November 7 - 16, 2025
at the Dock Street Theatre
Embrace the conversation.
Charleston Literary Festival
Charleston Literary Festival is a world-class literary festival with an international edge based in the heart of Charleston, South Carolina.
We provide a forum for experiencing the transformative power of books, conversations and big ideas—join us!
An Evening with Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben
The Gaillard and Charleston Literary Festival collaborate to bring you a 2025 Pre-Festival Event with Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben on October 21, 2025!
Tickets go on sale Friday, June 27 at 10am, online only at The Gaillard. *Festival donors receive pre-sale access.
Photo Credit: Taylor Jewell
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Sneak peek of 2025 authors… with more to come!
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What Authors Are Saying
“Well, people said the festival was wonderful and it certainly lived up to its billing: endlessly stimulating and fun and excellent company at every turn all the time. All the arrangements and logistics were flawless and the hospitality and conviviality were endless. I wish I was still there of course.”
Geoff Dyer
Author of The Last Days of Roger Federer
“Charleston Literary Festival… it’s one of the events I had this year that will stay with me for a long time."”
Safiya Sinclair
Author of How To Say Babylon
“Charleston Literary Festival is the literary festival to which all should be measured. I’ll be back! Next year I will plan to stay longer.”
Michele Norris
Author of Our Hidden Conversations
“This is one of the best festivals I’ve ever attended.”
Ilyon Woo
Author of Master Slave Husband Wife
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