The Missouri Literary Festival, a celebration of arts, literature and literacy, will be held October 2, 3 and 4, 2009, at Hammons Field and The Creamery Arts Center in downtown Springfield, Missouri. View the full Literary Festival Program.
     Tickets are now on sale at Hammons Field, The Creamery Arts Center, The Library Center, The Library Station and Borders Books. Tickets are $5 for ages 11 and up. Children 10 and under get in free.
     To purchase tickets for our special events, including Business by the Book, Brunch with Laura Shapiro and the Meet the Authors Gala, please visit our Events page. Your special event ticket will also get you into the festival all three days.

2009 Missouri Literary Festival Lineup

Craig Albin, literary journal editor
Moira Bailey, People magazine writer
Walter Bargen, poet
William Bernhardt, mystery writer
Julie Blackmon, photographer
Norm Brodsky, business writer
Judy Brunner, reading and literacy writer
Bo Burlingham, business writer
Lanette Cadle, editor
Marcus Cafagna, poet
J.B. Cheaney, children’s writer
Tielman Cheaney, caricaturist and comic book writer
Billy Collins, poet
Robert Dalby, novelist
Suzann Ledbetter Ellingsworth, magazine writer
Katie Estill, novelist
Richard Paul Evans, inspirational writer
Jody Feldman, children’s and magazine writer
Clarissa French, editor/writer
Brad Gooch, biographer
David Harrison, children’s writer
Rick Harrison, green and sustainability writer 
John Hess, naturalist photographer
Louise Jackson, children’s writer
J. Terry Johnson, juvenile sports writer
Kelly Knauer, editor
Kate Klise, children’s writer
Cait London, romance writer
Speer Morgan, literary journal editor
Kevin Prufer, poet and literary journal editor
Rob Rains, sports writer
Sally Tippett Rains, cultural arts writer
Dusty Richards, western writer
Francine Roark Robison, Oklahoma’s Cowboy Poet Laureate
Jennifer Rothschild, religious writer
Ken Rutherford, political writer
Laura Shapiro, food writer
Kristine Somerville, literary journal coordinator
Jack Stack, business writer
Daniel Woodrell, novelist
Judy Young, elementary and middle school writer
Joaquín Zihuatanejo, slam poet