To the editor:
On behalf of the Marblehead Festival of Arts’ Literary Festival, of which Julianna Thibodeaux and I were co-chairs, I want to thank the following for making this another exceptional year, which, despite the iffy weather, drew large crowds:
Lisa Fowler and Erin Underwood of the Literary Festival Committee, for their yeoman’s work, alongside Julianna Thibodeaux, in securing well-known authors, poets, and writers for the programming. Their efforts to acquire excellence were the primary reason for the interest in and attendance of this year’s festival.
Deep thanks to each of our presenters. You brought a wealth of expertise, an understanding of the audience’s interests, and an extraordinary ability to connect with both those who seek encouragement to write and those who simply appreciate good writing — and good reading. We are in your debt.
Our thanks go also to the Universalist-Unitarian Church, which, as it has done for years, provided us appropriate spaces for numerous Literary Festival programs, from panels to speakers to workshops. We are already looking forward to 2024.
Our final thank you goes to the many attendees and participants who recognized the quality of the programming and took advantage of the opportunity to come, listen, learn, and appreciate so many varied aspects of the written word. You validate our presenters and provide them the approbation they so richly deserve. See you next year.
Sincerely,
The 2023 Literary Festival Committee
Margo W. R. Steiner
Julianna Thibodeaux
Erin Underwood
Lisa Fowler
Marblehead