Letters Festival 2023
November 9-11, 2023 - Atlanta, Georgia
Artwork by William Downs
The Letters Festival is an annual gathering of artists and writers, showcasing the best in independent literature.Through readings, dialogues, and workshops, The Letters Festival offers community creative writing education and engagement.
The 2023 Letters Festival will feature live readings, workshops, and conversations with Claire Donato, Monic Ductan, E. Hughes, Marium Khalid, Babak Lakghomi, Anya Liftig, Courtney Faye Taylor, Justin Torres, and Felicia Zamora.
Artists
Claire Donato
MARIUM KHALID
COURTNEY FAYE TAYLOR
MONIC DUCTAN
BABAK LAKGHOMI
JUSTIN TORRES
E. HUGHES
ANYA LIFTIG
FELICIA ZAMORA
Schedule
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Whitespace - 814 Edgewood Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Anya Liftig live reading, films, and conversation.
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Atlanta Contemporary - 535 Means St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Live readings by Monic Ductan, Felicia Zamora, E. Hughes, and Justin Torres.
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Atlanta Contemporary - 535 Means St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Finding the Heartbeat: A Workshop in Voice with Anya Liftig
In this generative memoir workshop, we will play with concepts of voice. Through close reading of short passages, we will examine how “voice” is developed in memoir. We will also look at voice in non-human forms, exploring the inner emotional state of objects and places.
This workshop is for writers, artists and makers of any type who are looking to approach their work from new perspectives. Whether you are working on a long project, starting something new, or just thinking about starting, you will find something to help your creative journey.
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Overheard: Methods of Sound with Courtney Faye Taylor
Sound is a vital unit of storytelling. Writers mold sonic textures, rhyme, tone, and even silence to convey truth and open universes of understanding.
In this workshop, we will examine how sound appears in our everyday world and study artists who use sound to shape narrative. With these examples as a guide, we will generate new writing that asks us to manipulate, complicate, and reinvent our use of sound in writing.
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Live readings by Babak Lakghomi, Claire Donato, Courtney Faye Taylor, and a play by Marium Khalid.