Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival 2027

The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival is an annual five-day literary festival in the city of New Orleans. The festival is dedicated to American playwright Tennessee Williams, who lived and worked in the city, and later won the Pulitzer Prize. Each year, it features several events related to the long career of that writer, as well as writing workshops, panel discussions, literary readings, stage performances, a book fair, music, writing contests, and other events related to American literature, poetry, drama, opera, film, photography, art, history, New Orleans culture, and cooking.

Language

English

Genres

general lit

Format

online

Duration (days)

5

Next edition

17–21 Mar 2027 (Hotel Monteleone / French Quarter)

Author participation

Public LitPass/VIP via tennesseewilliams.net; craft sessions; mostly invited programme

Tickets

Paid; published price examples include: $250, $100, $ 0.00, $35, $ 35.00

Attendance published by the festival

10000

Audience

The first Tennessee Williams Festival was a two-day event held in 1986, drawing an estimated 500 attendees.

Language notes

Listed working language: English

Genre notes

Primary focus: general lit

Programme

Each year, it features several events related to the long career of that writer, as well as writing workshops, panel discussions, literary readings, stage performances, a book fair, music, writing contests, and other events related to American literature, poetry, drama, opera, film, photography, art, history, New Orleans culture, and cooking.

Past guests

prominent authors, playwrights such as Edward Albee, Robert Olen Butler, Richard Ford, Michael Cunningham, Phillip Caputo, Rick Bragg, Cokie Roberts, John Waters, Nora Roberts, Stephen E. Ambrose, Douglas Brinkley

Past editions

1983, 1986, 1992, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2020, 2021, 2022

Festival site