Abstract
This article will describe how a university literacy festival connects children and young adult authors with students from Title I schools. A College of Education (COE) Literacy Festival invites a variety of diverse authors to interact with students from Title I schools in workshops engaging them in discussion of their literary craft. COE teacher candidates conduct read-aloud with hands-on literacy activities for students throughout the event. This article will focus on how a university literacy festival was implemented and the impact it has on COE teacher candidates, authors, and teachers and students from Title I schools.