The 2025 Schedule & Program will be announced in May.
2025 Writers & Presenters
Be Inspired.
The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Sonia Purnell
Admiral James Stavridis
Wright Thompson
Liz Moore
Vivek H. Murthy, MD
Theodore H. Schwartz
Ruth Reichl
Abraham Verghese
Max Boot
Carl Hiaasen
Yael van der Wouden
Colum McCann
Sloane Crosley
Claire Keegan
Oren Cass
Dan Jones
Griffin Dunne
Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Evan Osnos
Erling Kagge
Andre Dubus III
Clara Bingham
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Safiya Sinclair
Nayantara Roy
Edward Luce
Todd S. Purdum
Meenakshi Ahamed
Paola Ramos
Ocean Vuong
Jonathan Blitzer
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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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