Literary Festival Names College of Charleston as Academic Partner

^{Above: Safiya Sinclair signs her book at the 2023 Charleston Literary Festival. (Photo by Ed Brantley Photography)}

The College of Charleston is proud to once again be the official academic partner of the Charleston Literary Festival. The festival, which takes place Nov. 1 -10, 2024, at Dock Street Theatre, will feature a host of world-class writers and thinkers.

This is the fourth consecutive year the College has been named the academic partner of the festival. This continued partnership offers opportunities for meaningful connections between visiting authors and the College of Charleston community.

“Partnering with the festival is a great opportunity for the College’s faculty, staff, students and alumni to engage with the literary community,” says Suzanne Austin, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost of the College of Charleston, adding that the festival offers heavily discounted tickets for students, staff and faculty, as well as internship opportunities for students. A discount code has been emailed to the community.

This year, the festival includes 37 events and many speakers, including Nikki Giovanni, Colm Tóibín, Rachel Kushner, Claire Messud, Adam Gopnik, Attica Locke, Chris Whitaker, Geoff Dyer, James Shapiro, Sharon Malone, Michele Norris, David Blight, Jayne Anne Phillips, Ilyon Woo, Ramie Targoff, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Marie Arana and Paul Murray, among others.

“This year’s lineup reflects Charleston Literary Festival’s commitment to world-class programming with an international edge and constant innovation in the literary arts,” says Sarah Moriarty, executive director of Charleston Literary Festival. “We’re honored to host a 10-day celebration bubbling over with award-winning authors, big ideas and lively conversations. From producing a world premiere play with an international creative team to launching the CLF Cato Fellowship to promote writers in North and South Carolina, this year’s festival shows that there are no limits to what we can create in our thriving literary city.”

Charleston Literary Festival is a boutique literary festival that takes place every November in Charleston, South Carolina. The festival presents 10 days of top-tier literary programming with an international edge. A champion of the free exchange of ideas, Charleston Literary Festival fosters the next generation of readers and writers in the Southeast with student programs, awards and an emerging writers fellowship.

Tickets are now available for purchase via CharlestonLiteraryFestival.com, with individual session tickets start at $30. Passes for the entire festival are $675. For further information, visit CharlestonLiteraryFestival.com and follow the festival on Instagram.