Events

Sponsorship Levels – All Sponsors will be listed appropriately in event program
and receive acknowledgement at the event.
Man Booker Prize $5000 – 10 tickets
Pulitzer Prize $2500 – 8 tickets
Nobel Prize $1000 – 6 tickets
National Book Award $500 – 4 tickets

Single ticket: $125

Saranac Lake, NY — On June 7 + 8, 2024, the Adirondack Center for Writing will present the second Kickass Writers Festival, featuring writers, poets, comedians, and other kickass creatives. The festival will take place across various locations all over Saranac Lake and will include readings, workshops, talks, publishing programs, special performances, a book fair, speed dating, and more! The Kickass Writers Festival celebrates how writing and storytelling — in all of their forms — are essential to art, entertainment, and social change.

First Draft (Free): Entry to some festival events 

Paperback ($39): Entry to all festival events (does not include workshops or manuscript critiques)
 
Hardcover ($99): Entry to all festival events, a 90-min workshop with a guest writer of your choice, and a manuscript critique 

Rare Book ($149): Entry and access to all the above, plus admittance to the pre-festival happy hour and preferred seating at all events 

For full details about what each registration level includes, please visit: https://adirondackcenterforwriting.org/kickassregister/

Register to reserve a table at the Kickass Writers Festival bookfair, held on Saturday 6/8 from 10 to 3 PM at the Harrietstown Town Hall. Your registration for a bookfair table includes: table space (4 feet) for the duration of the bookfair (10 AM - 3 PM), and two "Paperback" level registrations, which means you'll have access to the festival's core events including readings, keynotes, panels, and the festival comedy show.

Upon registration, you'll recieve an email with more details from our Book Fair coordinator, Erin Dorney. If you have questions about registering for the bookfair, reach Erin here: erin@erindorney.com 

Creating Fictional Worlds: A Three-day Creative Writing Workshop for Teen Writers (age 13-18)
with Joy Baglio

3-day workshop on July 8, 10, and 12 (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) from 6-8 pm at ACW

$75 – $150 Pay-what-you-can sliding scale