Category: Literary Festival/Event
Founder/Editor: Jennifer Adams
E-mail Address: womensliteraryfestival@yahoo.com
Description:
In 2005, a group of women readers from throughout Santa Barbara County came up with the idea of holding an annual literary festival to celebrate women authors and the diverse life experiences that have shaped their writing. Thus the Women's Literary Festival of Santa Barbara was born, with our first festival held on March 4, 2006. We firmly believe that the strength of language can stir the soul, increase awareness and understanding of social injustice, strengthen our bonds as community members through mutual respect, and offer solutions to the problems that often divide us. Through the power of literature, we often find the simple truths that help set us free from the notions of “us” and “them.” Each genre of literature contributes to this collective of the human spirit, this fabric that makes us more alike than different.
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