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RM220’s Picks for the Best Panels and Events at the 2018 Tennessee Williams Festival (March 21 – 25)

The Tennessee Williams Festival takes place from March 21 – 25, here in New Orleans. The festival celebrates its thirty-second year in 2018, and these are RM220’s picks for best panels and events this year: Thursday, March 22 Compassion and Personal Narrative with Lara Naughton. Personal narrative can be challenging. It’s painful to dredge up a pivotal experience and can … RM220’s Picks for the Best Panels and Events at the 2018 Tennessee Williams Festival (March 21 – 25)

Tennessee Williams Literary Festival 2017

Since 1986, the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, coinciding with his birthday, has celebrated the playwright’s legacy and the city he made his home. From March 22 to March 26, multiple New Orleans locations will host incredible speakers, contests, and events. This year’s speakers include Rick Bragg, Bryan Batt, Wally Lamb, Bev Marshall, John S. Bak, … Tennessee Williams Literary Festival 2017

ROOM 220’s Picks for the Best Panels and Other Events at the 2016 Tennessee Williams Festival (March 30 – April 3)

One of the highlights of New Orleans’ literary calendar, the Tennessee Williams Festival (March 30 – April 3) is celebrating its thirtieth year of festivities in 2016. Over its three decades, the festival has faithfully brought acclaimed poets, writers and playwrights from across the country down to the French Quarter, at once celebrating the rich … ROOM 220’s Picks for the Best Panels and Other Events at the 2016 Tennessee Williams Festival (March 30 – April 3)

From the archives: An interview with Amy Hempel, on the occasion of her judging the 2012 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Fiction Contest

Short story aficionado Amy Hempel will judge the 2012 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Fiction Contest (entries due Nov. 15!) and will appear as a participant in the festival, which takes place March 21 – 25. I had the pleasure of interviewing Hempel last year about her editorship of the 2010 New Stories from the South … From the archives: An interview with Amy Hempel, on the occasion of her judging the 2012 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Fiction Contest