Newburyport Literary Festival

Tomorrow's event with @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social and @conniejhambley.bsky.social is ON! 📖

🎟️ Last minute tickets available here:
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Authors Hank Phillippi Ryan and Connie J. Hambley in conversation on February 1 at The Joy Nest in Newburyport

Hank Phillippi Ryan in conversation w/ Connie Johnson Hambley

📅 Sunday, February 1, 3:00–5:00 p.m.
📍 @thejoynest
🎟️ Tickets are $65 and include general admission plus one copy of All This Could Be Yours and light bites, plus a cash bar

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Join us for an intimate on-stage conversation between Elin Hilderbrand and local novelist Meg Mitchell Moore, followed by a book signing with both authors, on March 14, 5:00–7:00 p.m. Learn more: newburyportliteraryfestival.org/elin-hilderb...

It's not too late to join us for a writing workshop led by Vicki Hendrickson, founder of the Newburyport Literary Festival.

Learn more here: newburyportliteraryfestival.org/product/writ...

Friend of the festival Deborah Szabo will host a poetry workshop with her Newburyport High School Poetry Soup students on January 31, 2026, 2:00–4:00 p.m. Join us at the Chalk Gallery in Newburyport for this incredible event!

🎟️ Tickets: newburyportliteraryfestival.org/product/poet...

Join us on January 11 at The Actors Studio of Newburyport for “Fuente Grande.” Performed by local poets, musicians, and playwrights, the show depicts the night of the murder of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca.

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Looking to curl up with a good book this winter? We’re here to help with a full lineup of upcoming events and workshops happening across the greater Newburyport area.

Learn more here: newburyportliteraryfestival.org/

Workshops with founder Vicki Hendrickson Two sessions available: 📝 Session I: Tuesdays, January 13–March 3, 2026 | 2:00–4:00 p.m. 📝 Session II: Thursdays, January 15–March 5, 2026 | 2:00–4:00 p.m.

This holiday season, give the gift of writing! Learn more about our writing workshops, led by Newburyport Literary Festival founder Vicki Hendrickson.

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Poetry Event @ Actor’s Studio of Newburyport | Newburyport Literary Festival Join Us for the Diminished Prophets Performing Melopoeia of Love Poems With Poets: Rhina P. Espaillat & Alfred Nicol and Musicians: Roger Kimball on Bass and Cello, Shannon Muhs—Vocalist, & John Tavano on Spanish Guitar Crossroads Plaza, 1 Merrill Street# 3 Salisbury, MA 01952 Saturday November 22, 2025 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Tickets $30 Reserve

Melopoeia of Love Poems: An ancient Greek tradition where poetry is spoken over live music—two art forms flowing through each other without either dominating.

📅 Saturday, November 22 | 2-4 PM 📍 Salisbury, MA
🎟️ $30 | Limited seating—book now
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Melopoeia of Love Poems at The Actors Studio of Newburyport 🎶

Poets: Rhina P. Espaillat and Alfred Nicol
Musicians: Roger Kimball (bass and cello), Shannon Muhs (vocals), John Tavano (Spanish guitar)

📅 Sat. Nov 22 | 2-4 PM
🎟️ $30 | newburyportliteraryfestival.org/poetry-event...

This Thursday, join us upstairs at The Joy Nest from 6-8 p.m. as we host an incredible local author event feat. @megmitchellmoore and Holly Robinson! Tickets are $30 or $60 (w/signed book) and proceeds benefit the Newburyport Literary Festival! Buy here: bit.ly/3VTmm8E

Join us for an author talk feat. Meg Mitchell Moore (author of Mansion Beach), in conversation with acclaimed novelist Holly Robinson.

