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Autumn is our busiest time of year, here at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival! We have multiple events and opportunities to share with you in today’s newsletter. 2026 Short Story Readings 6:30 pm on Thursday, October 8Rockville Memorial Library – first floor meeting room21 Maryland Ave.Rockville, MD 20850 Mary Hopkins will be hosting this…Continue reading→

Local Non-Profit Seeking short term administrative assistance The F. Scott Fitzgerald Festival is a Rockville based non-profit that holds a one day literary festival each fall.  This year, the festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 24th.  The festival is seeking a short term assistant to help with the following tasks beginning immediately and running through October 24th. …Continue reading→

We are excited to announce that registration for the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival is now open. The honoree this year is Tobias Wolff. The theme for this year, in honor of Wolff’s bestselling and award-winning memoir about his childhood, This Boy’s Life, is Growing Up Is Hard to Do. This year’s festival will be on Saturday, October 24 at Montgomery…Continue reading→

This fall will be busy with celebrations of good writing. This edition of our newsletter spotlights a Jazz Age tea to mark F. Scott’s 130th birthday year, an event that puts our short story contest winners front and center, and two days of celebrating this year’s F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival honoree, Tobias Wolff. Grab…Continue reading→

Happy summer, F. Scott Fitzgerald fans! In this newsletter, we will share information about the Short Story Contests, news regarding a former winner of the Short Story Contest, and an exciting new sticker for members of the festival. Thank You to All Entrants to the Short Story Contests Thank you to all who entered our…Continue reading→

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….Continue reading→

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….Continue reading→

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…Continue reading→

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…Continue reading→

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…Continue reading→

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…Continue reading→