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Last Year in Camden

The first Southern Gothic Festival brought readers, writers, musicians, local partners, and curious visitors together around the stories that make the South complicated, generous, unsettling, and alive.

Readers, writers, and local history converged across Camden venues.
Author talks brought the literary side of the weekend into sharp focus.
Panel conversations explored place, memory, crime, folklore, and the South.
Historic spaces made the sessions feel intimate without feeling small.
The first festival set the tone for a bigger 2026 weekend.

About the Weekend

Sessions moved between author talks, history, investigative storytelling, folklore, music, and community gathering. The 2026 festival expands that same spirit with a fuller author section, book highlights, and schedule pages that connect each guest to their events.

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