Please join the Newnan Carnegie Library Foundation and the Newnan Cultural Arts Commission as we welcome Sean Dietrich to Southern Litfest 2024 for our major fundraising event of the year! This event will raise funds to support and promote the Carnegie Library and the City of Newnan Cultural Arts Commission through programs, speakers, authors and special events benefiting the local community.

Doors will open at 6:00 EST and the show starts at 7:00 EST.   Book signing to follow. Books will be available for purchase at the venue.

Sean Dietrich is a columnist, novelist, and stand-up storyteller known for his commentary on life in the American South. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Southern Living, Reader’s Digest, Garden and Gun, The Tallahassee Democrat, the Birmingham News, The Mobile Press Register, and his column appears in newspapers throughout the U.S. He has authored fifteen books, he is the creator of the Sean of the South Podcast, and makes appearances on the Grand Ole Opry. His latest book Kinfolk tells the story of is set in 1970s Southern Alabama and brings people and places to life in this lyrical song-turned-story about found family, second chances, country music, and the poignant power of love and forgiveness.

The Newnan Carnegie Library Foundation Southern LitFest returns to Newnan! Literature, nature and art intersect as we “unplug” and discover the joys and challenges of living off the grid. Joining us will be legendary original Riverkeeper Sally Bethea, Ansel Adams award winning outdoor photographer CC Lockwood, LPBS star Gwen Roland of Atchafalaya Houseboat fame, Newnan Theatre Company’s classic animal romp, Aesop’s Fables…. and back by popular demand syndicated columnist and humorist Sean Dietrich! Southern Litfest kicks off Friday evening alfresco on the Square with a Hometown Novel Writers Association lineup of regional authors for every age– so grab a friend, mix and mingle and find that great summer read!

The Newnan Carnegie Library Foundation (NCLF) is a 501(c)(3) organization that focuses on supporting and promoting the Carnegie Library through programs, speakers, authors and financial backing of events benefiting the local community.

For more information on other events please visit southernlitfest.com.

For questions, please contact NCLFGeorgia@gmail.com, scrutchfield@newnanga.gov or call the Carnegie at 770-683-1347.