About Our Events

Our On America series brings writers, journalists, activists, and change-makers together to reflect on the critical issues of our times. How do the stories we tell shape who we are as a nation?

Our Story/Teller series features actors reading from new works of fiction to give audiences a taste of the language, characters, and story, followed by moderated conversations with the authors.

In our Author/Editor series, we focus on one of the most important and least publicly discussed relationships in the book business, and how it helps to shape manuscripts into published novels.

Featuring masters of the genre and debut authors alike, The Art of the Short Story series explores the endless possibilities for storytelling in the short form.

Showcasing a diverse range of themes, voices, and perspectives, the NEA Big Read aims to inspire meaningful conversations, artistic responses, and new discoveries and connections in each community.

A series of knowledge-sharing open sessions for literary translators hosted by members of the translator collective, Cedilla & Co., for literary translators and appreciators of translated works from all backgrounds and experience levels.