To attend the F. Scott Fitzgerald Festival in Rockville, MD, on September 28th, registration is required. You can register for one workshop during the A Block and/or 1 workshop during the B Block. While we encourage you to participate in the full day’s events, you can choose to register only for a workshop without signing up for the main Festival events.
However, this will exclude you from attending any talks, and from seeing the Honoree, Special Guest, or Keynote Speaker.
Additionally, we offer the option to purchase a boxed lunch, which includes a sandwich, water or beverage and assorted whole fruits, chips and a cookie.
Jazz Age Rockville.”
Join historian Eileen McGuckian for an exclusive bus tour of Rockville, the small town F. Scott Fitzgerald knew intimately in the 1920s. Experience the essence of Rockville during the Jazz Age as you visit key locations such as the site of Fitzgerald’s father’s funeral, the institution where his mother stayed, and the historic cemeteries where F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald are buried.
Space is limited. Register early.
Saturday, sept. 28, 2024, 9:45 am – 11:15 AM
“Taking Your Right Brain Out for a Spin”
Michelle Brafman
“Pitching Non-Fiction”
Margaret Talbot
“Helping Others Write the Hard Stories”
Monica Mische and Jarvis Slacks
Tope Folarin
the Memoir Beneath One’s Undergarments”
Ethelbert Miller
“Listing Your Way to a (Lyric) Essay”
Randon Billings Noble
- Recognition of F. Scott Fitzgerald Scholars
- Introduction of Jesmyn Ward
- Presentation of the Annual F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Achievement
In American Literature for 2024:
Jesmyn Ward - Acceptance & Reading
5:30-7:30 PM
5:30-6:30 PM
“Jay Gatsby, The Thrill Is Gone: The Great Gatsby, a Blues Narrative of Racial Passing”
6:30-7:30 PM