Call for Proposals for S2G’s Montclair Literary Festival 2022

Succeed2gether’s sixth annual Montclair Literary Festival is seeking event proposals from the community. The festival will run from Thursday, May 5 to Sunday, May 8, with Festival Day on Saturday, May 7, 2022.

Writers, editors, publishers, community groups, anyone with a passion for books, are invited to submit an event proposal. The event can be a panel discussion, solo book talk, reading, masterclass or something completely new and original, aimed at adults, children, or YA audiences.

“We are planning to be in person outside in tents for Festival Day”, said Marcia Marley, Chair of Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival. “Other events and classes may be held indoors or online via Zoom or Crowdcast, as required.

“In past years, we’ve had some fantastic proposals including: “In the Zone”, a discussion about why we’re fascinated with that magical feeling of beating the odds in sports; “Going Rogue: Alternative Ways to Get Into Print”, a panel about writing and publishing journeys, featuring National Book Award finalist Min Jin Lee, alongside up-and-coming writers; and “Immigrant Voices”, in which a diverse group of writers discussed the importance of sharing their immigrant perspectives.”

Submissions will be accepted via email montclairliteraryfestival@gmail.com until midnight on February 28, 2022. Decisions will be made by March 14, 2022. More details about previous festivals can be found on the festival website www.succeed2gether.org/montclair-literary-festival/.

S2G’s Montclair Literary Festival is the premier literary festival in New Jersey. Since its inception six years ago, the festival has seen its in-person and online audiences increase to 7500 in 2021. Previous attendees have included Joyce Carol Oates, Trevor Noah, Patti Smith, Malcolm Gladwell, Isabel Allende, Henry Winkler, Douglas Stuart, Don Lemon, Jane Fonda, Chelsea Clinton, and Paul Auster.

Montclair-based Succeed2gether launched S2G’s Montclair Literary Festival in 2017 to promote literacy and reading for all, and to celebrate reading, literature, and Montclair’s vibrant and diverse literary scene. S2G’s Montclair Literary Festival raises funds and awareness for the work of Succeed2gether, a non-profit organization that addresses unequal access to educational resources by providing free, high-quality enrichment and academic programs and a post-high-school pathway to children in need from Montclair and Essex County, New Jersey.