Sign up to win prizes and for exclusive updates about this year’s festival
April 24-26, 2026
Jeff VanderMeer grew up in the Fiji Islands and currently lives in Tallahassee, Florida and Portland, Oregon. His critically acclaimed New York Times-bestselling Southern Reach Trilogy has been published in 20 countries, and the Paramount Pictures film of the first book in the trilogy, Annihilation, starring Natalie Portman, was released in 2018. Jeff’s subsequent fiction, […]
Local singer-songwriter Pat Puckett has been writing songs for decades, first with the Casual T’s and later as a solo artist and leader of his eponymous band. It’s not just that he has a poet’s way with words, but that he nestles those words in sterling musical settings so that they grab the ear as […]
Allison Clarke is a singer-songwriter based out of Nashville, Tennessee, whose soulful vocals and authentic lyrics have carved a distinct niche in the realm of Contemporary Country and Americana. In 2023, Allison won the iconic Bluebird Café’s “Golden Pick Contest” with her song “What Day Would You Go Back To.” She was also a semi-finalist […]
The Sauce Boss is a powerhouse entertainer, mixing his Bluesy slide guitar and soulful voice into an unforgettable high-energy show. His very own hot sauce spices up a big pot of gumbo while he spices up the show with his own original Blues. He has served hundreds of thousands of people for free at his […]
If you are a fan of the FSU Seminoles or a resident of Florida, you know – or should know – about the writings of Tallahassee’s own Diane Roberts. Her book, Tribal, a comic, critical analysis of a Southern intellectual’s love of FSU football and distaste for the excesses that go with it, made several […]
Chuck Reece and his wife Stacy are the founders of the online magazine Salvation South, andbelieve that every Southerner sees their home region differently. Their stories are as unique asthe South’s people, and Salvation South wants to give every Southerner who has a knack fortelling a good story a place to tell theirs. Salvation South […]
Abe Partridge is a heralded musician, singer/songwriter, visual artist, and podcaster based in Mobile, Alabama. His 2018 debut, Cotton Fields and Blood For Days, earned him rave reviews, with Tony Paris saying in The Bitter Southerner: “He plays guitar the same way he writes lyrics, bashing the strings with abandon until they are just about […]
The Eyrie is an award-winning magazine that showcases the creative endeavors of Tallahassee State College students. The Eyrie (the nest of a bird of prey) was founded by two students, and the first volume was published in 1982, with the motto of quality, good taste, and creativity. The magazine is published annually, produced by TSC […]
The Currys have been staking their claim within the indie music scene since 2013, when vocalist/guitarist Tommy Curry joined the harmony-based folk-rock outfit newly formed by brother Jimmy Curry (vocals, guitar) and cousin Galen Curry (vocals, bass). The band has released four full-length albums: their studio debut Follow (2014); sophomore effort West of Here (2016); […]