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National Geographic Names Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival Among Seven Best in the World

July 29, 2025

HNOC’s Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference participates in the annual festival, which pays tribute to New Orleans’s most famous playwright.

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Panelists engage in discussions at HNOC’s 2024 Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference, hosted in conjunction with the Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival. Photo by Keely Merritt, HNOC

“Every spring, the Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival lands in the city’s historic French Quarter. The five-day event pays homage to American writer Tennessee Williams, who was a longtime resident of the Crescent City, where two of his major plays—A Streetcar Named Desire and Vieux Carré—were set. ”

Kristin Brasswell, National Geographic

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A panel discussion with six people seated at a table. They are smiling and engaged, with microphones and papers in front of them. A screen behind displays a yellow slide titled I, My Ruination featuring headshots of various people.

Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference

Fans, researchers, and theater professionals get dramatic at this daylong conference presented by HNOC in conjunction with the Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival.

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Tennessee Williams Annual Review

Founded in 1998, TWAR remains the only journal devoted to the works, worldwide influence, and cultural context of one of the most pivotal playwrights of the 20th century.

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