Public lectures & readings
The conference offers book-lovers and writers in the Napa Valley and North San Francisco Bay Area a wonderful opportunity to hear readings and lectures by world-class authors of poetry and fiction.
Admission for members of the public to evening readings costs $10. Admission to the daytime lectures is $25 apiece, $90 for the four-lecture series in either poetry or fiction, or $175 for all eight lectures. Tickets for all public events may be purchased at the door by cash or check. Students with valid student IDs will be admitted free of charge to all lectures and evening readings.
Reading Schedule
Sunday, 28 July 2013
Napa Valley College Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave., St. Helena | Map
Reading at 7:30 p.m.
- Major Jackson
- Peter Ho Davies
Monday, 29 July 2013
Beringer Vineyards, 2000 Main St., St. Helena| Map
Wine reception at 7:o0 p.m., reading at 7:30
- Linda Gregerson
- Lan Samantha Chang
Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Robert Mondavi Winery, 7801 St. Helena Highway (Highway 29), Oakville | Map
Wine reception at 7:00 p.m., reading at 7:30
- David St. John
- Christopher Tilghman
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Educational Center for the Performing Arts, Napa Valley College Main Campus, Napa| Map and Campus Map
Wine reception at 6:30 p.m., reading at 7
- Jane Hirshfield
- Yiyun Li
Lecture Schedule
Lecture titles will be added as they are received. All lectures take place at the Napa Valley College Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave., St. Helena. | Map
Monday, 29 July 2013
- Poetry — 9–10 a.m.: David St. John
- Fiction — 1:30–2:30 p.m.: Christopher Tilghman
Tuesday, 30 July 2013
- Poetry — 9–10 a.m.: Jane Hirshfield
- Fiction — 1:30–2:30 p.m.: Yiyun Li
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
- Poetry — 9–10 a.m.: Major Jackson
- Fiction — 1:30–2:30 p.m. — Peter Ho Davies
Thursday, 1 August 2013
- Poetry — 9–10 a.m.: Linda Gregerson
- Fiction — 1:30–2:30 p.m.: Lan Samantha Chang
- Participant Reading — 2:45-4:15 p.m. (Free and open to the public)
Past readings and lectures
