Kevin Young and Arnold Rampersad: “In Conversation: Biography and the Black Athlete”Kevin Young and Arnold Rampersad: “In Conversation: Biography and the Black Athlete”Kevin Young and Arnold Rampersad on stage.Emily Nemens and Gish Jen: “The Resisters and The Cactus League—Readings in Conversation”Emily Nemens and Gish Jen: “The Resisters and The Cactus League—Readings in Conversation.”Technical Director Ben Pegg on the mic.Emily Nemens.Executive Director Arlo Haskell & fam dressed up for the event!Michael Mewshaw “The Other Side of the Butterfly: The Bug beneath Pro Tennis.”Book signing with Gish Gen and Emily Nemens.Kevin Young and Michael Mewshaw signing books.Joyce Carol Oates: “Mike Tyson: The Afterlife of the Champion and Further Notes on Boxing as Myth and Theater.”Buzz Bissinger, BenMcGrath, and Megan Abbott, : “Living Vicariously: The Case for Banning Parents”Megan AbbottBuzz Bissinger and BenMcGrathJoyce Carol Oates signs books for fans.Fans meet Megan Abbott.Megan Abbott greeting fans.David Maraniss, Amy Bass, and Daniel James Brown: “The Olympic Games and Political Action.”Daniel James BrownDavid Maraniss greets a fan at the book signing.Amy Bass signing books.Reception at the Harry S. Truman Truman Little White House.Reception at the Harry S. Truman Truman Little White House.Author Meg Cabot poses with Teacher & Librarian scholarship winners.
Key West Literary Seminar welcomes readers and writers to this subtropical island city. Our flagship program is the annual Seminar, a four-day event that explores a unique literary theme each January, where readers from around the world enjoy presentations by some of the best writers of our time. In our Writers’ Workshop Program, also in January, writers of all levels meet in small groups with esteemed faculty to share their work and explore the craft of writing. A Scholarship Program reduces fees for teachers and librarians and recognizes the work of outstanding emerging writers. Exclusive recordings from the Seminar spanning thirty years are available in the Audio Archive, while our online journal, Littoral, features news, essays, photographs, and other resources that document Key West’s rich literary history.
A diversity of life thrives in the littoral zone — a thin strip of coastline between high and low watermarks. As the operating metaphor for our online journal, it refers to that part of Key West routinely overrun by the tide of literature and to the rich life of letters in this island city. Here you’ll find event coverage from our team of writers and photographers; news and updates about upcoming opportunities; and rare images from historic collections, interviews, and all manner of report from Key West’s life of letters.