We are so excited for two days of literary love and important discussion in our very own Dena. 🤩 See you soon! 📚 ✏️ ☀️ May 1: 6:00pm - 9:30pm May 2: 10:00am - 5:30pm Pasadena Presbyterian Church 585 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101

Stoked to be a part of this cool festival and this fire panel with these incredible authors.

Come join me and some very smart people as we discuss the balance between history and historical fiction, may 2nd 1-2pm in Pasadena! (Reposted with Alt Text)

Get your calendars out! 🗓️ Our 4:00 - 5:00 PM block on Saturday, May 2nd Link in bio for full schedule ✏️

Get your calendars out! 🗓️ Our 2:30 - 3:30 PM block on Saturday, May 2nd Link in bio for full schedule ✏️

Get your calendars out! 🗓️ Our 1:00 - 2:00 PM block on Saturday, May 2nd Link in bio for full schedule ✏️

Get your calendars out! 🗓️ Our 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM block on Saturday, May 2nd Link in bio for full schedule ✏️

Get your calendars out! 🗓️ Our 10:00 - 11:00 AM block on Saturday, May 2nd Link in bio for full schedule ✏️

Get your calendars out! 🗓️ Our 8:00 - 9:00 PM block on Friday, May 1st Link in bio for full schedule ✏️

Get your calendars out! 🗓️ Our 6:30 - 7:30 PM block on Friday, May 1st Link in bio for full schedule ✏️

The LitFest 2026 program is officially up! www.litfestinthedena.org/schedule2026 Check out all the amazing speakers we have lined up for you this year with more program announcements to come.

The LitFest Committee has just convened and reviewed all of your submissions. Thank you to everyone who sent something in. Please watch your inboxes these next couple weeks for responses on your proposals. We look forward to seeing you all at our event in spring!

LitFest 2026 submissions are open until this Friday, January 16th. Submit your panel, reading, or workshop concept to our conference in spring. LitFest 2026 will take place at Pasadena Presbyterian Church on Friday, May 1st and Saturday, May 2nd. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Submissions for LitFest 2026 have opened! Fill out the linked form to submit your panel, reading, or workshop concept to our conference in spring. LitFest 2026 will take place at Pasadena Presbyterian Church on Friday, May 1st and Saturday, May 2nd, 2026. forms.gle/9H9thY4fHB1U...

Can you believe it’s been a month since we held our event? A very special thank you goes out to our photographer, Brian Biery, for these stunning pictures that he captured. You may find his body of work at brianbiery.com

The "Murder Is Our Business" panel at last Saturday's @litfestinthedena.bsky.social. @jordanharper.bsky.social, @alexkenna.bsky.social, Gary Phillips, @rachelhowzell.bsky.social, and me. Thanks to the folks at LitFest for putting on a great event!

@litfestinthedena.bsky.social has some awesome books on display here. Come check it out.

See you at Pasadena Presbyterian tonight at 6pm to celebrate our local literary world!

Victoria Thomas at Local News Pasadena sat down with Lester Graves Lennon and Sehba Sarwar to discuss their work and its importance in this time of healing. localnewspasadena.com/2025/two-poe...

We will be raffling off three copies of Aiden Thomas's "The Sunbearer Trials" at our events: Odd and Othered: Queer Speculative Stories, Fri May 2 8-9PM Heartache: A YA Writing Workshop, Sat May 3, 4-5PM

Have you planned your weekend yet?

LitFest in the Dena is back and I am thrilled to be moderating a panel! Though we lost our traditional venue (it was spared from the fires but the Army Corps is using it), the organizers found another place to hold this wonderful community literary festival. Hope to see you there! #litfestinthedena

LitFest in the Dena Saturday, May 3rd at 11:30am Pasadena Presbyterian Church VALUES IN THE VOID: poems in the speculative realm Poets: Bree Wernicke, LK Indigo, Denise Dumars, Pedro Iniguez and Poet Laureate Emerita Wendy Van Camp. #poetry #sfpoetry #poetrycommunity #poems #writingcommunity

Join us in beautiful Pasadena on May 2 and 3 for LitFest in the Dena! I will moderate the panel, Pasadena as a Character, on Saturday, 4:00 p.m. Check out all of the great panels: www.litfestinthedena.org #LitFest #Pasadena #WritingCommunity

Scott Coon SciFi Newsletter - May 2025 #authortube #writing #writingtips #writingadvice #booktube IN THIS ISSUE LitFest in the Dena WD's 94th Annual Writing Competition Getting Your Foot in the Door: On Crafting a Query Letter …and more! Watch the Video Newsletter HERE! youtu.be/itmnWpSqAkE

If you're not sure how to run your LitFest, we have some suggestions for you!

Well, this looks like a damn good panel! I'm thrilled to be the moderator and look forward to asking these kick-ass authors @alexkenna.bsky.social, @jordanharper.bsky.social, @rachelhowzell.bsky.social, & Gary Phillips about murder SoCal style. Hope to see you there! @litfestinthedena.bsky.social

Official flyer is up! We are so thrilled at the response we've had to our program going up last week. Here it is if you missed it: www.litfestinthedena.org/schedule

Our program is live! We are happy to show off all of our wonderful LitFest participants: www.litfestinthedena.org/schedule

Altadena Heritage Newsletter is taking submissions for their Spring/Summer 2025 issue: They'd love to receive submissions from you that tell your stories of loss and remembrance. Tell us about a treasure you lost, or saved. An everyday ritual you miss.

Event details update! LitFest in the Dena will take place Friday May 2nd from 6:00 - 9:30pm and Saturday May 3rd from 10:00am - 5:30pm at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church.

An announcement regarding the venue coming soon!

The LitFest Committee held our annual submission review meeting on Tuesday and it was such a pleasure to see this event begin to take shape. Please keep your eyes peeled for our response to your proposals soon!

Our Valentine? Everyone who submits their LitFest ideas by 2/15 11:59PM ♥️ 😍

Submissions coming due on Saturday. We are so excited to read all of your ideas and put this year's event together.

Last week to get your submissions in, folks!

An important call for submissions just came our way! Susannah Rodríguez Drissi, PhD just sent out a call for "LA Ablaze: Stories of Home, Loss, and Belonging", a non-fiction anthology centered on the experiences of Angelenos affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires.

We are currently taking submissions for LitFest in the Dena 2025. This year's theme is Books That Teach Us About Character. Send us your ideas: www.litfestinthedena.org/submit