Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
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#TWFest26 is slated for March 25-29. See you back in the French Quarter for a five-day affair celebrating readers, writers, and theatre lovers!
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https://tennesseewilliams.net/
Join us on Saturday, Nov 15, at 10 am at Baldwin & Co. for a FREE writing workshop led by Lorena O'Neil titled "The Art of the Interview" a workshop which will explore the complexities of media interviews, including what makes for a good interview.
Register at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Join us on Saturday, Nov 15, at 10 am at Baldwin & Co. for a FREE writing workshop led by Lorena O'Neil titled "The Art of the Interview" a workshop which will explore the complexities of media interviews, including what makes for a good interview.
Register at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Do you already miss the Festival like we do? Want a poster, T-shirt, mug, or tote bag to rep the Festival all year long? Look no further!
Find all that and so much more on our online merch store!
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Find all that and so much more on our online merch store!
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November 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Do you already miss the Festival like we do? Want a poster, T-shirt, mug, or tote bag to rep the Festival all year long? Look no further!
Find all that and so much more on our online merch store!
twfest.myshopify.com
Find all that and so much more on our online merch store!
twfest.myshopify.com
Halloween is approaching fast, and there's so much to do before the weekend starts!
Book your room, become a Friend of Tennessee, and grab your VIP passes at our early bird special price to save! Plus, make sure you grab your tickets to our Gala!
tennesseewilliams.net
Happy Halloween!
Book your room, become a Friend of Tennessee, and grab your VIP passes at our early bird special price to save! Plus, make sure you grab your tickets to our Gala!
tennesseewilliams.net
Happy Halloween!
October 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Halloween is approaching fast, and there's so much to do before the weekend starts!
Book your room, become a Friend of Tennessee, and grab your VIP passes at our early bird special price to save! Plus, make sure you grab your tickets to our Gala!
tennesseewilliams.net
Happy Halloween!
Book your room, become a Friend of Tennessee, and grab your VIP passes at our early bird special price to save! Plus, make sure you grab your tickets to our Gala!
tennesseewilliams.net
Happy Halloween!
Tickets on sale NOW for the Tennessee Williams Gala!
The evening includes live music, culinary delights, and literary libations, plus our awards for excellence in theater, arts advocacy, and literature.
VIP and General admission tickets are available now! tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
The evening includes live music, culinary delights, and literary libations, plus our awards for excellence in theater, arts advocacy, and literature.
VIP and General admission tickets are available now! tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
October 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Tickets on sale NOW for the Tennessee Williams Gala!
The evening includes live music, culinary delights, and literary libations, plus our awards for excellence in theater, arts advocacy, and literature.
VIP and General admission tickets are available now! tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
The evening includes live music, culinary delights, and literary libations, plus our awards for excellence in theater, arts advocacy, and literature.
VIP and General admission tickets are available now! tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
FREE Revision Workshop on Nov 4!
The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival and our community partner Third Lantern Lit are hosting "Page to Stage Revision Workshop: Spooky Stories." FREE to attend; no registration required.
Learn more here: thirdlanternlit.org/page-to-stage
The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival and our community partner Third Lantern Lit are hosting "Page to Stage Revision Workshop: Spooky Stories." FREE to attend; no registration required.
Learn more here: thirdlanternlit.org/page-to-stage
Page to Stage — Third Lantern Lit
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October 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
FREE Revision Workshop on Nov 4!
The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival and our community partner Third Lantern Lit are hosting "Page to Stage Revision Workshop: Spooky Stories." FREE to attend; no registration required.
Learn more here: thirdlanternlit.org/page-to-stage
The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival and our community partner Third Lantern Lit are hosting "Page to Stage Revision Workshop: Spooky Stories." FREE to attend; no registration required.
Learn more here: thirdlanternlit.org/page-to-stage
The 2026 TWFest Writing Contests are CLOSED for entries!
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted - our judges have such an amazing pool to work with!
Did you miss out on entering this year? Our 2027 Contests will open on May 1st, so be sure to hold onto your entries until then!
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted - our judges have such an amazing pool to work with!
Did you miss out on entering this year? Our 2027 Contests will open on May 1st, so be sure to hold onto your entries until then!
October 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The 2026 TWFest Writing Contests are CLOSED for entries!
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted - our judges have such an amazing pool to work with!
Did you miss out on entering this year? Our 2027 Contests will open on May 1st, so be sure to hold onto your entries until then!
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted - our judges have such an amazing pool to work with!
Did you miss out on entering this year? Our 2027 Contests will open on May 1st, so be sure to hold onto your entries until then!
Today is the final day to submit to our One-Acts, Poetry, Fiction, and Very Short Fiction Contests!
