October 20 - November 6, 2011
Concord, Massachusetts
Two weeks of talks, readings, and discussions celebrating the written and the spoken word.
Randall Kennedy
Ha Jin
Anita Hill
Stephen Greenblatt
How You Can Participate
- Attend: Most events are free. All events are open to the public. Events that require a ticket are so indicated and include information about how and where to obtain tickets.
- Donate: The festival is produced by a non-profit foundation and depends greatly on individual support. Tax deductible donations in any amount are encouraged and can be made online.
- Sponsor: Corporate sponsorship is welcomed and is available. For information please .
Concord Festival of Authors is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council,
a stage agency
Major Sponsors:
Bob Brooks
Events: The Poets of Finishing Line Press
Book: A Story Anyone Could Stick To
Bob Brooks received his Bachelor’s in English from Harvard, served in the U.S. Army as a translator, and worked for many years as editor at a computer systems company. He has published poetry in The Beloit Poetry Journal, Poetry, Poetry Northwest, Prairie Schooner and many other magazines; in a chapbook called Still in Here Someplace; and in A Story Anyone Could Stick To from Finishing Line Press. He is a founding member of the Concord Poetry Center.