Welcome to the newsletter for the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival! This month, we have a reminder about the Short Story Contests. Then, read on for a recap of our virtual event on book banning. Short Story Submissions Due June 30, 2026 Our Short Story Contests will be closing for submissions on June 30, 2026. […]
Hello book lovers, this is a friendly reminder that the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival is hosting two virtual literary events tomorrow, Tuesday, May 19. First, we will hold our annual meeting. Then, we will have a panel presentation on book banning, featuring Ron Charles and Maureen Corrigan. Note: these events have separate Zoom links. […]
Special event, one week from today! Join the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival for a virtual panel event on book banning, featuring Ron Charles and Maureen Corrigan. “Unfit for Shelves? A Love Letter to Banned Books” is this year’s spring special presentation. This event is free and open to the public. We hope you can […]
Mark your calendar for not one, but two virtual events on Tuesday, May 19, 2026! There are different Zoom links for these two separate events. You may come to both or one of these events. 2026 Annual Meeting Tuesday, May 19, 20265:30 p.m.VirtualClick here to join the Zoom meetingMeeting ID: 890 1685 3336Passcode: 936626 If […]
Every year, the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival honors a different American author for their outstanding achievements in American literature. This year, 2026, the winner of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Achievement in American Literature goes to . . . ~Tobias Wolff~ A big congratulations to Tobias Wolff! As is our longstanding tradition, we […]
We are excited to announce that the Short Story Contest is open for submissions! ADULT CONTEST: The Adult Contest is for residents of the DMV (DC, Maryland, and Virginia). STUDENT CONTEST: The Student Contest is for high school students who attend a school in Montgomery County. Submissions are now open for original, unpublished works of […]
We are happy to announce our winners of the 2025 short story Contest. They are listed below with comments from reviewer Nate Brown: Adult Winner: L.V. Pires L.V. Pires (“January Light”) Read story here “I knew that there was no other story for her in this moment. This was the only one. This was the […]
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Hello, World! We are excited to announce the launch of our new website design. It will now be easier than ever to gain information about the many events and happenings of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival. There are many things to do on our new website: Please bear with us as we continue to […]