ALL of our contests will be CLOSING tonight, October 15th, at 11:59pm CT.
Submit your entries NOW for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
ALL of our contests will be CLOSING tonight, October 15th, at 11:59pm CT.
Submit your entries NOW for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Today is the final day to submit to our One-Acts, Poetry, Fiction, and Very Short Fiction Contests!
ALL of our contests will be CLOSING tonight, October 15th, at 11:59pm CT.
Submit your entries NOW for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
ALL of our contests will be CLOSING tonight, October 15th, at 11:59pm CT.
Submit your entries NOW for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
Time is closing in! ⌛
Our One-Acts, Fiction, Very Short Fiction, and Poetry contests all close TOMORROW.
Finish your final edits and hit SUBMIT before 11:59pm CT on October 15th for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and MORE!
tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
Our One-Acts, Fiction, Very Short Fiction, and Poetry contests all close TOMORROW.
Finish your final edits and hit SUBMIT before 11:59pm CT on October 15th for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and MORE!
tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Time is closing in! ⌛
Our One-Acts, Fiction, Very Short Fiction, and Poetry contests all close TOMORROW.
Finish your final edits and hit SUBMIT before 11:59pm CT on October 15th for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and MORE!
tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
Our One-Acts, Fiction, Very Short Fiction, and Poetry contests all close TOMORROW.
Finish your final edits and hit SUBMIT before 11:59pm CT on October 15th for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and MORE!
tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
Prepare for a night of revelry under the stained glass prisms at the TWFest Gala!
Thursday, November 20, from 7 to 9 pm at the Hotel Peter and Paul.
Get your tickets NOW by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
Thursday, November 20, from 7 to 9 pm at the Hotel Peter and Paul.
Get your tickets NOW by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
October 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Prepare for a night of revelry under the stained glass prisms at the TWFest Gala!
Thursday, November 20, from 7 to 9 pm at the Hotel Peter and Paul.
Get your tickets NOW by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
Thursday, November 20, from 7 to 9 pm at the Hotel Peter and Paul.
Get your tickets NOW by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/other-events...
Contest entries are due NEXT WEEK!
Don't miss your chance to win some of our fabulous prizes, including publication, VIP festival passes, and more!
Submit your One-Acts, Poetry, Fiction, Very Short Fiction TODAY for the chance to win!
Learn more: tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
Don't miss your chance to win some of our fabulous prizes, including publication, VIP festival passes, and more!
Submit your One-Acts, Poetry, Fiction, Very Short Fiction TODAY for the chance to win!
Learn more: tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
October 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Contest entries are due NEXT WEEK!
Don't miss your chance to win some of our fabulous prizes, including publication, VIP festival passes, and more!
Submit your One-Acts, Poetry, Fiction, Very Short Fiction TODAY for the chance to win!
Learn more: tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
Don't miss your chance to win some of our fabulous prizes, including publication, VIP festival passes, and more!
Submit your One-Acts, Poetry, Fiction, Very Short Fiction TODAY for the chance to win!
Learn more: tennesseewilliamsfestival.submittable.com/submit
Wanna see the whole festival? Our VIP pass is the way to go!
VIP Passes are on sale at a discounted price of $550, available now until January 1!
Our 2026 festival is one you won't wanna miss - buy now and SAVE!
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VIP Passes are on sale at a discounted price of $550, available now until January 1!
Our 2026 festival is one you won't wanna miss - buy now and SAVE!
tennesseewilliams.net/product/2026...
October 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Wanna see the whole festival? Our VIP pass is the way to go!
VIP Passes are on sale at a discounted price of $550, available now until January 1!
Our 2026 festival is one you won't wanna miss - buy now and SAVE!
tennesseewilliams.net/product/2026...
VIP Passes are on sale at a discounted price of $550, available now until January 1!
Our 2026 festival is one you won't wanna miss - buy now and SAVE!
tennesseewilliams.net/product/2026...
ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT to Submit to TWFest & SASFest Writing Contests!
Submit to our poetry, fiction, very short fiction, and one-acts contests by October 15th for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#writingcontests #writers #submittable
Submit to our poetry, fiction, very short fiction, and one-acts contests by October 15th for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#writingcontests #writers #submittable
October 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT to Submit to TWFest & SASFest Writing Contests!
Submit to our poetry, fiction, very short fiction, and one-acts contests by October 15th for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#writingcontests #writers #submittable
Submit to our poetry, fiction, very short fiction, and one-acts contests by October 15th for the chance to win cash prizes, publication, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#writingcontests #writers #submittable
Join us on Saturday, Oct 4, at 10 am at Baldwin & Co. for a FREE writing workshop led by Reine Dugas called From Flat to Full: Writing Fully-formed Antagonists and Minor Characters!
