Charleston Literary Festival is a ten-day boutique literary festival with an international edge that takes place every November in Charleston, South Carolina. With an emphasis on world-class literary programming, Charleston Literary Festival is unparalleled in the United States as a center of literary excavation, innovation, and celebration in a powerfully evocative historic location. Previous speakers include: Claire Keegan, Walter Isaacson, George Saunders, Adam Gopnik, James Shapiro, Patrick Radden Keefe, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Ben Okri, Colm Tóibin, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, and Joyce Carol Oates. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Sarah Moriarty has been Executive Director of Charleston Literary Festival since 2023. This year’s Charleston Literary Festival will run at Dock Street Theatre in downtown Charleston from November. 7-16, 2025. Visit charlestonliteraryfestival.com for more information.