The nation’s capital is full of readers, and the DC LIT FEST will give those readers a chance to mix, mingle, and meet the city’s literary organizations all in one place. Organized by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation and the Goethe-Institute Washington, this FREE event will start with an open house and a pop-up book sale, then conclude with a panel discussion* featuring some of DC’s literary leaders and a wine reception for the entire literary community.

• 3-5 p.m. -- Open House & Book Sale

• 5-6 p.m. -- Raffle & Panel Discussion

• 6-7 p.m. -- Wine Reception

The participating organizations include the Alan Cheuse Center for International Writers, Day Eight, Fall for the Book, Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop, the Goethe-Institute Washington, the Hurston/Wright Foundation, The Inner Loop, PEN/Faulkner, Poetry Daily, Shout Mouse Press, Split This Rock, Stillhouse Press, Washington Independent Review of Books, Washington Writers' Publishing House, Watershed Lit, and The Writer's Center.

* NOTE: seating for the panel presentation will be first-come, first-served!

At the Goethe-Institut Washington, 1377 R St., NW, Washington, DC. Learn more here.