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October, 2023Show Full Year
Event:CT Lit Fest at Real Art Ways, Hartford
Date:October 14th, 2023.
Time:10:00 AM
Contact:ctlitfest@realartways.org
Website:https://www.realartways.org/raw-events/ct-lit-fest/
The CT Lit Fest is a fall book festival presented by Real Art Ways. A literary carnival under one roof in the center of Connecticut. A day for writers, teachers, students, and readers to mingle and discover new voices. Events run throughout the day. Admission is free.

The Fest takes over the galleries of RAW for readings, talks, performances, and an interactive typewriter installation. The main gallery hosts a bookfair to showcase publishers, journals, writing programs, and arts organizations. Food Trucks: Samba’s Cuisine and Auntie’s Pasta

Featuring writers Wally Lamb and Antoinette Brim-Bell. The CT Council of Poets Laureate will present a selection of laureates reading!


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11/2
Drop in & Write! Southbury
Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
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Writing Workshop, Ridgefield
Poet Laureate leads Workshop
11/8
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11/12
Woodbury Open Mic Poetry Night
11/12
Riverwood Poetry Series, Hartford
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11/23
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WordHouse, West Hartford
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Weekly Open Writing at Gallery
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CCPL is a group of state and local poets laureate in Connecticut.
The mission of the Connecticut Council of Poets Laureate (CCPL) is to promote the enjoyment of poetry and be a resource for communities.
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