THE 18th ANNUAL CLEMSON LITERARY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
All events are free and open to the public.
All times and locations are subject to change.
*Percival Everett will now be reading on Thursday, September 4th, 2025.
Monday, March 31st, 2025:
4:00-6:00 Clemson World Cinema Presents: American Fiction (2023) (Watt Auditorium)
**The movie adaptation of Percival Everett's novel, Erasure.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025:
9:00-12:00 Book Fair (Cooper Library Lobby)
12:30-1:45 Faculty Reading (Cooper Library Commons West)
Featuring: Nic Brown & Su Cho
5:30-6:30 South Carolina Review Presents: A Flash Fiction Group Writing Contest (TD’s)
7:00-9:00 Literary Trivia with The Chronicle (TD’s)
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025:
9:00-12:00 Book Fair (Cooper Library Lobby)
12:30-1:45 Clemson Graduate School Centennial Reading (Cooper Library Commons West)
Featuring: Stephen Hundley, Dan Leach, & Dustin Pearson
2:00-3:15 Student Writing Award Winners Reading (Cooper Library Commons West)
Featuring: Tate Gee, Kristen Huynh, Leamarie Gibbons & Kaitlyn DuBois
6:00-7:30 Visiting Writer Reading (TD's)
6:00 L.S. McKee
6:30 Adam O’Fallon Price
7:00 Danni Quintos
8:00-9:00 18th Annual Headliner Reading with Percival Everett (Strom Thurmond Auditorium)
Percival Everett will now be reading on Thursday, September 4th, 2025.
8:00-10:30 After Party (Nick’s Tavern and Deli)
Friday, April 4th, 2025:
9:00-12:00 Book Fair (Cooper Library Lobby)
10:00-12:00 Visiting Writer Craft Workshops (Humanities Hall 265)
Featuring: Justin Phillip Reed, Toni Jensen, Ashleigh Bryant Phillips, Jeremy Michael Clark, & José Olivarez
**Space is limited, please contact makenza@clemson.edu ASAP to reserve your spot.
2:30-3:45 Festival Author Roundtable Discussion (Daniel Extension 358)
Featuring: Jeremy Michael Clark, Toni Jensen, L.S. McKee, Dustin Pearson, & Dan Leach
4:30-6:00 Visiting Writer Reading (Kite Hill Brewery)
4:30 Justin Phillip Reed
5:00 Ashleigh Bryant Phillips
5:30 Jeremy Michael Clark
7:30-9:00 Visiting Writer Reading (Kite Hill Brewery)
7:30 Toni Jensen
8:00 José Olivarez
8:30 Reginald McKnight
9:15-10:30 Open Mic (Kite Hill Brewery)
For individuals requiring accommodations, please contact John Pursley, (662)-402-4467, pursle3@clemson.edu as early as possible prior to the event to help ensure availability.
