Spring Writes Literary Festival / May 7 - 22 / Live & Zoom! 40 Events, 100 Writers!

The Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County is proud to present the 17th annual Spring Writes Literary Festival, which shines a light on the abundance of literary talent in our region and brings established writers and the literary loving public together!

40 free literary themed events feature 100 writers and artists participating in panels, readings, performances, happenings, and workshops that are of interest to established or emerging writers, and really, anyone who loves literature.

There will be one long weekend of 23 live events from Wednesday, May 7th through Sunday, May 11th at Buffalo Street Books, the Tompkins County Public Library, and (mostly) the Downtown Ithaca Conference Center. 7 Zoom events are scheduled on weekday evenings from May 15th through May 22nd. 9 writing workshops continue through September.

Check out the event line-up at SPRINGWRITES.ORG
There’s much to see: Multiple group readings of poetry, prose and memoir, panels on multiple topics, and over 15 literary themed workshops. There are performances by a theatre troupe and a Senior storytelling troupe. There’s a day-long Book and Zine Fair, a lyric writing workshop, an evening multi-media performance, a fantasy and sci fi workshop for teens, a children’s poetry workshop, and so much more.

Admission to all events is free. Registration is required. For the full schedule, artist bios, and registration information, visit SpringWrites.org.

Join us in celebrating the power of words and the stories that unite us at the Spring Writes Literary Festival!

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