Villanova University Literary Festival

01/28/2020

The 2020 Villanova University Literary Festival kicks off Thursday night with a reading by poet Brenda Shaughnessy. It starts at 7 in Falvey Library's Speakers' Corner and is free and open to the public. We have brownies too! Come on out!

01/16/2020

Here it is, the official line up for the 22nd Annual Villanova Literary Festival! All readings are free and open to the public, so come on out.

10/27/2019

This Tuesday at Villanova! Come on out, if you're nearby.

02/18/2019

Join us for a reading from the fantastic novelist, Lauren Grodstein, this Thursday evening. It's free and open to the public.

01/18/2019

The 2019 line-up!

02/26/2018

What a great night celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Villanova Literary Festival! Thanks to Pulitzer Prize winning poet Tyehimba Jess for a compelling and thought-provoking reading from "Olio." And thanks to all who came out. Here's to 20 more years.

02/10/2018

Lesley Nneka Arimah at Villanova Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7pm. Come on out. It's free and open to the public.

01/23/2018

Join us for a reading by the Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Tyehimba Jess! It's free and open to the public.

01/08/2018

It's official! Here's the 20th annual Villanova Literary Festival line-up for 2018! Hope to see you there.

10/25/2017

Come on out for an evening of poetry with Jena Osman. The reading is Wednesday, November 1 at 6 PM in Falvey Library on Villanova's campus. It's free and open to the public.

10/18/2017

Come on out tomorrow to hear some poetry in the afternoon! Dean Rader in SAC 300.

"History," a new poem by Dean Rader on KROnline. "The dead are done with their declarations. / They have put down their pens and called..."

10/04/2017

Here's the Literary Festival 20th Anniversary line-up! It's going to be a great spring semester.