This workshop is FREE but please register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This workshop is FREE but please register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Coffee & Craft
Please use this form to register for the free workshop to be held Saturday, October 4, 2025, at 10 am at Baldwin & Co., 1030 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans. The leader of this workshop is Reine Du...
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September 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Join us on Saturday, Oct 4, at 10 am at Baldwin & Co. for a FREE writing workshop led by Reine Dugas called From Flat to Full: Writing Fully-formed Antagonists and Minor Characters!
This workshop is FREE but please register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This workshop is FREE but please register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The 20th Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival kicks off tomorrow!
Learn more by visiting: www.twptown.org
Good luck to all our friends at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival!
Learn more by visiting: www.twptown.org
Good luck to all our friends at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival!
Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival
Join us September 25 - 28, 2025 in Provincetown.
www.twptown.org
September 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The 20th Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival kicks off tomorrow!
Learn more by visiting: www.twptown.org
Good luck to all our friends at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival!
Learn more by visiting: www.twptown.org
Good luck to all our friends at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival!
Our Very Short Fiction judge and member of our TWFest Writers' Circle, Addie E. Citchens, will be in conversation with Maurice Carlos Ruffin about Addie's debut novel, Dominion.
Sept 16 at 6 PM at Baldwin & Co.
Register for free or add in the cost of the book:
www.eventbrite.com/e/addie-citc...
Sept 16 at 6 PM at Baldwin & Co.
Register for free or add in the cost of the book:
www.eventbrite.com/e/addie-citc...
September 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Our Very Short Fiction judge and member of our TWFest Writers' Circle, Addie E. Citchens, will be in conversation with Maurice Carlos Ruffin about Addie's debut novel, Dominion.
Sept 16 at 6 PM at Baldwin & Co.
Register for free or add in the cost of the book:
www.eventbrite.com/e/addie-citc...
Sept 16 at 6 PM at Baldwin & Co.
Register for free or add in the cost of the book:
www.eventbrite.com/e/addie-citc...
Culture Collision is an organization dedicated to fostering all of the nonprofit performing and visual arts organizations in the New Orleans metro-area.
Come visit TWFest and SASFest and 50+ nonprofits at Culture Collision this year! Admission is FREE!
Come visit TWFest and SASFest and 50+ nonprofits at Culture Collision this year! Admission is FREE!
September 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Culture Collision is an organization dedicated to fostering all of the nonprofit performing and visual arts organizations in the New Orleans metro-area.
Come visit TWFest and SASFest and 50+ nonprofits at Culture Collision this year! Admission is FREE!
Come visit TWFest and SASFest and 50+ nonprofits at Culture Collision this year! Admission is FREE!
Join our literary community partner Third Lantern Lit for a night of fantasy in the next installment of The Fiction Sessions!
This reading celebrates new and unpublished and is FREE to attend!
WHEN: Sept 21 from 7 PM to 9 PM
WHERE: Big Couch - 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, 70117
This reading celebrates new and unpublished and is FREE to attend!
WHEN: Sept 21 from 7 PM to 9 PM
WHERE: Big Couch - 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, 70117
September 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Join our literary community partner Third Lantern Lit for a night of fantasy in the next installment of The Fiction Sessions!
This reading celebrates new and unpublished and is FREE to attend!
WHEN: Sept 21 from 7 PM to 9 PM
WHERE: Big Couch - 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, 70117
This reading celebrates new and unpublished and is FREE to attend!
WHEN: Sept 21 from 7 PM to 9 PM
WHERE: Big Couch - 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA, 70117
The gorgeous Hotel Monteleone is once again our host hotel and is offering a special room block for our TWFest attendees.
With its sumptuous rooms, rooftop pool, and famous Carousel Bar, the Hotel Monteleone makes TWFest an experience like no other.
Visit tennesseewilliams.net for more details!
With its sumptuous rooms, rooftop pool, and famous Carousel Bar, the Hotel Monteleone makes TWFest an experience like no other.
Visit tennesseewilliams.net for more details!
August 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The gorgeous Hotel Monteleone is once again our host hotel and is offering a special room block for our TWFest attendees.
With its sumptuous rooms, rooftop pool, and famous Carousel Bar, the Hotel Monteleone makes TWFest an experience like no other.
Visit tennesseewilliams.net for more details!
With its sumptuous rooms, rooftop pool, and famous Carousel Bar, the Hotel Monteleone makes TWFest an experience like no other.
Visit tennesseewilliams.net for more details!
Are you looking to hone your short story before your entry? Our Very Short Fiction contest judge, Addie Citchens, spoke with festival publicist Reine Dugas to share her thoughts as she's judging our contest!
