Humanities Tennessee's Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word was first held in Nashville on the second full weekend in October 1989, and has been held annually on that same weekend for 24 years now. It is the nation's original book festival and hundreds of similar book festivals now take place around the world.
The Festival has always been a free event that offers readers and writers an opportunity to interact, to create a public community around a festival that promotes and celebrates the joy of reading and of lifelong learning. Each year nearly 250 of the nation's most prominent authors – from legendary mystery writers to critically acclaimed debut novelists, from poets to biographers, from chefs to children's authors – are featured at the festival to read from their works, participate in panel discussions and talk with their fans. Books by all the participating authors are available for sale with proceeds supporting the Festival.
The SFB is held in and near Legislative Plaza in the shadow of the state capitol building, including Nashville's incredible library. It's free to attend all events, including author appearances.
It's a fantastic way to "celebrate the written word" and everyone who writes or reads or publishes or promotes exceptional writing.
To find out more, visit http://www.humanitiestennessee.org/programs/southern-festival-books-celebration-written-word. See you at the celebration!
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