2024 American Writers Festival
2024 American Writers Festival
Co-presented by the American Writers Museum and Chicago Public Library, the 2024 American Writers Festival took place May 19, 2024 at the Harold Washington Library Center.
The 2024 American Festival featured in depth conversations with diverse writers including sci-fi authors, game writers and designers, journalists and poets. From labor history to true crime thrillers to jazz music, the Festival celebrated the past, promoted the present, and inspired the future of American writing.
The American Writers Festival, a completely free literary event, will return in 2026.
AMERICAN WRITERS FESTIVAL HOMEPAGE
View every program and discussion on the official 2024 American Writers Festival playlist.
Featured Writers
Marie Arana
Nicole Chung
Renée Watson
Mark Bowden
Samira Ahmed
Keith Ammann
Marie Arana
Jabari Asim
Derek Tyler Attico
Xio Axelrod
Heather Booth
Mark Bowden
Kevin Boyle
Charisse Burden-Stelly
CM Burroughs
Nicole Chung
Anna Claussen
Shawn Cohen
Peter Coviello
Mary V. Dearborn
Philip Eil
Clothilde Ewing
Rosemary Feurer
Amanda Flower
George Getschow
Nestor Gomez
David Hammond
Jas Hammonds
Donna Hemans
Heather Hendershot
Paul Hendrickson
Harold Holzer
Chelsea Hood
Keisha Howard
Jane Hseu
Swan Huntley
Sarah James
Andrew W. Kahrl
Pamala Knight
Carly A. Kocurek
Brianna Labuskes
Claire Legrand
Darcie Little Badger
Jamie Loftus
Brianna Madia
Juan Martinez
Adrian Matejka
Lydia Millet
Rose Miron
Lani T. Montreal
Evan F. Moore
Natalie Y. Moore
Dipika Mukherjee
Arionne Nettles
Malcolm Newsome
Diana Khoi Nguyen
Ugochi Nwaogwugwu
Jean O’Brien
Cindy Juyoung Ok
Samantha Ortiz
Sara Paretsky
Gregory Royal Pratt
The Richard D. Johnson Trio
Donna Seaman
Jessica Shattuck
Rebecca Siegel
Elizabeth Taylor
Yukiko Tominaga
Michi Trota
Larry Tye
Srividhya Venkat
Jennifer Wagh
Suzanne Walker
Steve Watkins
Renée Watson
Michael Zapata
Monika Zgustova