OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY'S 49TH ANNUAL LITERARY FESTIVAL CELEBRATES GREAT WRITING AND OTHER CREATIVE WONDERS

NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 15 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news release:

The 49th Annual Old Dominion University Literary Festival, "Make Room for Wonder," will run October 4-8, 2026, on campus and at other Norfolk locations. Co-directed by John McManus and Michael Weber of the Old Dominion University Department of English, the festival - thought to be the longest-running of its kind in the United States - will feature readings, workshops, a curator's tour, a film screening, an anthology launch and a game jam.

Headliners include MacArthur Fellow Hanif Abdurraqib, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for "There's Always This Year" and the 2026 Weston International Award for career achievement in literary...