Our Annual Meeting was held December 10th, 2020 from 5:30 to 6 as a Zoom session.

F SCOTT FITZGERALD LITERARY FESTIVAL NEWS
Readings in Tribute to John Edgar Wideman
was a free event Co-sponsored with The Writer's Center
Held OCTOBER 29th 2021 @ 7:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
A one hour recording of the readings can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfGWavsuBJA
See a recording of the Fitzgerald Festival celebrating the Winners and Runners-Up in the 2021 F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Story Contests .Both Winners and Runners-Up in the 2021 F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Story Contest read from their stories. A recording is here. An introduction begins about 14 minutes into the recording.
More information on the Short Stories is here and the stories can be downloaded.

Our 2021 Honoree was distinguished author
John Edgar Wideman
You can listen to a recent Interview (5-3-21) with former Festival Committee board member Larry Matthews ("Matthews and Friends" ) at:
https://pod.co/impact-radio-usa/matthews-and-friends-5-3-21
Larry Matthews' interview with lauded author John Edgar is also written up and can also be read at: the link below.
Wideman talks race, short stories, and why he doesn’t care to be known as a great American writer.
http://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/index.php/features/an-interview-with-john-edgar-wideman
On the evening of October 21, the winners and runners-up of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Student Short Story Contest and the adult F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Story Contest will be announced.
The winners and runners-up in both the adult and student Short Story Contest will read from and comment briefly on their stories.


