4th Annual Newburyport Literary Festival, Getting the Word Out, Apr. 24th & 25th

April 24, 2009

When: Friday & Saturday, April 24th & 25th, 2009
Where: Venues throughout Newburyport’s historic downtown.

Newburyport once again welcomes local and national authors and readers alike to celebrate “Reading for a Lifetime” at the Fourth Annual Newburyport Literary Festival (NLF), organized by the Newburyport Literary Association, on April 24 and 25, 2009.

Located in Newburyport, Massachusetts, with its rich literary heritage, the NewburyportLiterary Festival is a unique opportunity for local and nearby community members to meet with and to hear from well-known authors from every genre in a picturesque setting.

Newburyport Literary Festival 2009 Honorees

Newburyport Literary Festival 2009 Honorees include:

David McPhail- McPhail is an award-winning author and illustrator of nearly 200
books beloved by children, parents and librarians across the United States. McPhail is
one of the most prolific and influential children’s authors in the country. McPhail has
garnered many prestigious awards, including a New York Times Book Review Best
Illustrated Book of the Year for Mole Music in 2001.

Dorothy LaFrance- LaFrance recently retired from the Newburyport Public Library
after serving as Head Librarian for 30 years. In addition to functioning as a City
Department Head, she is a former past President of the Merrimack Valley Library
Consortium. In Newburyport, she is a member of several organizations include the
Cultural Alliance Roundtable and the Lifelong Learning Lyceum.

“This year as the Newburyport Literary Association prepares for our fourth festival we are
delighted and proud to announce our honorees,” stated Vicki Hendrickson, Chairperson of the
NLF. “We are so fortunate to live in a community where reading is valued and where we have
folks like Dottie and David who are here to guide us along the way”.

Confirmed Authors For Newburyport Literary Festival 2009

Confirmed authors for the 2009 include:

Anita Shreve
Julia Alverez
Elinor Lipman
Richard Bausch
Peter Orner
Lewis Turco
Anne Easter Smith
David Crouse
and, of course Newburyport’s own, Andre Dubus III.

About the The Newburyport Literary Festival (NLF)

The Newburyport Literary Festival (NLF), organized by the Newburyport Literary Association,
annually celebrates the joy of reading and writing as well as the love of books. The NLF in 2009
features more than 40 writers of distinguished fiction and non-fiction – including short story
writers, children’s authors, biographers, nature writers, critics, screenwriters, poets, novelists, and
journalists – who will read and discuss their work in venues throughout Newburyport’s historic
downtown

For more information on the NLF, including authors and their work, please visit the Newburyport Literary Festival website.