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Get ready for the 2010 Arkansas Literary Festival to be held in the Central Arkansas Library System’s Main campus and in multiple downtown Little Rock venues. The seventh annual festival is guaranteed to be a stimulating mix of authors, panels, special events, performances, workshops and more. The full roster of authors and presenters will be posted in late February.

So check back with us then and mark your calendars for April 8-11, 2010.

You won’t want to miss it.

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FREE READINGS, BOOK DISCUSSIONS, PANELS AND MORE!
April 8-11, 2010 | Call 501.918.3098 for more information

Marcus Sakey to attend 2010 Arkansas Literary Festival

Sakey has been called "one of the hottest young crime writers in the country." His novels include The Amateurs, The Blade Itself, At the City's Edge and Good People. A Chicago resident, Sakey is the recipient of the Strand Critic's Award. His books have been translated into numerous languages.

Staceyann Chin to attend 2010 Arkansas Literary Festival

A proud Jamaican National, Chin's poetry has seen the rousing cheers of audiences everywhere including the Nuyorican Poets' Café, one-woman shows Off-Broadway, and writing-workshops in Sweden, South Africa, and Australia.

She is best known as co-writer and original performer in the Tony award winning, Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, and made her film debut in Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe. Chin, who was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, has three one-woman shows, HANDS AFIRE, UNSPEAKABLE THINGS, and BORDER/CLASH that all opened to rave reviews. She is the author of the memoir, The Other Side of Paradise.

Margaret McMullan to attend 2010 Arkansas Literary Festival

Author Margaret McMullan has committed to participating in the 2010 Arkansas Literary Festival. McMullan's new book Sources of Light will be published in April by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. McMullan, who studied at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, lives in Indiana. The full roster of authors who will be appearing at the 2010 Arkansas Literary Festival will be announced in February

For more information on Ms. McMullan, click here »

Plan your visit to Little Rock for the 2010 Arkansas Literary Festival now!