Las Positas College Literary Arts Festival 2026

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Internationally acclaimed and bestselling authors? Check. Newly published and established local writers? Check. Small bites and wine? Check. Amazing workshops, book publications, and book signings? Check, check, and check. Good vibes? Indeed. Please join us at the Las Positas College Literary Arts Festival for all of the above and more on Saturday, May 2nd, from 9:30 AM -4:00 PM at Las Positas College's Mertes Center for the Arts, Building 4000.

All events are free and held in person. Registration is encouraged for attendance as events often fill up. You are welcome to register for as many events as you like, but please do not sign up for two or more events happening at the same time. Event times are listed on the registration page. Click "Get Tickets" to register. Tickets are limited and events are filling up, so please don't wait!

The festival, which is free to the general public, will feature speakers and workshops. Events include workshops, keynote speakers, a book signing event, and the publication ceremony for Havik, Las Positas College's award-winning journal of arts & literature.

Special guests include keynote speaker Leila Mottley, W. Kamau Bell, Kate Schatz, Julissa Arce, and Tomas Moniz. More information about authors can be found at LPC Literary Arts Festival

The Las Positas College Literary Arts Festival is generously supported by grants from the Las Positas College Foundation; Livermore Commission for the Arts & Livermore City Council; Las Positas College President’s Speakers Series and Dr. Dyrell Foster, LPC President; Puente; The Independent; and private donors.

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