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2024 Festival Dates

September 5-7, 2024

2024 Festival Theme

joining voices

Registration is OPEN!

The festival is free & open to the public.

Registration is required for Workshops & the Keynote Event.

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Cornbread & Tortillas

Free event for all ages:

a collective of Appalachian and Latino artists based ​in Kentucky whose mission is to build community by ​sharing art, music, dance, and cultural heritage.

Thursday

Evening

sept 5 @7PM

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$25

Saturday Evening sept 7 7PM
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Writing Workshops

registration required

$35

Memoir Writing Workshop

with Jessica Hendry Nelson,

author of Joy Rides through the Tunnel of Grief

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Fri, Sept. 6, 2024

9-11:45 AM

Yancey Co. Public Library

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Fiction Writing Workshop

with Mick​ey Dubrow,

author of American Judas

Fri, Sept. 6, 2024

2-4:45PM

Yancey Co. Public Library

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NonFiction Writing Workshop

with Jim Minick,

author of Without Warning and The Intimacy of Spoons

Sat, Sept. 7, 2024 ​

9-11:45 AM​

Yancey Co. Public Library​

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Poetry Writing Workshop

with Mildred K. Barya,

author of Animals of My Earth School

Sat, Sept. 7, 2024

2-4:45PM

Yancey Co. Public Library

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This Year’s Author Lineup

fiction

YA & Children’s

poetry

non-fiction

memoir

Who we are

Carolina Mountains Literary Festival is a nonprofit organization striving to foster community by supporting and celebrating literacy and the love of literature in the Southern Appalachians.

What we do

The Festival

For 16 years, we have brought the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival to downtown Burnsville, NC. The festival brings writers and readers together, and readers and readers together.

Engaging Youth

Through our activities and school programs, we promote literacy and the love of literature in classrooms.

Advocating for Literacy

We aim to support and represent the literary arts in Western NC.

We Need Your Support

CHAMPION ($3000+):

  • Verbal recognition of thanks at the Keynote Event
  • Invitation for 4 to the exclusive Authors Reception
  • Name or Logo prominently displayed on signage during ​the festival
  • 4 tickets to the Keynote Event with reserved seating
  • Name or Logo recognition on website
  • Name or Logo recognition in festival program


PROMOTER ($2000-2999):

  • Invitation for 4 to the exclusive Authors Reception
  • Name or Logo prominently displayed on signage during ​the festival
  • 4 tickets to the Keynote Event with reserved seating
  • Name or Logo recognition on website
  • Name or Logo recognition in festival program


BENEFACTOR ($1000-$1999):

  • Verbal recognition of thanks at one author's session
  • 4 tickets to the Keynote Event with reserved seating
  • Name or Logo recognition on website
  • Name or Logo recognition in festival program


Advocate ($500-$999):

  • Verbal recognition of thanks at one author's session
  • 2 tickets to the Keynote Event with reserved seating
  • Name or Logo recognition on website
  • Name or Logo recognition in festival program


UPHOLDER ($250-$499):

  • 2 tickets to the Keynote Event
  • Name or Logo recognition on website
  • Name or Logo recognition in festival program


Supporter ($100-$249):

  • Name or Logo recognition on website
  • Name or Logo recognition in festival program


Helper ($1-$99):

  • Name or Logo recognition in festival program


Support the festival ​by becoming a

Community

Builder

The Carolina Mountains Literary Festival offers ​various sponsorship opportunities for community ​members, families, individuals, and businesses to ​support the event. Each sponsorship level ​includes a range of benefits.