Thank you to everyone who attended our inaugural WIT: Words, Ideas, and Thinkers Festival! We are so excited about the incredible response to our inaugural event and are proud to join the Berkshires community. The 2023 festival will take place September 21-23. Click here for more information!

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If you are interested in a partnership or sponsorship opportunity for our 2023 WIT Festival, please contact Lynn Boulger, lboulger@authorsguildfoundation.org, or Nikki Maniscalco, nmaniscalco@authorsguildfoundation.org.

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Inaugural WIT Festival Main Sessions

When Religion Meets Science with Dan Brown
America and China: Comes the Moment with Simon Winchester and Admiral Harry Harris, U.S. Navy (Retired)
America Through Fiction with Geraldine Brooks and Roxana Robinson
Reexamining American History with David W. Blight and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
On Climate Change with Elizabeth Kolbert and Douglas Preston
Does the Supreme Court Have a Future? with Nikolas Bowie and Linda Greenhouse
Identity and Belonging with Ayad Akhtar and Susan Choi; Moderated by Marie Arana

Inaugural WIT Festival Pop-Up Events

Event: Letty Cottin Pogrebin reading from her memoir, Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy, at The Bookstore in Lenox, MA
Performance: Wild Symphony: A Musical Performance and Reading with Dan Brown
Authors Guild Foundation Fundraising Event: A Play, A Pint, and A Picnic
Featuring a performance of Community Service, a comedic play written by Laura Pedersen and performed by Paula Ewin and David Rockefeller.

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Special thanks to our inaugural WIT Festival partners and sponsors!

If you are interested in a partnership or sponsorship opportunity for our 2023 WIT Festival, please contact Lynn Boulger, lboulger@authorsguildfoundation.org, or Nikki Maniscalco, nmaniscalco@authorsguildfoundation.org.