Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival
tennessee williams new orleans literary festival annual fiveday literary festival city new orleans festival dedicated american playwright tennessee williams lived worked city later pulitzer prize year feature several event related long career writer well writing workshop panel discussion literary reading stage performance book fair music writing contest event related american literature poetry drama opera film photography art history new orleans culture cooking signature event stella stanley shouting contest close festival festival new orleans related mississippi delta tennessee williams festival clarksdale mississippi held annually october childhood hometown tennessee williams festival around country also commemorate writer saint sinner lgbtq literary festival coordinated tennessee williams new orleans literary festival tennessee williams native new orleans lived new orleans french quarter several point adult life two major play streetcar named desire vieux carré several short story set historic french quarter shortly williams death city new orleans happened undergo economic recession among proposal attract tourist city revitalize local economy festival created establish literary festival dedicated williams choice host festival new orleans honor cultural literary achievement associated new orleans williams felt best work written lived new orleans first tennessee williams festival twoday event held drawing estimated attendee topic first literary panel “new orleans home writer panelist included fredrick barton christopher blake sheila bosworth everette maddox christ wiltz moderated ralph adamo festival quickly grew popularity attracts attendee every year march festival first major event held new orleans following disaster hurricane katrina slightly higher ground french quarter among area flooded disaster festival continued grew popularity brief hiatus due covid pandemic however resumed virtually person principal sponsor festival include louisiana endowment humanity historic new orleans collection national endowment art university new orleans fiveday festival held weekend nearest march birthday tennessee williams usually fourth week march festival event held several site around french quarter many event either speaker discussion panel featuring expert literature theater film art history culture topic addition panel master class aspiring writer including advice published writer literary agent editor publishing industry another highlight early festival year “i remember tennessee” panel sharing memory bill grey jack frick bob hines anna may maylie dan mosely eric paulsen jere real festival also host musical performance local musician musical guest year included artist vernel bagneris danny barker spencer bohren tom sancton butch thompson allen toussaint dr michael white past speaker included prominent author playwright edward albee robert olen butler richard ford michael cunningham phillip caputo rick bragg yusef komunyakaa speaker included writer anne rice cokie robert michael cunningham john water nora robert stephen e ambrose douglas brinkley james carville andrei codrescu sue grafton margaret atwood larry brown margaret walker fannie flagg allen gilchrist kaye gibbon dorothy allison barry gifford rex reed peggy scott laborde errol laborde well actor patricia clarkson stephanie zimbalist alec baldwin john goodman w kenneth holditch tab hunter dixie carter gerald mcraney elizabeth ashley anne jackson eli wallach kim hunter tennessee williams brother dakin williams frequent guest festival death another major feature festival theatrical production including production fulllength play oneact play tennessee williams well work writer festival began hosting oneact play contest winning play premiered festival become one festival anticipated event festival also sponsor poetry short fiction contest festival highlight contemporary southern artist new orleans novelist john kennedy toole writer new orleans still tennessee williams remains primary focus festival festival published previously unpublished writing produced premiere performance newly discovered work scholar conference held every year academic journal tennessee williams annual review associated conference since first festival event included guided walking tour toulouse st french quarter residence williams lived since festival ended popular stella stanley shouting contest tribute third scene streetcar named desire contest open public held last day festival usually sunday afternoon jackson square actor playing role stella stanley provoke contestant gallery one pontalba building first round tryout second round take place finalist compete prize trophy covid pandemic caused festival go hiatus festival fully virtual festival returned inperson status festival celebrating th anniversary streetcar named desire official website tennessee williams annual review academic conference journal historic new orleans collection festival site