Dahlonega Literary Festival

The Dahlonega Literary Festival is an annual celebration of books. The next festival will take place in March 7-9, 2014. Situated in Historic Downtown Dahlonega,  the festival continues to grow and become more and more entertaining as the years go on. We promise that it will delight anyone who is a lover of books and reading.  All festival events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Each year the festival presents a slate of invited authors representing a variety of genres sharing their ideas and experiences in various programs. In addition, a number of regional authors (ranging from local to other areas of the Southeast) have the opportunity to purchase a table to both interact with festival attendees and sell their books.

We are a festival of books, not just a festival with books

Book Donations Needed!

The Dahlonega Literary Festival is having a used book sale on July 4^th from 10-5 on the Square. We need as many used books as we can get: paperback or hardbound, children’s books, cookbooks, fiction or non-fiction. If you live in or near Dahlonega and have any you would be willing to donate to help us keep all the festival events FREE, please contact Arienne Wallace at ariennewallace@windstream.net.  So, please go through your bookshelves and clean out your “I’m never going to read this again” stacks!

4th of July Used Book Sale

When: Thursday, July 4, 2013
10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where: Dahlonega’s Historic Square

Come browse and find some books to add to your collection and support a wonderful festival. All used book sale proceeds support the

10th Annual Dahlonega Literary Festival

A Book Lover’s Paradise!

Charles Seabrook Added

We are pleased to add another name to our Featured Author list for 2014: Charles Seabrook. Seabrook was a part of the 2011 festival, and we’re happy to have him back this year!

Announcing Authors for 2014

With the 2014 Dahlonega Literary Festival only 10 months away, we’re starting to get our visiting authors lined up. We are happy to announce the first set of authors confirmed to be part of 10th annual festival!

• Deanna Raybourn, author of Spear of Summer Grass
• James R. Tuck, author of Blood and Silver
• Erika Marks, author of The Guest House
• George Weinstein, author of Hardscrabble Road
• Raymond Atkins, author of Camp Redemption

 

 

DLF Supports Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition

 

Pat Wozny (left), 2012 DLF chair,  and Arienne Wallace (right), 2014 DLF chair,  gives Donna Gessell, chair of the Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition, a check for $300 from the proceeds of the book sales at the 2012 Dahlonega Literary Festival. 

2012 Festival Pictures

The pictures from the 2012 festival are (finally) being posted. The page is a work in progress, so keep checking back!

2012 Festival Picture Gallery