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:
Frannie Lindsay
Events: Poetry — Featured Poets Plus Open Mic
Book: Mayweed
Frannie Lindsay’s newest volume of poetry, Mayweed is the 2010 winner of the Washington Prize. It will be released by Word Works in 2010. Her previous books are Lamb and Where She Always Was. She is the 2008 winner of the Missouri Review Prize. Her poems have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The Yale Review, The Southern Review, and elsewhere. They have been featured on Poetry Daily, and read by Garrison Keillor on National Public Radio’s Writer’s Almanac. She has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. She is a classical pianist. Photo by Mary Bonina