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2020

Run Fast. Stand Still: An Interactive Workshop for Writers of All Genres

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020Katie CurnowWorkshop

The Flint Festival of Writers is offering a free workshop for area writers Thursday, May 14th at 7 PM. Run Fast. Stand Still: An Interactive Workshop for Writers of All Genres is an opportunity for writers to practice their craft while connecting with fellow local writers.

2020

Thank you for taking a “Leap!”

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020Sarah Carson

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Leap Day for the Flint Festival of Writers’ Leap into Writing event! The mission of the Flint Festival of Writers is to support writing done in and about Flint by cultivating dynamic resources and Read More

2020

Join us for “Leap into Writing!”

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020Sarah Carson

Was your New Year’s resolution to write more? Do you want to connect with more local writers? Then “leap” into writing this leap year with the Flint Festival of Writers! Join us for snacks, libations, writing prompts and other literary fun from Read More

Featured events

U of M–Flint Department of English presents Semaj Brown

October 18, 2019October 17, 2019Sarah Carson

The University of Michigan–Flint Department of English, a longtime partner of the Flint Festival of Writers, will host Flint, Michigan’s first Poet Laureate, Semaj Brown, on Wednesday, November 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Keva Auditorium at 400 Mill St. Read More

2019

Flint Writers Fest displays depth, diversity of Flint talent

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019Sarah Carson

Thanks to Flint Festival of Writers’ partner East Village Magazine for this review of the 2019 Flint Festival of Writers. Read the entire article on their website here. By Harold C. Ford ‘Writing is the painting of the voice.”   …Voltaire The latest Read More

2019

A Q&A with Flint Festival of Writers featured reader LaTashia Perry

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019Sarah Carson

The Flint Festival of Writers is excited to host acclaimed children’s author and Flint resident LaTashia Perry as its 2019 featured reader. Perry is the author of the Kids Like Mine series of books and the creator of the 4 Kids Like Mine brand, Read More

2019

Everything You Need to Know About the 2019 Flint Festival of Writers

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019Connor Coyne

The Flint Festival of Writers will be taking place September 13-14, 2019, and all sorts of stuff is going to be going on.  This blog entry will be your one stop to find out all of the essential information! Please check back Read More

2019

Join us for The Flint Public Library’s Teen Writers anthology launch and open mic!

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019Connor Coyne

Toni Morrison. Ralph Ellison. Kurt Vonnegut. You know, they were all eleven once. Every writer has to start somewhere, and one of the many wonderful programs at our award-winning Flint Public Library helps our young writers do precisely that! Please join the Read More

2019

Ecopoetics: A Q&A with Workshop Leader Jonah Mixon-Webster

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019Sarah Carson

The Flint Festival of Writers is excited to partner with PEN America in 2019 to host a free workshop led by 2019 PEN/Osterweil Award for Poetry Honoree Jonah Mixon-Webster. Mixon-Webster is the author of Stereo(TYPE), which explores the intersection of space and body, race and Read More

2019

The 2019 Book Fair!

September 9, 2019September 13, 2019Connor Coyne

If you take a stroll past the Ferris Wheel building on Saturday, September 14th, from noon to 4 p.m. you might hear a literary commotion coming from the first floor. The third annual Flint Festival of Writers Book Fair is our biggest Read More

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We support the literary tradition and writing done in and about Flint and cultivate dynamic resources and experiences for Flint writers and readers.

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