Charleston Literary Festival – Nov. 6-15

#CharlestonLitFest November 6-15: Charleston Literary Festival—Charleston, South Carolina

A world-class destination literary festival with an international edge based in the heart of Charleston. Experience the transformative power of books and big ideas. Confirmed speakers include Barbara Kingsolver, Curtis Sittenfeld, Hernan Diaz, Michael Cunningham, Roxane Gay, and Susan Orlean.

Founded in 2017, they specialize in high-quality Festival events that create perspective-altering conversations with world-renowned authors and thinkers. Charleston Literary Festival’s distinctive international ethos offers attendees the opportunity to engage with renowned authors in unique settings and to contribute to conversations around outstanding books and ideas. The Festival’s programming is carefully curated on the basis of literary and artistic excellence, originality, and critical acclaim.

The Festival has established a reputation for presenting exceptional speakers from diverse backgrounds in intimate venues. Pulitzer, Booker and Nobel prize-winners take the stage for unscripted conversations—then meet and sign books for the audience immediately after the sessions. Speakers and attendees alike return year after year to experience the Festival’s unrivaled hospitality and social events.

Charleston Literary Festival is committed to offering a diverse program of events in terms of speakers and topics, to reaching out to all communities, and to initiatives that widen access to its programs.

Expect world-class authors, thought-provoking sessions and dynamic conversations with other curious, bookish people.

The festival team works hard to create a world-class program that grows bigger every year. Expect over 35 sessions during the 10-day Festival which span genres including fiction, history, poetry, theater, politics and more.

Sessions start promptly on time and last 60 minutes. Our typical format features authors in one-on-one conversation with an interlocutor, although this can vary depending on the session. A 45 minute conversation is followed by 15 minutes of audience Q&A. Immediately following each session, authors will participate in book signings on-site.