Welcome to the Cedar Falls Authors Festival website

Did you know that Cedar Falls has produced five nationally-known and best-selling writers—more nationally-known authors than any other town in Iowa?  Four of them taught at the University of Northern Iowa and several were students there as well.  Three were born here. 

During 2016-2018, a group of volunteers planned a year of activities to celebrate those authors and give local authors a chance to present.  In all, we had 60 programs and found great community support and an opportunity for collaboration.  

In 2021, we moved forward with the support of the Hearst Center for the Arts, the Cedar Falls Public Library, and Cedar Falls Tourism as our partners and offered the following programs.