Every year, prominent writers present lectures and readings to the Villanova community, followed by a reception and book signing.   Accomplished authors from Ireland, the Virgin Islands, and the United States will be a part of the semester-long event.  The festival begins January 27th with Pulitzer Prize and American Book Award winner Jericho Brown.   All events start at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

The Literary Festival is sponsored by the Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.