StoryFest Saturday will feature an array of award-winning authors and special events featuring Joyce Carol Oates, Claire Messud, Peng Shepard, Joe R. Lansdale, Christopher Golden, Clay Chapman, Gabino Iglesias, Rachel Harrison, and many, many more. Plus a special tribute to longtime Westport Library champion and iconic Publisher's Weekly editor, the late Sybil Steinberg; a pair of live podcast recordings; the presentation of the 2024 Westport Prize for Literature; and a special Saturday evening storytelling event.
Here is a closer look at the full lineup:
IN THE TREFZ FORUM
10 am: Dangerous Visions: Dreams Across Universes
With Christopher Golden, Sarah Beth Durst, GennaRose Nethercott, Jedidiah Berry, Peng Shepherd, and P. Djèlí Clark.
11 am: Thriller!
With Gabino Iglesias, May Cobb, Joe R. Lansdale, Caroline Wolff, K’wan, and Julia Bartz.
12 pm: Incorporating History: Past, Present, Future
With Galia Gichon, Claire Messud, Hugh Ryan, Chris Knapp, Elise Hart Kipness, and Anna Noyes.
1 pm: Sybil Steinberg Dedication Ceremony
Westport book community’s opportunity to honor one of its most beloved members. Steinberg served as an influential and storied editor at Publisher’s Weekly for 25 years.
1:30 pm: Westport Prize for Literature
Join us as we honor the winner of the 2024 Westport Prize for Literature, awarded annually to honor an original work of fiction that explores issues in contemporary society.
2 pm: Live Podcast Recording: What I Wish I Knew as a Debut: Minorities in Publishing
With host and moderator Jennifer Baker and guests Shannon C.F. Rogers and Don P. Hooper.
3 pm: Words are Bricks: Building Community Through Writing
With Charnaie Gordon, Kirsten Bakis, Cody Daigle-Orians, Courtney Preiss, Ainissa Ramirez, and Ryan La Sala.
4 pm: Ellen Datlow Presents: Fears
With Ellen Datlow, Christopher Golden, Bracken MacLeod, Joe R. Lansdale, Joyce Carol Oates, and Eric LaRocca.
7 pm: Lundberg Masters Series Presents: The Power of Story
Join authors, GennaRose Nethercott, Clay McLeod Chapman, ChaChanna Simpson, May Cobb, and Gabino Iglesias for an evening of captivating personal storytelling in a variety of mediums. Experience the power of storytelling to bridge cultural, social, and generational gaps and to deepen our connection with one another and our shared understanding of our world.
IN THE CHILDREN’S LIBRARY
10 am-12 pm: Children’s Book Readings
With Diana Sussman, Isi Hendrix, Hal Johnson, Karen L. Swanson, and Lisa Korsten Price and Anne Burmeister.
IN BROOKS PLACE
10 am: WestportWRITES Presents: It Takes a Village
With T.M. Dunn, Marcia Bradley, Kathy Curto, and Jimin Han.
11:30 am: Live Podcast Recording: Fearmongers!
With host and moderator Clay McLeod Chapman and guests Rachel Harrison and P. Djèlí Clark.
2 pm: Book Club Fiction: Behind the Stories
With Lynda Cohen Loigman, Jamie Brenner, Nicola Harrison, and Susie Orman Schnall.
3 pm: Connecticut Writing Project
With Bryan Crandall, Patricia Park, Torrey Maldonado, and Don P. Hooper.
IN THE SHEFFER GALLERY
2 pm: Cartoonists
With Brian Walker, Bob Englehart, Sean Kelly, Bill Janocha, Maria Scrivan, Greg Walker, and Neil Walker.
