During the years Tennessee Williams lived in Key West, he swam at South Beach every morning before sitting down to write. “I work everywhere,” Williams said of Key West, “but I work best here.”
KEY WEST LITERARY SEMINAR
The Key West Literary Seminar has been drawing lovers of literature to our small island in the subtropics for more than a quarter of a century. Each January, passionate readers and writers gather together for conversations, readings, panel discussions, lectures, writers' workshops, and unique Key West parties where it is possible to mingle with the world's most illustrious writers.
Join us next January 7-10 for Clearing the Sill of the World– a celebration of 60 years of American poetry. In the island city that Wallace Stevens, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Frost, James Merrill, and our guest of honor Richard Wilbur have all called home, we present compelling discussions, candid conversations, and insightful readings into the past, present, and future of American poetry. Joining Wilbur at our 28th annual Seminar are many of today's finest poets, including his fellow United States Poets Laureate Kay Ryan, Billy Collins, Rita Dove, Maxine Kumin, Charles Simic, Mark Strand, and Robert Pinsky, and his fellow Pulitzer Prize winners Natasha Trethewey, Yusef Komunyakaa, and James Tate. Our Writers' Workshop Program takes place January 11-14; faculty members include Collins, Dara Wier, and Robert Stone. Click to register online, or download a printable registration form.
Historical Fiction and The Search for Truth, our 27th Seminar, was a tremendous success. Pictures, recordings, interviews, and more from the event– including the broadcast schedule for C-SPAN's Book-TV coverage– are archived on L I T T O R A L, our year-round online journal. Connect with us to receive email containing Littoral's news, interviews, and new releases from our Audio Archives Project, which will archive, digitize, and format for the web twenty years of Seminar readings and discussions.