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Vanderbilt University Presents: The Southern Festival of Books

Join us this fall in Nashville

The Southern Festival of Books will return for its 37th year on October 18-19, 2025, thanks to resounding community support, new donations, and an expanded partnership with Vanderbilt University as presenting partner.

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Humanities Tennessee is a non-profit organization that fosters community and civility in Tennessee through engaging programs that examine and reflect upon ideas, stories, history, arts and culture.
Upcoming Events

TN Writers | TN Stories with Jennifer C. Core and Janet S. Hasson

August 9 @ 10:30 am — Aug 9, 2025

Jennifer Core and Janet Hasson’s study of samplers—embroideries that are “first attempts at a new technique, color combination, or unusual material”—provides vivid descriptions of this nineteenth-century Tennessee art form in…


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Southern Festival of Books to Return October 18-19, Presented by Vanderbilt University

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025

Community support ensures Humanities Tennessee’s beloved literary festival continues, thanks to new partnerships and a shared commitment to the written word. Humanities Tennessee (HT) and Vanderbilt University announced today that…


Latest from Chapter 16
Chapter 16

The Sanctuary of Becoming

Jun 23, 2025

In three recent poetry collections — Stephanie Niu’s I Would Define the Sun, Richard Tillinghast’s Night Train to Memphis, and Abby N. Lewis’ Aquakineticist — the nonhuman world offers potent spaces which alchemize human memory and reflection. 

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  • About
    • 50 Years of Humanities Tennessee
    • Values & Strategic Plan
    • Staff Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Job Opportunities
  • Programs
    • Chapter 16
    • Neighborhood Story Project
    • Shared Futures Lab
    • Southern Festival of Books
    • Special Initiatives
    • Student Reader Day
    • TN Association of Museums Scholarships
    • Tennessee Book Award
    • Traveling Exhibits
    • Young Writers’ Workshops
  • Grants
    • Get Started
    • General Grants
    • Opportunity Grants
    • Grants Archive: Tennessee Stories
    • Grantee Resources
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Authors in the Round 2025
    • Festival Volunteers
    • Advocate
  • Calendar
  • News
  • Contact