Join IMLS at the 2023 Louisiana Book Festival on October 28, 2023, in downtown Baton Rouge, LA.

Established in 2002, the Louisiana Book Festival is a FREE, world-class literary celebration sponsored by the Louisiana Center for the Book and the State Library of Louisiana. The festival offers unique opportunities for booklovers of all ages to interact with exceptional writers, poets and storytellers and to enjoy an inspiring variety of book-related activities, exhibitions and demonstrations. Visit the Louisiana Book Festival website for more festival information.

The National Student Poets Class of 2023 will participate in a reading and panel with former Louisiana Poets Laureate Mona Lisa Saloy and Darrell Bourque, a founding member of Narrative 4. This collaboration builds on connections made by the Class of 2022 National Student Poets at last year’s Louisiana Book Festival. Read about the 2023 National Student Poets on the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards website.