Key West Literary Seminar
and Writers’ Workshop Program

JANUARY 8—11, 2026

KEY WEST, FL

Each year, the Key West Literary Seminar explores a particular literary theme. In 2020, for the first time, we’ll look at writing about sports. For “Reading Between the Lines: Sports and Literature,” we focus on literature that gets at the heart of why sports matter so much to so many, and explores the roles sports play in momentous social issues, personal transformation, and cultural change.

Faculty: Forrest Gander, Rachel Kushner, Claire Messud, Richard Russo, Gary Shteyngart, James Wood

Genres Offered: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting

Contact: https://www.kwls.org/contact/