​Coming JULY 18 – 20…The 1455 Summer Literary Festival!

COMING JULY 18 – 20…THE 1455 SUMMER LITERARY FESTIVAL!

1455 Literary Arts’ first Summer Literary Festival will take place on July 18-20 in downtown Winchester…and it’s FREE! (A boxed lunch will be included for those who register for the Festival in advance.) Primary programming will be at the Bright Box Theater located on the historic walking mall, with other events at Winchester Brew Works, the Winchester Book Gallery, and Shenandoah University. TO REGISTER AND FOR THE FULL AGENDA: https://web.cvent.com/event/92...

The programs boast a diverse array of talent and more than 50 participants, including best-selling authors, local and award-winning writers, authors whose first books were published in 2019, and journalists, professors, and local artisans and leaders from the political, business, and academic fields. Media outlets represented include Time Magazine, The Washington Post, Reuters, and NPR. Highlights of this year’s participants include Angie Kim, Louis Bayard, Karen E. Bender, Julia Phillips, Jeanne McCulloch, E. Ethelbert Miller, and John Lingan. The interactive panels include genres ranging from literary fiction, poetry, suspense fiction, journalism, international fiction, and children’s literature. Several of the panels will feature faculty from local universities, including George Mason University, Marymount University, Hollins University, and Shenandoah University. 1455 will also be holding a Teen Poetry contest co-sponsored by Winchester’s Handley Regional Library. A $500 grand prize will be awarded to the winning poet, who will have the opportunity to read their work in a ceremony at Winchester Book Gallery.

**1455 is a nonprofit organization seeking to advance the appreciation of and passion for the literary arts through programs that support expression, education, and the sharing of writing and literature.*