Rensselaerville Festival of Writers 2013

posted Jul 31, 2013

rensselaerville festival of writers poster 2013The fourth Rensselaerville Festival of Writers is coming up August 15-18. Among the lineup for this year's festival:

+ Joan Walsh, Salon editor at large

+ Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show

+ David Rees, humorist/cartoonist (the book How to Sharpen Pencils, the strip Get Your War On)

+ Jan Libby, multimedia storyteller and experience designer

+ Craig Gravina, Albany-area beer historian

+ Music from Matt Durfee and Olivia Quillio

Here's the full lineup of authors and speakers.

The festival is at "several venues throughout the idyllic Helderberg hamlet." There's a range of ticket prices for the various readings, talks, and workshops -- from $10 to $275 (four-day pass). Proceeds go to benefit the Rensselaerville Library.

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