On April 25th, 26th and 27th, all of Newburyport will be swept up in the excitement of our city’s third annual literary festival, which will feature some 50+ writers of distinguished fiction, non-fiction including short story writers, children’s authors, biographers, nature writers, poets, novelists, and journalists who will read and discuss their work in venues throughout Newburyport’s historic downtown.This year’s festival will honor acclaimed poet and translator, Rhina Espaillat. Poets Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts; X. J. Kennedy, author of ten poetry collections, translations, light verse, and beloved works for children; and essayist and poet Lewis Turco will join in the celebration, “Mundo y Palabra/The World and the Word, with Espaillat at the Festival.

Details for all authors/events are available on the festival’s website,

www.newburyportliteraryfestival.org

Contact: (978) 465-1257 or events@newburyportliteraryfestival.org

The festival is free and open to the public.
Many individuals and organizations share the vision of the Newburyport Literary Festival. The NLF is especially grateful for the generous support of our founding sponsors, the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank Charitable Foundation and the Institution for Savings, which have made it possible for the festival to take root and flourish. This program is also supported in part by grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.