17th Annual Salem Literary Festival Returns Nov. 12–15, 2026

by Jessica A. Kent | November 11, 2026

The Salem Literary Festival returns on Thursday, November 12, and runs through Sunday, November 15, amid Salem's 400th anniversary celebrations. Founded in 2009, the Salem Lit Fest “aims to inspire and promote literacy and a love of books and reading by creating connections through sharing stories,” and will highlight local authors working across a variety of genres — fiction, history, horror, children’s literature — in locations around historic Salem.

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