A Celebration of Writers, Books, Readers, and Ideas!

The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival brings together the finest writers and panelists with our incredible readers. The sixth annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival will be January 30 to Feburary 1, 2019.

Your all-access pass includes

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America’s Best Writers Festival

• Best program of any festival
• Best chairs of any festival
• Best box lunches of any festival
• Best sound and video of any festival
• Best candy bar of any festival
• Best writers festival at a library
• Best and friendliest staff of any festival
• Best bag and gifts of any festival
• Best coffee bar with our own special Literary Blend coffee
• Best online communication of any festival
• Best weather of any festival in the nation in January

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The theme for 2019 is Great Wars. 2019 is the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. We will invite writers from around the globe, making this a truly international Festival. We continue our tradition of having the best American writers. At the 2018 Festival, we had 50 writers, 8 Pulitzer Prize winners, 2 Pulitzer Prize finalists, and 3 National Book Award winners for our 1,000 readers. Karl Rove, who entertained and fascinated audiences with his political insights, has already said that he will come back next year. Authors return to the Festival because they love our “smart audiences.”

Our goal is to offer you a rich and diverse program with topics ranging from humor, mystery, international politics, history and health to great fiction. Our writers are all experts in their field, distinguished historians, respected journalists and gifted storytellers.

See the past writers from Rancho Mirage Writers Festival in our Hall of Honor.

RMWF Writers Series

Nell Scovell
Thursday, April 19 • 2:00 pm

Annabelle Gurwitch
Thursday, April 26 • 2:00 pm

A.J. Finn
Tuesday, May 1 • 2:00 pm

RMWF Mississipi River Cruise

Cruising October 13 to 20, 2018, on a stunning new ship

Cruising the Mississippi River and its tributaries is an exploration of the American spirit. Gliding past the rolling farmland is an experience set in a time past and a testament to the ingenuity of the pioneers who first traveled these waters. The fabric of the region is brought to life through our delicious regional cuisine, great onboard music, and customized excursions to historical landmarks. You will also meet famous writers like Douglas Brinkley, Greg Isles and Robert Hicks.
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Be an angel. Donate $5000 and help support honoraria and travel for our truly amazing Festival writers. The Angels fund the programing that has made our Writers Festival the best in the nation.

Only a limited number of people can be angels each year. Festival angels receive:

See the full list of Angels.

Did You Miss a Festival Session?

Rancho Mirage residents can watch sessions on local RMTV. Sessions from the Fourth Annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival are also available on the C-SPAN Book TV website.

Select sessions will also be available on our Festival website video page.