The 22nd annual Brattleboro Literary Festival was held in person in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont, from October 13 to October 15, and was recorded for online presentation. The festival featured readings, panels, and special events. Participating writers included poets Nin Andrews, Sarah Audsley, Chen Chen, Franny Choi, Ewa Chrusciel, Charles Coe, Martha Collins, Oliver de la Paz, Denise Duhamel, Peter Johnson, Cate Marvin, Enzo Silon Surin, Brian Turner, and Baron Wormser; fiction writers Kathleen Alcott, Asale Angel-Asani, Jill Bialosky, Jinwoo Chong, Tom Comitta, Margot Douaihy, Allegra Goodman, Henry Hoke, Mary Beth Keane, Angie Kim, Kelly Link, Catherine Newman, Nyani Nkrumah, Idra Novey, Michael Ruhlman, Alejandro Varela, and Laura Zigman; and nonfiction writers Patrick Bringley, David Gessner, Diana Goetsch, Ann Hood, Chloé Cooper Jones, Tracy Kidder, Neil King Jr., Peter Orner, Pamela Petro, Jonathan Rosen, Angela Saini, Will Schwalbe, Jeff Sharlet, and Robert Watson. All festival events were free and open to the public; seating was provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Accessibility accommodations included elevators in all multilevel event spaces; accessible sidewalks, pathways, and doorways; accessible bathrooms with grab bars; accessible parking; accessible festival venues; and assistive listening devices. E-mail info@brattleborolitfest.org for additional accessibility details.
Contact Information
Brattleboro Literary Festival, P.O. Box 1116, Brattleboro, VT 05302. (802) 365-7673. Sandy Rouse, Contact. vtbookfest@gmail.com