LitFest in the Dena
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LitFest 2025 coming May 2nd and 3rd. litfestinthedena.org
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.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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.
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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
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
June 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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
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
See you at Pasadena Presbyterian tonight at 6pm to celebrate our local literary world!
May 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
See you at Pasadena Presbyterian tonight at 6pm to celebrate our local literary world!
Don't miss these wonderful writers this weekend at their panel with former Altadena Poets Laureate celebrating Dena strength!
May 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Don't miss these wonderful writers this weekend at their panel with former Altadena Poets Laureate celebrating Dena strength!
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...
localnewspasadena.com/2025/two-poe...
May 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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...
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
Odd and Othered: Queer Speculative Stories, Fri May 2 8-9PM
Heartache: A YA Writing Workshop, Sat May 3, 4-5PM
April 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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
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?
April 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Have you planned your weekend yet?
If you're not sure how to run your LitFest, we have some suggestions for you!
April 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
If you're not sure how to run your LitFest, we have some suggestions for you!
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
April 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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
April 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Our program is live! We are happy to show off all of our wonderful LitFest participants: www.litfestinthedena.org/schedule
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.
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.
March 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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.
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.
Submissions coming due on Saturday. We are so excited to read all of your ideas and put this year's event together.
February 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Submissions coming due on Saturday. We are so excited to read all of your ideas and put this year's event together.
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.
February 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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.