The Dallas Literary Festival is back! Please join us on April 2-3, 2025 on the campus of Southern Methodist University.

Presented by

A Celebration of Vital Writing

We believe that books can bring us together, by helping us to see the world from a new perspective and revealing what matters most to us as a community, society, and species.

Schedule

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Meet the Authors

See the complete list here.

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Tomi Adeyemi

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Alice Randall

Dallas Literary Festival Over the Years

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We encourage you to order any books from this event from our local partner, The Wild Detectives.