EVENT DETAILS:

📅 Thurs. Oct. 23 from 6-8 PM
📍 Joy Nest, NBPT
🎫 $30 general admission | $60 includes signed book --> Buy here: bit.ly/3VTmm8E

This October, join us for a cemetery tour with historian & 12th-gen Newburyporter Ghlee Woodworth! Hear Revolutionary War soldiers' diary excerpts at Old Hill Burying Ground! Oct 25, 4-5pm | $25 | Register here: https://bit.ly/3KozvnV

This October, join us for a cemetery tour with historian & 12th-gen Newburyporter Ghlee Woodworth!

Hear Revolutionary War soldiers' diary excerpts at Old Hill Burying Ground!

Oct 25, 4-5pm | $25 | Register here: bit.ly/3KozvnV

Author Event @ Joy Nest | Newburyport Literary Festival Upstairs at Joy Nest! Space is limited so book your ticket now! All sales final. Thank you, Joy Nest, for hosting us!

📚 Don't miss: Bestselling author Meg Mitchell Moore (Mansion Beach) in conversation with Holly Robinson at Joy Nest! Oct 23, 6-8pm | $30-60 tickets

Book your spot: bit.ly/3IgeUkZ

Writing—with Vicki Hendrickson | Newburyport Literary Festival Join us as autumn leaves start to fall. Spend some time remembering the passing seasons in your life—the changes you’ve observed.

#NBPTLitFest founder Vicki Hendrickson's classes are designed to invite you onto the page and to give you a little something new to consider along the way.

Register for one of two upcoming sessions this fall! bit.ly/4jLbEur

Writing Life Stories | Newburyport Literary Festival A Project of the Newburyport Literary Association

Join author Mary G. Barlow for our memoir workshop! Learn to research your own life like a journalist and connect your story to the bigger picture of history. Register here: bit.ly/46bXhvB

Join #NBTPLitFest founder Vicki Hendrickson for an eight-week writing workshop, taught in her home. Register here: bit.ly/4jLbEur

🚨 Our friends at @newburyporthigh have an announcement to share! 🚨

Send a favorite poem by May 10, 2025 to: dszabo@newburyport.k12.ma.us or
Mail to: Deborah Szabo, Newburyport High School, 241 High St., Newburyport, MA 01950

Need some inspiration from Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson to get you through this week? Us, too.

“You might be angry. You should be. Anger is useful.”

Who can relate to this quote from yesterday's session with Tova Mirvis and Elizabeth Graver?

“It [writing a novel] is like taking a one million piece puzzle, throwing the pieces all around the room, and then working the puzzle. It’s like corralling one million small children.” - Tova Mirvis

Check out today's schedule of virtual events and don't forget to register to attend! Head to the schedule page, find your favorite sessions, and click "Register" to gain access. bit.ly/4iFnmHx

Joining us tomorrow for our (amazing) virtual sessions? Don't forget to register for access! Head to the schedule page, find your favorite sessions, and click "Register" to gain access. bit.ly/4iFnmHx

We kicked the Newburyport Literary Festival off last night with a great session called Considering the Kennedys, a conversation with Dawn Tripp and Kate Clifford Larson. Check out all of today' and tomorrow's sessions: bit.ly/4iFnmHx

We're well underway here in #Newburyport for the 20th Annual #NBTPLitFest! Join us for sessions all day long across the city. Can't make it today? Join us virtually tomorrow! Full schedule here: bit.ly/4iFnmHx

Check out this venue-by-venue breakdown of today's #NBPTLitFest sessions! Full schedule here: bit.ly/4iFnmHx

Save this map to quickly reference the location of all of our #NBPTLitFest venues this year! We're taking over downtown #Newburyport, rain or shine. 📍

We can’t wait!

THIS SAT: I'm delighted to speak at the Newburyport Literary Festival @nbptlitfest.bsky.social in a panel sponsored by the Mass Center for the Book. Toussaint Losier & I will discuss Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit. Join us!
@uchicagopress.bsky.social

Looking forward to it!

In our 20th year,#NBPTLitFest founder Vicki Hendrickson will pass the torch on to the next generation of festival leaders. Join us as we celebrate her legacy and that of Sue Little, owner of Jabberwocky Books. bit.ly/3GlNsRu