by Michelle Oram I remember watching To Kill A Mockingbird many times when I was little. My mother was a big fan of Gregory Peck. It began with the opening theme song, a simple innocent melody, which made the hairs on my arm tingle. As the music is played the contents of what seems like a children’s … Read More
The Festival
Literary Sense and Sensibility
The Milford Readers and Writers Festival rolls into 2018 with a thrilling and diverse line-up of authors. But what are we all about, really? We are about you…the reader! Authors, whether best-selling, newly published or aspiring, all agree on one thing: without our readers our words don’t matter. But you may wonder how we select … Read More
Asante Steinem, and Berendt Together
by Suzanne Braun Levine There will be a lot said about books at The Milford Theatre on Saturday, October 1. In keeping with the Festival’s mission of igniting conversations between those who love books and those who write them, the three authors, John Berendt, MK Asante, and Gloria Steinem, who are individually featured in the … Read More
The Humans Collective is Coming to The Milford Readers and Writers Festival
by Diana Wiener I am excited, and not a little prejudiced, that the Milford Readers & Writers Festival will be heralded in at the Milford Theatre with an energetic and truly unique performance by Humans Collective, an ensemble of performers who come together to create art that is reflective of the diverse human condition. I’m … Read More
The Soul of the Milford Readers and Writers Festival
(Image by Preston Ehrler) by Amy Ferris Words. They can lift you, inspire you, move you, rattle you. They can shape you, mold you, flatten you, devastate you. They can cut you deep. They can rip you to shreds. They can make you brave. They can fill you with courage. They can haunt you forever. … Read More
The Milford Readers and Writers Festival: How It Got Started
By Suzanne Braun Levine Like many good ideas, this one began with a “what if…” Sean Strub, Amy Ferris, Bob Levine, and I were discussing the many writers conferences we had each attended, how much advice, constructive criticism, and moral support they offered aspiring writers. “But what about the readers?” I wondered. “Why aren’t there … Read More
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