The Oneonta Literary Festival, hosted by SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College, is a year-long celebration of literature featuring renowned authors, engaging workshops and captivating readings. All festival events will be free and open to the public.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Reading and Book Launch for Dr. Sheena Mason's "The Raceless Antiracist"
Wednesday, October 9, 7:00-8:30 P.M.
Dr. Sheena Mason will open the year-long Oneonta Literary Festival on Wednesday, October 9, with a fireside chat and Q and A with Dr. Howard Ashford of her new book, The Raceless Antiracist: Why Ending Race Is the Future of Antiracism. Admission is free to this and to all Oneonta Literary Festival events. The book will be available for purchase and signing.
Oneonta Literary Festival Kickoff
Thursday, Oct. 17 to Monday, Oct. 21
A four-day series of literary-themed events, including public readings and book signings by 11 noted poets, novelists and creative nonfiction writers; a book fair featuring local authors, poetry and prose workshops, and more. For more information on these events, please visit hartwick.edu/literaryfestival.
Featuring:
- Anna Kornbluh
- Rachel Blau DuPlessis
- Ross Gay
- Willy Palomo
- Stephen Kuusisto
- Sayantani DasGupta
- Cristina Henriquez
Reading by the Bright Hill Poets
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m., Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta.
Reading and launch of Seeing Things 2: an anthology. Admission is free.
Featuring:
- Diane Bliss
- Allison Collins
- Jesse Hilson
- Liz Huntington
- Bhala Jones
- Lynne Kemen
- Mary Ladany
- Bertha Rogers
- Pam Strother
- Julie Suarez
- Julene Waffle
- Vicki Whicker
Drag Brunch and Queer Reading
Saturday, Feb. 15, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Otsego Grille, Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta.
Faculty Showcase reading
Tuesday, April 1
A showing of "American Fiction"
Wednesday, April 23, 6-8:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:45 p.m.
Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta.
Festival partners include the Huntington Library, CANO, the Oneonta City School District and the Green Toad Bookstore.
The Oneonta Literary Festival is supported by SUNY Oneonta's University Senate Committee on Public Events and English Department, Hartwick College's Arts and Humanities Division, Babcock Chair in English, Department of Literature, Media, and Writing, and Office of Academic Affairs, a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Red Dragon Reading Series, a Regaining Momentum grant from SUNY Oneonta, and Hartwick College's Visiting Writers Series; it is also sponsored by the SUNY Oneonta Alumni Association with financial support from the Fund for Oneonta.
For more information or to find out how you can participate in the festival, contact Suzanne Black, Associate Professor of English or George Hovis, Distinguished Teaching Professor.
