THE 18th ANNUAL CLEMSON LITERARY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
All events are free and open to the public.
All times and locations are subject to change.
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 NO LONGER be attending due to unforseen circumstances. We will send out more information as soon as we can.
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.
