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The Monroeville Literary Festival, a project of the Monroe County Museum, will bring best-selling writers and readers together in the Literary Capital of Alabama Thursday, Feb. 26 through Saturday, Feb 28. Most events take place in the courtroom of the Old Courthouse Museum, famous as the setting of To K*ll a Mockingbird. All readings and discussions are free, but advanced paid tickets are required for the opening awards reception/dinner buffet and Saturday lunch."We have an exciting lineup of authors this year, and attendees can expect a full weekend of captivating readings, enlightening discussions, amusing conversations and Monroeville’s famous brand of hospitality," says Tracey Dean, the Museum’s executive director. "Our courtroom is one of the South's most celebrated literary landmarks, and hearing authors read there is pure magic."
Best-selling novelist Ace Atkins will receive the Harper Lee Award, and the Alabama Truman Capote Prize will go to non-fiction writer Patricia Foster. Featured authors include John Archibald, Anne Byrn, Emily Carpenter, Carolyn Haines, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Lesa Carnes Shaul and Tom Spencer. Children's book author Jo Kittinger will read to young readers in classrooms around the county. Singer/songwriter Eric Erdman will open the festival with a free concert in the courtroom.
See a full schedule and registration details at www.monroevilleliteraryfestival.com.
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31 N Alabama Ave, Monroeville, AL, United States
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