The Connecticut Literary Festival is produced by students and staff at Central Connecticut State University. Under the leadership of professor Jotham Burrello, the festival serves readers and writers from Connecticut and beyond. Each fall the festival takes over all five galleries at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Each space offers programming and prose including an interactive typewriter gallery. A literary carnival all under one roof.
Due to current events, the Fall 2020 festival is going online. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more information.
Festival Director
Jotham Burrello
Advisory Board
Mary Collins
Ken Cormier
Briann Greenfield
Colin Hosten
Leslie McGrath
Pieter Roos
Susan Schoenberger
Sergio Troncoso
Diane Vivona
Festival Staff
Kathryn Fitzpatrick
Connor Giveans
Victoria Juniet
Alanna Levesque
Bailey Mackowitz
Matt Maguda
Elizabeth Mauro
Shayna Shattelroe
Kristiana Torres
Alixandrea Tremont
Directions to Real Art Ways
Real Art Ways is located at 56 Arbor Street, Hartford, Connecticut.
From I-91 North or South
Take I-84 West in Hartford. Follow directions below.
From I-84 West or I-84 East
Take Exit 46 onto Sisson Avenue. Turn left onto Sisson Avenue. Turn left onto Capitol Avenue. Take the third right onto Arbor Street. Turn left at the big brick building, and then turn into the driveway marked with the RAW sign. Follow the drive to the back.
Event Parking
Free parking is available in the Real Art Way lot off of Arbor Street. Additional free street parking is available on Orange, Arbor, and Capitol Streets. (Always obey posted parking signs.)
Download the festival map here.
Anti-Harassment Policy
The Connecticut Literary Festival presents fun, smart, diverse, inclusive, and sometimes irreverent programming celebrating the written word, writers, and readers. Our fair features booksellers and magazines. Attendance is free and open to the general public, and as such, no disruptive or harassing behavior will be tolerated on festival grounds. If you are experiencing disruptive, discriminatory, or harassing behavior, please either find a festival staff member, contact us anonymously after the event via email, or call 9-1-1.
