Spring Writes Literary Festival! 40 Events! / Live May 7-11 / Zoom May 15-22 / Workshops to Sept.

Start: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 6:00PM
End: Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00PM

It’s time once again for all of us to enjoy some amazing writers in our region! The Community Arts Partnership’s 17th annual Spring Writes Literary Festival features 40 free literary events featuring over 100 writers. (Registration is Required.) The Festival shines a light on the abundance of literary talent in our region. Events include panels, readings, performances, happenings, and workshops that are of interest to established or emerging writers, and/or the literary-loving general public. The Festival kicks off with one long weekend of twenty-three live events from Wednesday, May 7th to Sunday, May 11th at four locations: Buffalo Street Books, the Tompkins County Public Library, and (mostly) the Downtown Ithaca Conference Center. Seven Zoom events are scheduled on weekday evenings from May 15th through May 22nd. Nine writing workshops continue through September. Check out the amazing event line-up at SPRINGWRITES.ORG There’s so much to see: There are multiple group readings of poetry, prose, and essays, panels on multiple topical subjects, and over 15 literary themed writing workshops. There are performances by a theatre troupe and a Senior storytelling troupe. There’s a day long Book and Zine Fair, a lyric writing workshop, an evening multi-media performance, a fantasy and sci fi workshop for teens, a children’s poetry workshop, and so much more. Admission to all events is free. Registration is required. For the full schedule, artist bios, and registration information, visit SpringWrites.org. Join us in celebrating the power of words and the stories that unite us at the 17th annual Spring Writes Literary Festival! Thank you to our Sponsors! CFCU Community Credit Union, Ithaca College, M&T Bank, Wegmans, Ithaca Downtown Conference Center, Odyssey Bookstore,