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

Pamela Painter

Events: Flash Fiction Panel

Book: Wouldn't You LIke to Know

Pamela Painter’s flash fictions have appeared in numerous journals such as North American Review, Night Train, and Quick Fiction, in addition to the anthologies Sudden Fiction, Flash Fiction, Microfiction, and Flash Fiction Forward, among others. Her collection of very short stories, Wouldn’t You Like to Know, was published in August, 2010, her third collection from Carnegie Mellon University Press.