A Book Party for All Ages in the Heart of Providence​

Join us for 2 days full of inspiration, education and creative ideas!
75+ authors will provide insights into their latest work and offer readings/signings, panel discussions, workshops, 
conversations, Q&A sessions, and much more.

Friday, April 26, 2019
Opening Night Literary GALA

Celebrate the opening of the Festival in style with buffet, cash bar, silent auction and keynote-author readings in the Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel. Keynote authors are M. T. Anderson, Thomas Cobb, Denise Duhamel, Peter Golden, Marge Piercy, Richard Russo, Helen Schulman, Mike Stanton and Padma Venkatraman. 
Tickets on sale now. $35 per person. 
​Seating is limited and on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please register early! 

Friday, April 26 2019​, daytime
Great Authors in Schools (GAINS)
On Friday, April 26, the Festival's Great Authors in Schools (GAINS) program will bring five authors to public schools in the Providence area. 
Contact us to participate. 

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Saturday, April 27, 2019
ALL-DAY Festival
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel
$10 advance / $15 door
​Free for children under 12

The family-fun celebration continues throughout the day with a wide array of distinguished authors discussing books and amazing topics in dynamic and diverse forums.

Inspiring literary-themed exhibits from publishers and organizations as well as workshops and valuable resources for readers and writers. Please register early! 

SCHEDULE

PROGRAM

AUTHORS

TICKETS

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Honorary Co-Chair
Ann Hood, Bestselling author

Honorary Co-Chair
​Lisa Starr, RI Poet Laureate Emerita 

Interested in Participating?

BECOME A SPONSOR / EXHIBITOR

Sponsorships include event tables, tickets, advertisements, & more!  Deadline for Sponsor / Exhibitor tables is April 21, 2019.

APPLY HERE

PRESENTING AUTHOR

Showcase your books at readings & signings. participate on panels, in conversations with authors, give craft talks and workshops in Providence. ​Deadline to apply is April 21, 2019.

MORE INFO

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

Many hands and hearts are needed to make this a cherished annual tradition!  Join our Volunteer Team on festival days April 26–27, 2019.  

MORE INFO

Inspire. Connect. Transform.

That's the aim of the Providence Book Festival - 
​a one-of-a-kind literary festival held in the creative capital of Rhode Island.

Providence Book Festival brings together readers and writers in a celebration of great books and the boundless power of the imagination to transform, inspire and unite people of all ages.  
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Inspiring a culture of reading, writing and ideas, the festival offers dynamic and diverse literary forums to educate and entertain, featuring nationally acclaimed fiction, non-fiction, children/YA authors, and poets. 

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

Nationally acclaimed authors

RI local author spotlight section

Publishers & literary magazines

Workshops, panel discussions

Authors in conversation

Literary agents and editors

Vendors & exhibitors

Keynote GALA Reception (Friday)

GAINS Student Day (Friday)

​Official onsite bookseller 

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      Presented by 

   LiteraryArts RI
      a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization            

LiteraryArts RI (LARI) is composed of writers, poets, and literary organizations whose mission is to showcase, strengthen, and grow RI's literary arts through educational literary initiatives culminating in the annual Providence Book Festival.

LARI supports writers and engages readers through free and low cost programs, fostering literacy, literature, and literary achievement.  Our members seek to make an impact and a vital contribution to RI communities, inspiring a new generation of readers and writers to grow in understanding and empathy through the written and spoken word.

LiteraryArts RI is a member of the Alliance of Artists Communities.