“Ginseng Rising” by Rhea Ormond
To see this year’s schedule, click HERE
2018 Authors
Kane Smego– Thursday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m., Town Center
National Poetry Slam Finalist, Spoken Word Poet, Hip Hop Artist
Banquet with Michael W. Twitty– Friday September 7 at 7:00 p.m., Town Center
2018 James Beard Award Winner-Best Food Writer & Best Book ($35 BYOB)
Keynote Speaker, Saturday September 8 at 6:30 p.m., Town Center
Gail Godwin, Best selling, Award Winning Novelist ($20)
FICTION
Christopher Swann — Workshop
John Kessel
Chantel Acevedo
Daren Wang
Leah Weiss
Mary Ann Claud
Abigail DeWitt
Amy Willoughby Burle
POETRY
Sidney Wade — Workshop
Sam Barbee
Brothers Like These
Terri Kirby Erickson
MEMOIR
Joni Tevis — Workshop
Shuly Xochitl Cawood
Harriet Hill & H’Yoanh Ksor Buonya
John Carroll Whitener
NON-FICTION
Mallory McDuff — workshop
David Brill
Daniel Pierce
Bryant Simon
Lillah Schwartz
Lucinda MacKethan
YOUNG ADULT/CHILDREN
Jodi Lynn Anderson
Debra Frasier
Amy Cherix
Free Readings and Discussions All Day Friday & Saturday
Writing Workshops- Fiction, Memoir, Non-fiction, Poetry ($30)
Register here.
“The Carolina Mountains Literary Festival is the best literary festival you will find anywhere…Other festivals may try to copy it, but it requires more than a schedule of popular authors and a solid plan of action; it requires the love of a community with open arms. And holding the festival in the magnificent mountains of Western North Carolina in September helps a little too.” — Kevin Watson, Press53
