ABOUT THE BLACK AUTHORS FESTIVAL

Join us for an exciting in-person event during the 3rd Annual Black Authors Festival. Voted as one of the Top Best New Festivals in the Nation by USA Today. The Black Authors Festival is located on the beautiful east end of Long Island. Sag Harbor is where Black American authors and families live all year round as well as vacation during the summer. This is an exciting opportunity for both aspiring and well-established Black authors to meet in all literary genres while honoring the literary works of some of the world’s most renowned Black authors. There will be panel discussions, autographing sessions, informational sessions, and of course food. Don't miss out on this exciting event celebrating Black excellence!

The Mission…

is multi-purposed…

(1) to become a treasured literary tradition;

(2) to encourage Black people of all ages to embrace reading, writing, and comprehension for the purposes of telling our authentic stories and leaving a true legacy;

(3) to forever ban book banning;

(4) to protect the First Amendment right to free speech in all forms for all Americans

(6) pay homage to our ancestors who sought refuge in Sag Harbor and were free to write, create, and conduct business. Sag Harbor has been home to creatives and historians such as Langston Hughes, the descendants of inventor, Lewis Latimer, Lena Horne, B. Smith, and others.