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Lions in Winter Literary Festival   —  January 29, 2025

LIONS IN WINTER is an annual literary festival that has included author readings, craft talks by featured writers in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, editors panels, book fairs, and more.

Wednesday, January 29 and Thursday, January 30

The 2025 Lions in Winter festival features three internationally known writers: The Heartbreak Years author Minda Honey, teacher and the author of Maddalena and the Dark Julia Fine, and 2024 Kate Tufts Discovery Award winner Jacqui Germain.

Wednesday, January 29

Author Roundtable at Noon

Minda Honey Craft Talk at 4:00 PM

Jacqui Germain Craft Talk at 5:00 PM

Thursday, January 30

Julia Fine Craft Talk at 4:00 PM

Reading and Reception at 5:30 PM

The festival is free and open to the public and will be held at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on EIU's campus. Tickets are required and can be obtained from the Doudna Box Office.

Date/Time Information

Starts: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Ends: Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 8:00 pm

Location Information

Doudna Fine Arts Center
1860 7th Street
Charleston, IL 61920

Contact Information

Ann M. Hart
2176219244
amhart@eiu.edu

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