Mark your calendars! The Salem Literary Festival 2025 transforms historic Salem into a literary wonderland from September 3-7. This beloved annual celebration brings together acclaimed authors, emerging writers, and book lovers for five extraordinary days. Best of all, the entire festival remains free to attend, making world-class literary programming accessible to everyone. Salem Literary Festival 2025 Opening Night Features Allegra

The magic of community reading returns to Salem this summer, and we couldn’t be more excited to share the details of One Book, One Salem 2025. For the third consecutive year, the Salem Literary Festival will feature acclaimed author Julia Alvarez, bringing our community together through the shared experience of reading, and this year’s selection promises to be extraordinary. This

Mark your calendars, book lovers! The Salem Literary Festival is back for its 15th year, promising five days of literary delights from September 4-8, 2024. This beloved event, presented by the Salem Athenaeum in partnership with Salem Public Library, brings together over 60 local, national, and international authors for a feast of readings, discussions, and workshops. Festival Schedule Wednesday, September

The Salem Athenaeum is pleased to announce the fourteenth Salem Literary Festival (aka Salem Lit Fest), happening September 5-10. Most of this year’s festival will be held in person in locations around Salem, with a few sessions only offered online. The Lit Fest features more than 40 notable writers from across genres sharing their stories and writing advice with each

Salem Literary Festival brings the joy of reading to the community with the launch of One Book, One Salem. Beginning on August 1st, this event is a celebration that connects readers from all walks of life. And the best part? You’re invited to join! What’s It All About? One Book, One Salem is a community-wide reading adventure. This year, we’ll

Related reading: “Your Weekend is Booked with Salem Lit Fest 2021” The twelfth Salem Literary Festival (aka Salem Lit Fest) will be presented September 9-12, 2021. Having hosted a very successful virtual festival in 2020, we’ll be delivering most sessions online in 2021, with our Children’s program presented in person at the Peabody Essex Museum on September 11. Featuring four

by Joey Phoenix The Salem Literary Festival opens this coming weekend, September 10-13, with virtual discussions and events featuring local authors, poets, and performers. Although this year presents some challenges in regards to how to have a public festival safely during a global pandemic, the Festival will maintain its longstanding tradition of hosting readings, writing workshops, panel discussions, and artistic

The Salem Literary Festival is returning to Salem this weekend for a celebration of literature and the writers who created it. Events will take place at the Salem Athenaeum and the Cellar at Hotel Salem starting on Friday evening and going through Sunday Now presented by the Salem Athenaeum, the Salem Lit Fest aims to inspire and promote literacy and