The 2nd Annual Literary Festival from Punch Bucket Lit is set to take place on Friday, September 19, and Saturday, September 20, 2025. Participants can expect over eighty author events at the Renaissance Hotel and The Grey Eagle, along with literary readings, publishing panels, workshops, and a book fair!
The Asheville-based nonprofit brings all things writing to the local and larger literary community throughout the year, including a reading series, podcast, and community programming. Their main mission? To bring people together and foster a community of literary appreciation. The festival will celebrate writers and poets from all over the country in person at the start of the magical fall season in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
You can find a detailed schedule here. Full festival passes are available now, and single-event tickets go on sale August 1. Find additional ticket and workshop information here.