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:
Linda Booth Sweeney
Events: The Thoreau Farm Trust presents Wisdom Tales for a Small Planet
Book: Connected Wisdom: Living Stories About Living Systems
Linda Booth Sweeney, Ed.D., is a researcher, consultant, and systems educator. The author of several books and numerous articles, she was a research associate for MIT’s Organizational Learning Center (now SoL) and is a founding partner in the SoL Education Partnership, as well as a content Expert for SEED — Schlumberger Excellence in Educational Development. She received her doctorate from Harvard in 2004.
Linda has found that folk wisdom, whether it comes from the myths and tales of ancient Greeks, the early Africans, 5th century Chinese philosophers, Buddhist masters, or the sages of Native American and other cultures, has much to teach us about sustainability.