LITERARY FESTIVAL
Our 25th Annual Festival (Saturday, Oct. 30th, 2021) will honor
John Edgar Wideman
Our 2021 Festival Theme will be "Are All Stories True?"
See the 2020 Links and Images Page or go to recordings of the main day our 2020 Festival
Enter our 2021 Short Story Contest
We are now only accepting submissions online. Details for submission are here.
See our Festival News page for information about events planned for May 20th,
Sept 17th and Sept 24th.
See our page for information on our Fitzgerald 125th birthday celebration featuring
a movie and panel discussion of Gatsby in Connecticut.
Stay tune later in April for a page on our 2021 Events - main day, master classes, workshops, and more.
Our Honorees
WINNERS OF THE F. SCOTT FITZGERALD AWARD
1996 William Styron
1997 John Barth
1998 Joyce Carol Oates
1999 E. L. Doctorow
2000 Norman Mailer
2001 Ernest J. Gaines
2002 John Updike
2003 Edward Albee
2004 Grace Paley
2005 Pat Conroy
2006 Jane Smiley
2007 William Kennedy
2008 Elmore Leonard
2009 Julia Alvarez
2010 Alice McDermott
2011 Maxine Hong Kingston
2013 Robert Olen Butler
2014 James Salter
2015 Richard Ford
2016 Garrison Keillor
2017 Annie Proulx
2018 Richard Russo
2019 Amy Tan
2020 Barbara Kingsolver
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival was established in 1996 to celebrate the centenary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birth, in Rockville, Maryland, the city where Fitzgerald, his wife, and his daughter are buried. The Festival seeks to honor the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald and those of prominent American literary artists and to support, encourage, and assist aspiring and emerging writers and students interested in the literary arts. Originally a one-day event, the Festival now includes programs on three days. The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival is co-sponsored by the City of Rockville and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference, Inc.
BECOME
A MEMBER
To help fund the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival, become a Member and enjoy special membership benefits!
THE PURPOSE OF THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL
1. To honor the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald and to honor prominent American fiction writers, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, and other literary figures and artists;
2. To enhance the literary arts by conducting an annual event which includes seminars, lectures, and other educational activities promoting the written word; and
3. To support, encourage, and assist aspiring and emerging writers and students interested in the literary arts.
CONTACT US
F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference, Inc.
Rockville City Hall
111 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
301-309-9461