October 15 - November 2, 2008

Concord and Lowell, Massachusetts

Two weeks of talks, readings, and discussion celebrating the written and the spoken word.
  • Roy Blount Jr.
    Roy Blount Jr.
  • Carole Boston Weatherford
    Carole Boston Weatherford
  • James Wood
    James Wood
  • Jennifer Haigh
    Jennifer Haigh

Welcome to the Concord Festival of Authors

The 2008 Concord Festival of Authors has concluded. It ran from October 15th through November 2nd and featured 50 participating authors. Special events included “A Bear Family Party,” “Bloody Marys with Dracula,” “Literary Thriller Night,” a Sci-Fi panel discussion, “The Virtuous Virtuoso: Keyboard Works from the Musical Notebooks of Jane Austen,” and “Breakfast with the Authors.”

Latest News

The 2009 Concord Festival of Authors will take place in late October/early November. Please watch this space for dates and for confirmed speakers and events. The full 2009 schedule will be posted in mid-summer.