StoryFest is back for its seventh edition in 2024, with an accomplished lineup that features a genre-spanning cohort of some of the leading lights in letters.

The Westport Library’s annual literary festival will be held Friday, September 20, through Sunday, September 22, featuring acclaimed author, essayist, and editor Roxane Gay (Bad Feminist, Difficult Women), best-selling writer Christopher Golden (Hellboy, The House of Last Resort), and award-winning author Claire Messud (The Emperor’s Children, This Strange Eventful History), and many more.

The event will also feature a special Library tribute to the late Sybil Steinberg (on Saturday, September 21) and a PitchFest workshop delivered by Bloom Writers’ Studio (Sunday, September 22).

And more to come!

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StoryFest Returning to The Westport Library in September, to Feature Roxane Gay, Christopher Golden, Claire Messud, a Sybil Steinberg Celebration, and More

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Like all good ideas, StoryFest was born in a coffee shop: “Wouldn’t it be cool if we brought back a literary festival to Westport?” That initial seed grew with the help of equally enthusiastic partners and friends. And it was born out of that most basic of library tenets: Access for all.

Now in its seventh year, StoryFest is proud to be the largest literary festival in Connecticut.

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