Deep Water Literary Festival was founded in 2018 as a weekend of ideas, art, and community engagement held in Narrowsburg, NY. Combining author conversations, readings, and educational outreach, with multi disciplinary arts programming, Deep Water goes beyond the standard model of a writers festival and invites the audience to engage in the world of books beyond the page.

We are dedicated to promoting the literary arts of the Upper Delaware region with a view to building community by fostering engagement with story-telling in all its forms. Hand-in-hand is a passion to promote and support this area as a showcase for compelling arts programming, attracting internationally acclaimed authors and artists, while simultaneously creating a platform to celebrate the artists and writers who live and work in our midst. Deep Water is committed to the development, expression and promotion of literature and art that reflects the voices and concerns of underrepresented and diverse communities.

Visiting writers and artists have included Masha Gessen, Marlon James, Jad Abumrad, Sloane Crosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Hafizah Augustus Geter, Lucy Sante, Emily Wilson, Joyce Maynard, Courtney Maum, DJ Taylor and Rebecca Solnit.

We return to Narrowsburg on June 21–23 with our most ambitious program yet. All funds raised go directly to the operations of the festival.

World class programming shouldn’t be the preserve of metropolitan centers, and your generosity is essential to sustain our mission to champion the arts and keep them accessible in this part of rural America.

Find out more about Deep Water, sign up for our mailing list and plan you trip this June here

We look forward to seeing you on April 2nd!

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