Lake Forest Literary Festival
The annual Lake Forest Literary Festival welcomes writers, artists, filmmakers, and other creative thinkers to the College for readings, workshops, and student discussions.
Since 2004, we’ve welcomed everyone from John Waters to Shelley Jackson to William Gass. Add in the the annual Plonsker Prize winner, and you’ve got an annual recipe for wonderful word soup, dynamic literary entrees, and the best dessert of all: the time to listen, read, and think.
2015 Lake Forest Literary Festival Schedule
Monday, March 23
- Literary Festival: Plonsker Prize Reading by Christopher PerezMar23
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Meyer Auditorium in Hotchkiss Hall on Middle CampusReading by Madeleine P. Plonsker Emerging Writer in Residence Christopher Perez
- Literary Festival: Keynote Reading with Maxine ChernoffMar23
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel, Middle CampusJoin us for a keynote reading by poet Maxine Chernoff.
Tuesday, March 24
- Literary Festival: Tusitala Live LitMar24
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Center for Chicago Programs, Middle CampusLake Forest College’s long-running literary journal celebrates its legacy and looks to the live lit future!
- Literary Festival: The Moth True Stories Told LiveMar24
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Lily Reid Holt Memorial ChapelThe popular live lit show comes to Lake Forest College. See Moth all-stars battle with Lake Forest College professors for top storytelling honors.
Wednesday, March 25
- Literary Festival: Screening of DIG, a new USA original series, with series star Regina TaylorMar25
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Skybox, Mohr Student Center, Middle CampusSeries star and Chicago-based playwright and actress Regina Taylor joins us live for a screening of DIG.
- Literary Festival: Regina Taylor’s “stop. reset.” Staged Reading and CollaborationsMar25
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel, Middle CampusMeet acclaimed Goodman Theatre Artistic Associate Regina Taylor for a staged reading. Taylor will also present some of the wide-ranging collaborations–in part with Lake Forest students– helping to make this play about modern technology’s impact on the world jump from the stage and into the cloud.
Thursday, March 26
- Literary Festival: THE OPEN MICMar26
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Lake Forest College’s monthly reading series gets dirty for DIG IT!, the 11th Annual Lake Forest Literary Festival.
Events sponsored by the English Department, Dean of the Faculty, the Print and Digital Publishing Program, the Center for Chicago Programs, and the Department of Theater.