Learn more about our writing contests at: tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
Learn more about our writing contests at: tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
August 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Are you looking to hone your short story before your entry? Our Very Short Fiction contest judge, Addie Citchens, spoke with festival publicist Reine Dugas to share her thoughts as she's judging our contest!
Learn more about our writing contests at: tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
Learn more about our writing contests at: tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
Don't miss your chance to get your VIP Pass at 20% off with our summer discount1
Full registration is $600, but it's yours for $480 now through October 1!
Register by visiting tennesseewilliams.net/product/2026...
#literaryfestival #litfest #writers #readers #theatre #tennesseewilliams
Full registration is $600, but it's yours for $480 now through October 1!
Register by visiting tennesseewilliams.net/product/2026...
#literaryfestival #litfest #writers #readers #theatre #tennesseewilliams
August 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Don't miss your chance to get your VIP Pass at 20% off with our summer discount1
Full registration is $600, but it's yours for $480 now through October 1!
Register by visiting tennesseewilliams.net/product/2026...
#literaryfestival #litfest #writers #readers #theatre #tennesseewilliams
Full registration is $600, but it's yours for $480 now through October 1!
Register by visiting tennesseewilliams.net/product/2026...
#literaryfestival #litfest #writers #readers #theatre #tennesseewilliams
Congratulations to Addie Citchens, a member of our Writers Circle advisory board and our 2025-26 Very Short Fiction Judge for her debut novel, Dominion!
Dominion already received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus!
Find it at your local bookstore today!
Dominion already received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus!
Find it at your local bookstore today!
August 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Congratulations to Addie Citchens, a member of our Writers Circle advisory board and our 2025-26 Very Short Fiction Judge for her debut novel, Dominion!
Dominion already received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus!
Find it at your local bookstore today!
Dominion already received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus!
Find it at your local bookstore today!
Why do you write?
Writers, our 2026 contests are OPEN and our judges would love to see your work! Submit your poetry, fiction, very short fiction, and one-acts for the chance to win festival tickets, cash prizes, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#writingcontest #submittable
Writers, our 2026 contests are OPEN and our judges would love to see your work! Submit your poetry, fiction, very short fiction, and one-acts for the chance to win festival tickets, cash prizes, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#writingcontest #submittable
August 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Why do you write?
Writers, our 2026 contests are OPEN and our judges would love to see your work! Submit your poetry, fiction, very short fiction, and one-acts for the chance to win festival tickets, cash prizes, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#writingcontest #submittable
Writers, our 2026 contests are OPEN and our judges would love to see your work! Submit your poetry, fiction, very short fiction, and one-acts for the chance to win festival tickets, cash prizes, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#writingcontest #submittable
Writers, our 2026 contests are OPEN and our judges would love to see what you're writing! Submit your poetry, fiction, very short fiction, and one-acts for the chance to win festival tickets, cash prizes, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#writingcontest #submittable
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#writingcontest #submittable
August 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Writers, our 2026 contests are OPEN and our judges would love to see what you're writing! Submit your poetry, fiction, very short fiction, and one-acts for the chance to win festival tickets, cash prizes, and more!
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#writingcontest #submittable
tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#writingcontest #submittable
Convince yourself it's easy, then do it! ✍️
Playwrights, poets, and writers: submit your work to our writing contests today!
Submit by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#poetry #fiction #oneacts #playwrights #writers #poets #writingcontest #writerscontest #submittable
Playwrights, poets, and writers: submit your work to our writing contests today!
Submit by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#poetry #fiction #oneacts #playwrights #writers #poets #writingcontest #writerscontest #submittable
August 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Convince yourself it's easy, then do it! ✍️
Playwrights, poets, and writers: submit your work to our writing contests today!
Submit by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#poetry #fiction #oneacts #playwrights #writers #poets #writingcontest #writerscontest #submittable
Playwrights, poets, and writers: submit your work to our writing contests today!
Submit by visiting: tennesseewilliams.net/contests/
#poetry #fiction #oneacts #playwrights #writers #poets #writingcontest #writerscontest #submittable
Join us on Saturday, August 2, at 10 am at Baldwin & Co. for a FREE writing workshop led by ADDIE CITCHENS titled “From Observation to Inspiration—Turning the Everyday into Stories."
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#writingworkshop #nolawriters #neworleanswriters
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#writingworkshop #nolawriters #neworleanswriters
July 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Join us on Saturday, August 2, at 10 am at Baldwin & Co. for a FREE writing workshop led by ADDIE CITCHENS titled “From Observation to Inspiration—Turning the Everyday into Stories."
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#writingworkshop #nolawriters #neworleanswriters
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#writingworkshop #nolawriters #neworleanswriters