15th annual festival, held live this year in Grand Coteau, is a FREE festival featuring three award-winning writers. These writers provide a Community Reading on Friday and Writing Workshops on Saturday. Also on Saturday, a Community Stage at Thensted Center is open to all writers and performers. Youth Creative Writing Contest winners read their works and receive awards.. Local students circulate through Grand Coteau and Sunset performing “Drive By Poetry”, dramatic readings of works by the visiting writers.”

Festival of Words is live 2022! Nov. 4 & 5 in Grand Coteau at the Thensted Center.

The Friday night event features a poetry and musical presentation by all three featured artists   On Saturday, Drive-by Poetry performers from the Magnet Academy of Cultural Arts will recite works by the featured authors.   There will also be an open mic on the community stage, and multiple creative writing workshops, which are open to the public.  More details are forthcoming.  For more information, check out festivalofwords.org or contact Martha Garner at (337) 804-2482 or  fowmartha@gmail.com.