The nation's capital is full of readers, and the DC LIT FEST will give those readers a chance to mix, mingle, and meet the city’s literary organizations all in one place. Organized by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation and the Goethe-Institute Washington, this FREE event will start with an open house and a pop-up book sale, then conclude with a panel discussion* featuring some of DC literary leaders and a wine reception for the entire literary community.

• 3-5 pm -- Open House & Book Sale

• 5-6 pm -- Raffle & Panel Discussion

• 6-7 pm -- Wine Reception

The participating organizations include the Alan Cheuse Center for International Writers, Day Eight, Fall for the Book, Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop, the Goethe-Institute Washington, the Hurston/Wright Foundation, The Inner Loop, PEN/Faulkner, Poetry Daily, Shout Mouse Press, Split This Rock, Stillhouse Press, Washington Independent Review of Books, Washington Writers' Publishing House, Watershed Lit, and The Writer's Center.

* NOTE: seating for the panel presentation will be first-come, first-served!

DC LIT PACK RAFFLE

As a bonus, all attendees present by 4 pm will be entered into a raffle for a DC Lit Pack that will include:

• Books from Day Eight, Free Minds, Hurston/Wright, PEN/Faulkner, Shout Mouse Press, Stillhouse Press, Washington Independent Review of Books, and the Washington Writers' Publishing House

• Mugs from PEN/Faulkner and Split This Rock

• Tote bags from PEN/Faulkner, Shout Mouse Press, Washington Independent Review of Books, and the Washington Writers' Publishing House

• Notebooks from Free Minds and The Inner Loop

• A t-shirt from Hurston/Wright

• A $200 gift certificate to The Writer’s Center

• Two tickets to a private reception with Colm Tóibín on April 22 from the Cheuse Center

• Two VIP passes to a reception and reading with Kate Quinn on April 30 from Fall for the Book

• And more!