This year’s conference will feature:
Keynote speaker J. Robert Lennon
Speed-dating with editors
Free book by featured writers
Free subscription to literary magazine of your choice.
“This Must Be the Place”: Cross-genre panel with Jennifer Acker, Katherine Hill, Andrew Ervin, & Elliott Holt
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With guest talks from physician Dr. Anthony Fauci and actor Jeffrey Wright, student and alumni readings, and a birthday party for The Common, this year’s 10th-anniversary LitFest was a celebratory occasion. From February 28 to March 2, 2025, attendees flocked to sold-out events in Amherst College’s Johnson Chapel, went behind the scenes with award-winning writers
Free and open to the public, wine and snacks will be provided. Join The Common for the launch of Issue 28! We welcome four esteemed contributors who happen to be local: Disquiet Prize-winning poet Iqra Khan, MacArthur Fellow Brad Leithauser, environmental economist James K. Boyce, and fiction and essay writer Douglas Koziol. Issues will be available for purchase. We’ll have brief readings, a short Q&A, and lots of time to mingle!
Free and open to the public, wine and snacks will be provided. Join us for the launch of Issue 27 of The Common! We welcome essayist and AGNI editor Sven Birkerts, poet January Gill O'Neil, and fiction writer Jade Song. Issues will be available for purchase. We'll have brief readings, a short Q&A, and lots of time to mingle!
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Celebrating 15 Years