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It's Fruitcake Weather! Christmas Memory on Nov. 9
Monroeville continues its observance of Truman Capote’s centennial year with the annual Fruitcake Festival, Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Old...
Tracey Dean
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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Happy Birthday Truman!
The Monroe County Museum Endowment Board and the Monroeville Literary Festival will celebrate Truman Capote on his 100th birthday, Sept....
Tracey Dean
Sep 26, 20242 min read
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Alabama Tourism Director Lee Sentell to Speak at Festival
Lee Sentell, longtime Director of Alabama Tourism and newly published author, will be one of the featured speakers at the annual...
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Feb 24, 20222 min read
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Bitter Socialite to Enliven Monroeville Literary Festival
Trace Barnett, author of the cookbook Tracing Roots, will visit the Old Courthouse Museum on Saturday, March 5, at 11:00 am as part of...
Tracey Dean
Feb 9, 20222 min read
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Truman Capote Prize goes to Rheta Grimsley Johnson
The selection committee for the 7th annual Truman Capote Prize for Alabama’s Distinguished Writer of Literary Non-Fiction or the Short...
Tracey Dean
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Cynthia Tucker named 2022 Harper Lee Award Winner
The selection committee for the 25th annual Harper Lee Award for Alabama’s Distinguished Writer of the Year is delighted to announce that...
Tracey Dean
Jan 10, 20223 min read
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Alabama State Council on the Arts grant boosts Literary Festival
Monroe County Museum has received a $7800 grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts to fund the 25th annual Monroeville Literary...
Tracey Dean
Jan 10, 20223 min read
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Celebrating 25 Years in a New Home
The Monroe County Museum is honored and excited to announce itself as the new host of the Monroeville Literary Festival. Previously the...
Tracey Dean
Sep 29, 20212 min read
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The Golden Ticket (Our Zoom Link)
The link that will be used for all of the sessions can be found in the Festival Program PDF. If you need assistance, please email...
Tracey Dean
Mar 1, 20211 min read
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Literary Cocktail for a Festive Festival
The Monroeville Literary Festival is known for the talent it attracts, and especially for the hospitality it offers. Our audiences have...
Tracey Dean
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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The Fifteen Minutes of Fame Stage Winners
Drumroll please! We are thrilled to announce the winners of this year's virtual Fifteen Minutes of Fame Stage! Thank you to everyone who...
Tracey Dean
Mar 1, 20211 min read
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Angela Johnson Named 2021 Harper Lee Award Winner
The Monroeville Literary Festival and the Alabama Writers’ Forum are pleased to announce that Angela Johnson will receive the 2021...
Tracey Dean
Feb 4, 20213 min read
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Fifteen Minutes of Fame Stage Goes Virtual
Are you a self-published writer? A poet? A songwriter in search of an audience? The Monroeville Literary Festival has a stage for you!...
Tracey Dean
Feb 3, 20211 min read
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Allen Wier Wins 6th Annual Capote Prize
The Monroeville Literary Festival and the Truman Capote Prize Committee are pleased to announce that Allen Wier has been selected as the...
Tracey Dean
Feb 1, 20213 min read
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The Festival Goes Virtual: Bringing the Literary Arts to You!
Have you ever wanted to invite a writer to dinner? Some of the best and brightest writers in Alabama want you to welcome them into your...
Tracey Dean
Jan 26, 20213 min read
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Dr. Alan Gribben Selected as Eugene Current-Garcia Recipient
The Monroeville Literary Festival and the Association of College English Teachers of Alabama are pleased to announce that Dr. Alan...
Tracey Dean
Dec 14, 20204 min read
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Monroeville Literary Festival Survey
Greetings, all! Thank you to our friends, far and wide, who supported the first Monroeville Literary Festival. The response was...
Tracey Dean
Mar 11, 20201 min read
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The Children's Literary Parade: Show Off Your Love for Reading!
Come one, come all to the inaugural Children's Literary Parade on Saturday, March 7, during the Monroeville Literary Festival! Hosted by...
Tracey Dean
Feb 19, 20201 min read
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Fifteen Minutes of Fame Stage Announced
Congratulations to the inaugural Fifteen Minutes of Fame Stage participants. Ten presenters were chosen from over thirty submissions from...
Tracey Dean
Feb 18, 20201 min read
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Calling All Writers For Their Fifteen Minutes of Fame!
Are you a self-published writer? A poet? A songwriter in search of an audience? The Monroeville Literary Festival has a stage for you!...
Tracey Dean
Jan 7, 20202 min read
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