Editing Savannah, Georgia (section)

===Books and literature===
*The [[Savannah Book Festival]] – an annual book fair held on Presidents' Day weekend in the vicinity of historic [[Telfair Square (Savannah, Georgia)|Telfair]] and [[Wright Square (Savannah, Georgia)|Wright]] squares, includes free presentations by more than 35 contemporary authors. Special events with featured writers are offered nominally throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://savannahbookfestival.org|title=Savannah Book Festival|publisher=Savannahbookfestival.org|access-date=1 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021150115/https://www.savannahbookfestival.org/|archive-date=October 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flanneryoconnorhome.org|title=Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home|location=Savannah, GA|access-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025235106/https://www.flanneryoconnorhome.org/|archive-date=October 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> – a museum house dedicated to the work and life of the acclaimed fiction writer [[Flannery O'Connor]], who was born in Savannah and lived in the city until the age of fifteen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andalusia Farm – Home of Flannery O'Connor |website=Andalusia Farm |url=http://andalusiafarm.org/ |access-date=May 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306171204/http://andalusiafarm.org/ |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition to its museum, the house offers literary programming, including the annual Ursrey Lecture honoring American fiction writers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flanneryoconnorhome.org|title=Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home|publisher=Flanneryoconnorhome.org|access-date=1 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025235106/https://www.flanneryoconnorhome.org/|archive-date=October 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''[[Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]]'' is a non-fiction book by [[John Berendt]], published in 1994 and set in Savannah's historic downtown. It was later [[Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (film)|made into a movie]], directed by [[Clint Eastwood]].{{efn|The book and film have been credited with dramatically increasing tourism in Savannah in recent decades.}}
*Other notable authors with ties to Savannah include [[Conrad Aiken]], [[Mary Kay Andrews]], and [[James Alan McPherson]]. The songwriter [[Johnny Mercer]] was a native Savannahian.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Editorial: Remembering Savannah's own Conrad Aiken|url=https://www.savannahnow.com/opinion/20190806/editorial-remembering-savannahs-own-conrad-aiken|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Savannah Morning News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Flora|first=Rachael|title=Shake your peacock feathers|url=https://www.connectsavannah.com/savannah/shake-your-peacock-feathers/Content?oid=13395236|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Connect Savannah|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dawers|first=Bill|title=CITY TALK: Savannah left its mark on James Alan McPherson|url=https://www.savannahnow.com/business/bis/2016-07-30/city-talk-savannah-left-its-mark-james-alan-mcpherson|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Savannah Morning News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Johnny Mercer (1909-1976)|url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/johnny-mercer-1909-1976|access-date=2021-05-27|website=New Georgia Encyclopedia|language=en}}</ref>
* Several of [[Caitlín R. Kiernan]]'s works are set in Savannah, including ''In the Garden of Poisonous Flowers'' (novella, 2002) and "Houndwife" (short story, 2010).