The fifth edition of the American Writers Festival is packed with some high-brow authors and writers.

Happening Sep 14-18 at three different venues, this year's edition features readings, talks and panel discussions by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors like novelist and short story writer Adam Johnson, known for his North Korean dystopian novel The Orphan Master's Son, poet laureate of Brooklyn Tina Chang and journalist Nisid Hajari who has written for the New York Times and Bloomberg and was the managing editor of Newsweek. On the TV writing front, there's playwright and screenwriter Rajiv Joseph, who is probably best known for writing a few seasons of TV show Nurse Jackie

Plus, the event is free as long as you register on the website, here.