchell

Connie & Brian Nelson

Joseph Bishop & Stuart Noel

Nancy Pond

Michael Sartisky

Richard Stewart

Ronald Swartz

Ruby & Jerry Tremont

Sara Woodard

Gentleman Caller

Gregory Gajus

Ted & Mary Merle Laborde

Laura Lane McNeal

Kathy Higgins & Terry Verigan

 

Maggie the Cat

Janet Daley Duval

Margaret Dziedzic

Wendy Griswold

Michele Kaminski

Amelia Koch

Ruth Koffman

Peggy & Errol Laborde

Gary Matus & Dan Sheehan

 

Big Daddy

George & Helen Ingram