

The St. John’s Cathedral Literary Festival is a celebration of the written word that aims to support literary interests within our East Tennessee Community. Festival events seek to connect readers of all ages and interest with authors through personal experiences.
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The Literary Festival will take place Saturday, March 15, 2025 at St. John’s Cathedral, 413 W. Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville. The Festival is a free event. Noon Luncheon requires a $25.00 reservation per person.
Please register by clicking the Event Registration button above.
You may add your Luncheon reservation there.
The luncheon speaker will be Sarah Loudin Thomas, Author and Director of Jan Karon’s Mitford Museum.
Event Schedule
Saturday, March 15th, 2025
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
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9:00 am
Registration Opens
Book sales and Author signings
10:00 - 10:45 am
Author Breakout Sessions
Jim Haslam - Co-Piloting
Richard Herzog - Burro Run
Steven Lynn Bales - Ghost Birds: Jim Tanner and the Quest for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
Jack McElroy - Citizen Carl The Editor Who Cracked the Teapot Dome
11:00 - 11:45 am
Author Breakout Sessions
Sonja DeBois - Finding Schifrah: The Journey of a Child Holocaust Survivor
Lee Stockdale - Gorilla
​Jack Neely - A Look at James Agee
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Panel Discussion - The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Fred Brown, Charlie Daniel, Sam Venable, and Georgina Vines
​Noon
Luncheon
(Reservation Required - $25)
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Speaker: Sarah Loudin Thomas - These Tangled Threads
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Keynote
Featured Speaker: Becca Stevens - A Way of Tea and Justice
3:00 - 3:30 pm
Wine reception with book sales and author signings ​​