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Literary Festival & Awards
Join us for our inaugural BITB Lit Fest & Awards on Saturday, May 15, 2027.
Stroll colonial Water Street to take part in a range of activities.
Visit shops, restaurants, and historic sites along the way.
Authors of CT and RI, click here to enter the 2027 BITB Literary Awards.
Books in the Borough celebrates local authors from Connecticut and Rhode Island by recognition of excellence in writing through its annual juried BITB Literary Awards. In its mission to promote the joy of reading, a portion of annual proceeds is donated to a public library in either state as the BITB Youth Literacy Library Prize.
Meet winners of the 2027 BITB Literary Awards
Adult Fiction
Young Adult Fiction
Children’s
Poetry
Books available for purchase and signing
10:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 3:00
Awards Ceremony at noon
Celebrity hosts
Guest readings
James Merrill House
James Merrill House
The literary legacy of Pulitzer Prize winner James Ingram Merrill looms large in Stonington Village. His residence above the Visitor Center memorializes the poet’s unique aesthetic and serves as home for participants of the James Merrill Writer-in-Residence Program. Stop by to learn about the man, his life, and works.
Merrill is interred at nearby Stonington Cemetery in fabled Poets’ Corner with other area literary and artistic notables. Details of these figures presented at the Visitor Center is the perfect backdrop for self-guided tours of their resting place located a mile north at the corner of Stonington Road (Rte 1) and North Main Street as depicted in the map.
Stonington Free Library
Stonington Free Library
An indelible landmark on Wadawanuck Square in the heart of the Village, Stonington Free Library will be the venue for two engaging celebrity author panels in the morning and afternoon.
Events are free to the public. No tickets or reservations required.
Events are free to the public. No tickets or reservations required.
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