2026 Presenting Author Schedule!

The Presenting Author Schedule is ready!  View our offerings and make a personalized list of sessions you'd like to see. Fast Pass events are identified with a small ticket icon in the upper right corner.

When attending author events, bring a clear bag to avoid entry delays while adhering to the university's Clear Bag Policy.  

Allow a little extra time:  With an increase in security, screenings may take extra time depending on crowds, so plan to arrive early to avoid missing your session.

Fast Passes for sessions in Ballroom, Gallagher Theater, Integrated Learning Center 120, Koffler 204 will be available to Friends of the Festival March 4 and Public March 9.

How to Reserve Fast Passes

Each event on this grid has a star next to it. Click a star to bookmark an event. Click it again to remove the bookmark. When you are finished, you can view your bookmarked events in a printer-ready format here.

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Sat, Mar 14	10:00 am	11:30 am	1:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:00 pm
Arizona Daily Star Stage (Seats 250)	No event	Mars Madness David Baron Arizona Daily Star	No event	No event	No event
UA Campus Store Stage (Seats 250)	No event	No event	No event	Undiscovered Country Paul Hutton Megan Kate Nelson Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store Susan and John Madden	American Icons Kirk Ellis David Leaf Todd Purdum Pi Beta Phi Fraternity - Arizona Alpha Chapter UA Campus Store Ellen Bodow
Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300)	No event	No event	No event	No event	Off the Beaten Path Nathalia Holt Sam Kean Laurie Gwen Shapiro Hudson Group Marshall Foundation Cary and Christy Sandman
UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110)	Celluloid West Mark Archuleta Peter Cozzens Kirk Ellis University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Lucy Masterman	History, Conflict and the Americas Carrie Gibson Renata Keller University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Sally Garnaat	Untold Stories Mark Archuleta Dorothy Denetclaw Matt Fitzsimons University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Brenda Quick	No event	No event

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Sun, Mar 15	10:00 am	11:30 am	1:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:00 pm
Arizona Daily Star Stage (Seats 250)	No event	America 250: Meet Paul Revere Kostya Kennedy Arizona Daily Star	Who Was Amelia Earhart, Really? Laurie Gwen Shapiro Arizona Daily Star	No event	No event
Student Union North Ballroom (Seats 670)	No event	Meet Erik Larson Erik Larson TMC Health	No event	No event	No event
Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300)	No event	No event	No event	When Fact Becomes Legend Peter Cozzens Paul Hutton Megan Kate Nelson Hudson Group Marshall Foundation Betty G. Bengtson	No event
Integrated Learning Center Room 130 (Seats 143)	No event	No event	No event	No event	Gaining Freedom Caleb Gayle Carrie Gibson Tom Zoellner Sara Cohen The Neymeyer Family Margaret Lent
UA Library/Special Collections (Seats 110)	The Real Work Behind Great Events Glenn Kurtz Kadir Nelson University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Wick Communications	Meet Luis Alberto Urrea Luis Alberto Urrea University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Jack and Katrina McNerney	Adventures in Writing David Baron Olivia Campbell Nathalia Holt University of Arizona Libraries University of Arizona Press Barbara and Kurt Reuter	No event	No event