Want to join our very important group of book and literacy lovers?
Sponsor the Festival, Support Authors, Help the Students
This May, join us in celebrating a landmark achievement—the 10th anniversary of the Montclair Literary Festival! Over the past decade, we’ve brought our community together, fostering conversations around stories, poetry, memoirs, and ideas.
By sponsoring the Montclair Literary Festival, you can make a meaningful contribution to literacy, the arts, and our community.
Become part of a beloved cultural tradition that brings people together, supports Succeed2gether’s mission of education for all, and enjoy special access to acclaimed authors and their books.
In 2026 our confirmed high-profile authors include Kathryn Stockett, Colm Tóibín, Tom Perrotta, Maria Semple, Christina Baker Kline, Eugene Robinson, and Xochitl Gonzalez.
As a sponsor you will receive signed books and VIP entry to the ticketed events above, as well as VIP access and seating to all of our May festival events. See the Festival 2026 page here for more details.
Some of our past high-profile events have included talks with Colson Whitehead, David Baldacci, Ann Napolitano, Tracy K. Smith, Eliza Reid, Stevie Van Zandt, Henry Winkler, Katie Kitamura, Jane Fonda, Chelsea Clinton, Malcolm Gladwell, Trevor Noah, Richard Thompson, Isabel Allende, Joyce Carol Oates, Colum McCann, Erik Larson, Nicholas Kristof, Paul Krugman, Madeline Miller, Mo Rocca, Bill Buford, Ruth Reichl, Patti Smith, Paul Auster, Anna Quindlen, Thomas Friedman, Nathan Englander, Sigrid Nunez, Meg Wolitzer and more.
Our commitment to fostering literacy remains central to our mission. The Montclair Literary Festival is part of Succeed2gether, a nonprofit that provides free tutoring to underserved children in Montclair and Essex County. Proceeds from the festival directly support this critical initiative, especially vital as we face educational funding challenges throughout New Jersey.
Thank you for sponsoring the festival and making a difference
in the lives and futures of Succeed2gether's students.