USC Fall Literary Festival with Walter Mosley

Great writers, readers and friends will gather for three author visits in September and October for the University of South Carolina Fall Literary Festival. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the festival brings unique and inspiring literary voices to campus.

The 2024 festival welcomes two-time National Book Award-winning novelist and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Jesmyn Ward, Edgar Grand Master award winner Walter Mosley, and Charleston-based memoirist and essayist Cinelle Barnes. They join more than 60 award-winning authors who have visited the USC campus for the festival, participating in readings, book signings and other events – all free and open to the community.

The Fall Literary Festival is a partnership between University Libraries and the Department of English, supported by the generous legacy of Libraries friend Dorothy D. Smith. Mrs. Smith was a lifelong book lover who wanted to share her passion with others.

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - Walter Mosley

Reading/Lecture, Q&A, book signing

Acclaimed fiction writer Walter Mosley is best known for his mystery novels, including those featuring detective Easy Rawlins. But his 60+ books span multiple genres including crime, science fiction, literary fiction, political, young adult, nonfiction, instructional, and graphic novels. His short stories and op-ed essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, GQ, Esquire, Playboy and The Nation. He is a recipient of the 2020 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award, the New York State Writers Hall of Fame, and lifetime achievement awards from both PEN America and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The NAACP has honored Mosley a record three times with the Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Fiction. Forthright about race, diversity and equality, he established The Publishing Certificate Program at City University of New York to expand writing courses, internships, and job opportunities for all communities.

Host or Publisher University of South Carolina Libraries