Tag archives: literary festival

The first thing Ace Atkins and I discuss is that writing used to be slower. Not the thinking, not the storytelling, but the act itself. Notes taken by hand, facts checked line by line, interviews reconstructed from memory and scribble. Now there are recorders, transcripts, digital trails that can be followed and revisited. The work […]

It’s not hard to see why writers end up in Santa Barbara. Sure, the weather helps, but it’s more than that. There’s space to think here, and a kind of quiet that doesn’t feel isolating. Montecito, in particular, has long been home to a number of well-known writers (see Steven Gilbar’s mini tome), while downtown […]

A new cultural event celebrating storytelling and the written word will debut in Santa Barbara with the inaugural Santa Barbara Literary Festival (SBLF) set for May 2-3, 2026. The citywide festival will feature keynote talks, panels, workshops, and pop-up events across downtown venues including the Lobero Theatre, La Arcada, the Canary Hotel, and the Santa […]