NY Writers: Ayad Akhtar & Willie Perdomo – Kickass Writer’s Festival

To kick off the Kickass Writers Festival in Saranac Lake, 2021-2022 New York State Author, Ayad Akhtar, and the 2021-2022 New York State Poet, Willie Perdomo, will give a reading at Pendragon Theatre.

On August 19th & 20th, the Adirondack Center for Writing will present the first annual Kickass Writers Festival, featuring writers, poets, comedians, mountaineers, and more. The festival will take place across various locations all over Saranac Lake and will include readings, workshops, talks, publishing programs, special performances, a book fair, speed dating, and more. The Festival celebrates how writing and storytelling–in all of their forms–are essential to art, entertainment, and social change.

The two-day event will kick-off Friday, 8/19 at Pendragon Theater with the 2021 New York State Author, Ayad Akhtar, and the 2021 New York State Poet, Willie Perdomo. The pair will be introduced by former New York State Writer, Russell Banks, along with the award-winning poet Chase Twitchell.