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The 2024 Maine Lit Fest, the second edition of aa statewide celebration of books, stories, and community, featured 50+ celebrated and emerging writers, poets, and illustrators from Maine and beyond at 20+ conversations and events from October 3-13 across multiple Maine towns and cities including Farmington, Portland, Brunswick, Waterville, Bangor, and Presque Isle, and online.

Browse events below or use the dropdown menu to discover the full schedule of events, the sponsors and community partners, and more.

2024 Maine Lit Fest Event Pages

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The Magic of the Spoken Word: Maine Authors and Their Audiobook Narrators
Oct 13
Online Via Zoom
The Magic of the Spoken Word: Maine Authors and Their Audiobook Narrators
Online Via Zoom

Maine Lit Fest

Online Via Zoom
An Afternoon of Poetry in Honor of Deborah Cummins
Oct 13
Gilsland Farm Audubon Center
An Afternoon of Poetry in Honor of Deborah Cummins
Gilsland Farm Audubon Center

Maine Lit Fest

Gilsland Farm Audubon Center
An Evening with Viet Thanh Nguyen
Oct 12
John Ford Auditorium at Portland High School
An Evening with Viet Thanh Nguyen
John Ford Auditorium at Portland High School

Maine Lit Fest

John Ford Auditorium at Portland High School
Author Reception
Oct 12
Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library
Author Reception
Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library

Maine Lit Fest

Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library
Kids' Lit Bookfair at the Maine Lit Fest
Oct 12
Portland Public Library
Kids' Lit Bookfair at the Maine Lit Fest
Portland Public Library

Maine Lit Fest

Portland Public Library
Storytelling in Magazines
Oct 11
Mechanics' Hall
Storytelling in Magazines
Mechanics' Hall

Maine Lit Fest

Mechanics' Hall
Graphic Novel Night with Marjorie Liu
Oct 11
Back Cove Books
Graphic Novel Night with Marjorie Liu
Back Cove Books

Maine Lit Fest

Back Cove Books
A Reading by and Conversation with Melissa Febos
Oct 10
Searles 315, Bowdoin College
A Reading by and Conversation with Melissa Febos
Searles 315, Bowdoin College

Maine Lit Fest

Searles 315, Bowdoin College
Proud Mary Reading
Oct 9
Cocktail Mary
Proud Mary Reading
Cocktail Mary

Maine Lit Fest

Cocktail Mary
A Showcase of Black Poets Laureate
Oct 9
SPACE
A Showcase of Black Poets Laureate
SPACE

Maine Lit Fest

SPACE
Thriller Writers on the Art of Suspense and Influences of Stephen King
Oct 8
Penobscot Theater Company
Thriller Writers on the Art of Suspense and Influences of Stephen King
Penobscot Theater Company

Maine Lit Fest

Penobscot Theater Company
Intimate Geopolitics: Reverberations of Empire Across Centuries and Continents
Oct 7
Online Via Zoom
Intimate Geopolitics: Reverberations of Empire Across Centuries and Continents
Online Via Zoom

Maine Lit Fest

Online Via Zoom
Shannon Downey Discusses Let’s Move the Needle
Oct 6
Mechanics' Hall
Shannon Downey Discusses Let’s Move the Needle
Mechanics' Hall

Maine Lit Fest

Mechanics' Hall
Short Story Writers on Understandings of Home
Oct 5
Farmington Grange Hall
Short Story Writers on Understandings of Home
Farmington Grange Hall

Maine Lit Fest

Farmington Grange Hall
Graphic Novel Workshops & Readings
Oct 5
Greene Block + Studios
Graphic Novel Workshops & Readings
Greene Block + Studios

Maine Lit Fest

Greene Block + Studios
Everything, Everywhere All at On
Oct 4
Various Locations Across Maine
Everything, Everywhere All at On
Various Locations Across Maine

Maine Lit Fest

Various Locations Across Maine
A Conversation with Lynda Barry, Cartoonist & Graphic Novelist
Oct 4
Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts
A Conversation with Lynda Barry, Cartoonist & Graphic Novelist
Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Maine Lit Fest

Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts
Voices in the North Country, “Finding Your Voice in Maine"
Oct 3
Campus Center, University of Maine Presque Isle (UMPI)
Voices in the North Country, “Finding Your Voice in Maine"
Campus Center, University of Maine Presque Isle (UMPI)

Maine Lit Fest

Campus Center, University of Maine Presque Isle (UMPI)