The 19th Annual Story Week Festival of Writers, presented by the Columbia College Chicago Department of Creative Writing, will be held March 15-21.

This year’s theme is The Power of Words, and speakers include Edwidge Danticat, Chris Abani, Audrey Niffennegger, Marlon James, Mitchell S. Jackson, Regina Taylor, T. Geronimo Jackson, Samantha Irby, and more.

Download the full schedule (PDF) here.

The event is free and open to the public!