North Shore Readers and Writers Festival

#LSN_Arts    The Art of Reading and Writing 

GRAND MARAIS, MINNESOTA  - September 8, 2017   (LSN)  The North Shore Readers and Writers Festival locates, celebrates, and fosters the literary arts and engagement with the written word.

Readers, writers, and book professionals will all find a multitude of opportunities through which to learn and engage, including classes, readings, panel discussions, and more.
 
Registration Timeline
June 21 - 27 | Full Festival Pass Registration ONLY
June 28 - October 26 | Ala Carte and Full Festival Pass Registration
 

More than 25 authors and book professionals will be joining us in November for classes, craft seminars, author talks, and special events.

Festival Authors and Book Professionals:

Erik Anderson, Mary Casanova, Sharon Chmielarz, Tim Cochrane, Lily Coyle, Staci Drouillard, Katie Dublinski, Chris Fischbach, Peter Geye, Diane Glancy, William Green, Emily Hamilton, Patricia Hampl, Erin Hart, William Kent Krueger, Julie Landsman, Lise Lunge-Larsen, Shoshanna Matney, Ann Regan, Kathryn Savage, Sun Yung Shin, Nina Simonowicz, Moheb Soliman, Faith Sullivan, Bart Sutter, Kari Vick, and Kao Kalia Yang.

Exhibit Hall Booths:

A full exhibit hall will be populated by presses, book professionals and booths including:
Beaver's Pond Press, Coffee House Press, Drury Lane Bookstore, Grand Marais Public Library, Graywolf Press, Hamline University's Creative Writing Programs, Lake Superior Writers, Minnesota Historical Society Press, Red Bird Chapbooks, University of Minnesota Press, and Water~Stone Review.