October 20 - November 6, 2011

Concord, Massachusetts

Two weeks of talks, readings, and discussions celebrating the written and the spoken word.
  • Randall Kennedy
    Randall Kennedy
  • Ha Jin
    Ha Jin
  • Anita Hill
    Anita Hill
  • Stephen Greenblatt
    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

Massachusetts Cultural Council
Middlesex Savings Bank

Major Sponsors:

Cambridge Trust Company
Cambridge Savings Bank

David Herbert Donald

Events: The 2009 Ruth Ratner Miller Award (Tickets: Adults $15, Students FREE)

David Herbert Donald was the Charles Warren Professor Emeritus of American History and American Civilization at Harvard University. Professor Donald died May 17, 2009. The author of Lincoln, Lincoln’s Herndon, Lincoln Reconsidered, and The Civil War and Reconstruction, he twice won the Pulitzer Prize for biography: in 1961 for Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War, and in 1988 for Look Homeward: A Life of Thomas Wolfe.