International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards 2027

The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum is a row home at 203 North Amity Street in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Serving as the home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe in the 1830s, the small, unassuming structure was opened as a writer's house museum in 1949. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972.

Language

English

Genres

horror, general lit

Venue

Poe House on the anniversary of Poe's birthday, January 19, 2020

Format

in-person

Next edition

Oct 2027 (Maryland Manual lists Oct 2027)

Author participation

Watch Poe Baltimore / festival listings for author + awards pathways

Audience

Due to a loss of funding by the city of Baltimore, the museum closed to the public in October 2012.

Language notes

Listed working language: English

Genre notes

Primary focus: horror, general lit

Awards

The awards are named for the Baltimore Saturday Visiter (sic), a periodical that awarded Edgar Allan Poe first prize for his short story, MS Found in A Bottle, in 1833.

Past editions

1972, 1979, 1980, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020

Festival site