THE 2024 FESTIVAL IS “IN THE BOOKS”!
September 28, 2024
The 2024 South Dakota Festival of Books wrapped up last weekend, leaving attendees with fresh ideas to ponder and literary connections to treasure.
From Juana Medina’s high-energy presentations to 2,000 third graders on Thursday to Kao Kalia Yang’s moving reflections on family stories on Sunday, the Festival engaged, informed, and entertained readers and writers of all ages.
One attendee summed up the event this way: “I believe the Festival of Books is a main artery for creativity in South Dakota, delivering necessary opportunities for artistic life in this state. I’ve had some life-changing and awe-inspiring experiences at the Festival of Books.”
We hope all Festivalgoers had at least one such experience!
Share Your Feedback
To help us improve our event in the future, we would appreciate your feedback. Please share your thoughts by competing our Festival audience survey.
When you complete a survey by Oct. 1 and provide your name, we will enter you in our drawing to win a pair of Apple AirPods!
Watch Sessions Online
If you couldn’t join us in person – or if you want to catch up on sessions you missed – you can find several livestream videos archived on the SDHC Facebook page. Just click on “More” under the cover photo and select “Videos” from the dropdown menu.
For even more Festival videos, watch our website and social media for an announcement once we’ve posted recordings on the SDHC YouTube channel.
Join Us Next Year
Finally, mark your calendars and plan to join us Sept. 26-28, 2025, for our 23rd annual South Dakota Festival of Books in a new host community – Spearfish!
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