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Pebble Beach Authors & Ideas Festival

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Pebble Beach Authors & Ideas Festival, formerly Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival, takes place on the last weekend of September in Pebble Beach, California.[1]

History

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Held annually since 2007, founders Cynthia and James McGillen were inspired to create the event after attending the Sun Valley Writers' Conference in Idaho for many years.[2][3]

Until 2013 it was held at the Sunset Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea, when it was moved to Pebble Beach by its co-founder, James McGillen, owing to problems with renegotiating a contract at the venue. It relocated to Stevenson School in Pebble Beach and Santa Catalina School in Monterey.[1]

Description

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The festival attracts many of the world's top authors and thinkers, including authors of New York Times best-sellers and winners of the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize. The event is organised by the Carmel Ideas Foundation.[4]

The 16th festival is scheduled to take place from September 22 to 24, 2023.[4]

Past speakers

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Some of the speakers who have presented at the festival include:

References

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  1. ^ a b Taylor, Dennis L. (August 30, 2013). "Change of venues for Carmel authors festival". Monterey Herald. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Moore, Brenda (July 26, 2007). "A-list authors Carmel-bound". Monterey Herald. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Duan, Mary (May 16, 2013). "The Carmel Authors & Ideas Festival enters its fourth year in feisty fashion". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Pebble Beach Authors & Ideas Festival". Pebble Beach Authors & Ideas Festival. March 23, 2022. Archived from the original on April 23, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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