The 2025 Schedule & Program will be announced in May.
2025 Writers & Presenters
Be Inspired.

Ocean Vuong

Erling Kagge

Ruth Reichl

Andre Dubus III

Meenakshi Ahamed

Paola Ramos

Nayantara Roy

Evan Osnos

Max Boot

Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Sloane Crosley

Admiral James Stavridis

The Improvised Shakespeare Company

Todd S. Purdum

Jonathan Blitzer

Edward Luce

Vivek H. Murthy, MD

Liz Moore

Claire Keegan

Wright Thompson

Griffin Dunne

Theodore H. Schwartz

Colum McCann

Safiya Sinclair

Sonia Purnell

Carl Hiaasen

Dan Jones

Clara Bingham

Oren Cass

Yael van der Wouden
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“Expertly programmed and executed with precision, expertise, and great love of literature, of community, of writers and readers… it continues to get even better—however implausible that might be!”
– Nicole K., SVWC Attendee
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