Welcome to Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival!
We are excited to announce that the ninth annual Montclair Literary Festival will take place from Saturday April 26 to Saturday May 3, 2025. We will have TWO Festival Days, with events held at partner Montclair State University and downtown Montclair. We are finalizing all events, for two great days of talks and discussions on both Saturdays along with evening events during the week – with some of the best authors in the country!
Stay tuned for more details!
The open call for Festival submissions begins from December 1, 2024, and runs through to January 1, 2025. See here for more information.
Any questions, please get in contact with us at montclairliteraryfestival@gmail.com.
Do you want to become a 2025 Literary Festival sponsor?
The Montclair Literary Festival is a community-wide event that aims to exchange ideas, inspire future literary works and engage with different points of view. Working closely with the Montclair Public Library, Watchung Booksellers and a team of local volunteers, the festival will also generate lasting connections between arts institutions, the schools and the community, benefiting a broad cross-section of participants and attendees. We welcome Montclair residents to get involved by sponsoring, volunteering or joining a committee.
Our 2024 program included Frank Bruni, Ruth Reichl, David Baldacci, Joyce Carol Oates, Vinson Cunningham, Carlos Lozada, Barbara McQuade, Professor Angus Deaton, Téa Obreht, Nell Freudenberger, Angie Cruz, Rachel Khong, Abraham Chang, Annabel Monaghan, Claire Messud, Amitava Kumar, Vanessa Chan, Clare Beams, Jaiming Tang, Emily Raboteau, Leslie Jamison, Zibby Owens, Ann Napolitano, and so many more. Planned events in the Fall include Nick Kristof and Rachel Kushner.