The largest free outdoor literary event in the Midwest. The festival will take place on September 12 & 13, 2026✨📚
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Cultural icon Patti Smith will receive the 2026 Harold Washington Literary Award ✨
The prestigious award honors the legacy of Harold Washington, a champion of the arts whose vision embraced the diversity of the American experience.
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Program Applications Now Open 📋
Have something truly special for us to consider for the 41st Annual Printers Row Lit Fest?🎪
We’re seeking compelling, thought-provoking, and engaging programs led by authors, experts, and literary voices.
Apply:
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Join over 150 exhibitors in celebrating over 40 years of stories, discussions, creativity and literary magic! 🎪
Printers Row Lit Fest 2026 is set for Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13 from 10am-6pm.
DEADLINE MAY 15TH
Apply here:
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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT📣
Get ready for the 41st Annual Printers Row Lit Fest, the Midwest’s largest outdoor literary celebration (and it’s FREE)! 📚
📆SAVE THE DATES:
Saturday, September 12 & Sunday, September 13
10 AM - 6 PM
For more info visit
PrintersRowLitFest.org
#PRLF26
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9 Sep 2025
Thank you all for an incredible 40th Anniversary Printers Row Lit Fest!
There is still time to show your support for the Printers Row Lit Fest through a donation here: paypal.com/donate?campaign_i…
We look forward to seeing you next year! 📚
#PRLF25 #PrintersRowLitFest2025
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Printers Row Lit Fest retweeted
6 Sep 2025
I finally got to meet some of the @tenebrouspress crew at the @printersrowfest this morning. I think we clicked from the start, from one creative to another. Their book offerings were outstanding, and I'm already halfway through "One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve" by m.shaw #books #DarkLit #readingcommunity #chicago #darkfiction #visceral #writers #darkfictionauthors
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7 Sep 2025
We’re having the Printers Row Lit Fest @PrintersRowFest in Chicago this weekend — an outdoor celebration of books and it’s wonderful to see so many people and generations out with excitement about reading.
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6 Sep 2025
Printers Row Lit Fest is officially O P E N. 🥳
Join us for the 40th Annual PRLF in Historic Printers Row, Chicago. From 10am - 6pm today and tomorrow. We’ve got 2 packed days and streets lined with exhibitors!
Come on down!
PrintersRowLitFest.org
#PRLF25
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Printers Row Lit Fest retweeted
4 Sep 2025
Don't forget to find us under Tent JJ on South Dearborn Street while you are at @PrintersRowFest this weekend!
#PRLF25 #PrintersRowLitFest2025 #LitFest2025 #PRLF
15 Aug 2025
Join us for the 40th Annual @PrintersRowFest! Under Tent JJ on South Dearborn Street, you will find CWA members signing and selling their books.
#chicagowrites #PRLF25 #PrintersRowLitFest2025 #LitFest2025 #PRLF
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Printers Row Lit Fest retweeted
5 Sep 2025
Don't miss authors @DZminda and Lindsay Fullerton at @PrintersRowFest!
printersrowlitfest.org/sched…
ALT Proud Printers Row Lit Fest Presenter Don Zminda, author of JUSTICE BATTED LAST Sat, Sept 6 at 1pm CT Center Stage
ALT Proud Printers Row Lit Fest Presenter Lindsay Fullerton, author of EPHEMERAL CITY Sun, Sept 7 at 4pm CT Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation Stage
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Printers Row Lit Fest retweeted
5 Sep 2025
Made it to Chicago as they’re setting up the tables for @PrintersRowFest. If you’re in the area, stop by tomorrow or Sunday to say hi… and check out all the books and authors.
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Printers Row Lit Fest retweeted
5 Sep 2025
Calling all Chicago readers! Check out the @PrintersRowFest this weekend to catch Secretary Giannoulias as he joins authors and fellow advocates for a panel discussion on The Fight Against Banned Books on Sunday at 11 a.m. For more information, visit printersrowlitfest.org
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3 Sep 2025
Find a heartwarming book for kids at @PrintersRowFest! Christine Gordon's The Circle of Friends teaches a sweet lesson about acceptance and kindness.
Look for it in our book gallery at the Author Solutions Booth in Tent T on Sept 6th & 7th!
#ChildrensLit #KidsBooks #Bookworms
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Printers Row Lit Fest retweeted
4 Sep 2025
#Chicago Book Lovers! Come join us for @PrintersRowFest, the largest lit festival in the Midwest, this Sat. & Sun., Sept. 6&7, 10am-6pm. We'll be just outside the @BlakeHotel. Look for the @SheWritesPress tent and my new #memoir Property of the Revolution.
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Printers Row Lit Fest retweeted
4 Sep 2025
There's plenty happening across the 34th Ward this weekend, including @wcachicago Madison Row Fest, @ChiLoopAlliance Sundays on State, and @PrintersRowFest! Learn more about these exciting local festivals in today's newsletter. app.indigov.com/pub/outreach…
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Printers Row Lit Fest retweeted
4 Sep 2025
Chicago Sun-Times is a media sponsor of the 40th Annual @PrintersRowFest, the Midwest's largest free outdoor literary celebration.
The festival will take place this weekend, September 6-7, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.
For more information, visit PrintersRowLitFest.org.
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4 Sep 2025
years from now, we'll be talking about @PrintersRowFest offsites just like we do AWP offsites
28 Aug 2025
Two readings in two days! Join us next week for these epic offsites during Printers Row Lit Fest. Chicago is a booming literary city & these two events (both free) will be prime examples of that.
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4 Sep 2025
Two more sleeps 😴
We’re 2 days away from the Midwest’s largest and oldest outdoor literary fest!
What are you most looking forward to this weekend?
Saturday, September 6 & Sunday, September 7
🕙 10 AM – 6 PM
PrintersRowLitFest.org
#PRLF25 #PrintersRowLitFest2025 #LitFest
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4 Sep 2025
Our official 2025 map is out! 🗺
Visit the website for the full map that showcases our stages, exhibitors and more.
You can also find parking, transit, and hotel information here!🚃🏨🅿️
See you soon!
printersrowlitfest.org/map/
#PRLF25 #PrintersRowLitFest2025
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Printers Row Lit Fest retweeted
4 Sep 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson just proclaimed today SANDRA CISNEROS DAY and September LITERARY MONTH IN CHICAGO. 🎉❤️🙌📚
Join us Saturday at Printers Row Lit Fest where Sandra will headline, kicking off a full weekend of rich & diverse literary programming. FREE & Open to the public.
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