Passes on Sale Now • May 22 - 25, 2025

The Mountain Words Festival is a multi-day literary celebration at nine-thousand feet, featuring readings, workshops, kids' events, parties, panel discussions, and more.

2025 Authors + Presenters


  • Karen Russell at the Mountain Words Festival

    Karen Russell

  • Whiskey Tender by Deborah Jackson Taffa.

    Deborah Jackson Taffa

  • Ben Goldfarb at the Mountain Words Festival

    Ben Goldfarb

  • The War Below by Ernest Scheyder

    Ernest Scheyder

  • The Bullet Swaller by Elizath Gonzalez James.

    Elizabeth Gonzalez James

  • Everest Inc, by Will Cockrell.

    Will Cockrell

  • Go as a river by Shelley Read

    Shelley Read

  • Leah Sottile at the Mountain Words Festival

    Leah Sottile

  • Navolo by Paolo Bacigalupi

    Paolo Bacigalupi

  • Ramona Ausubel at the Mountain Words Festival

    Ramona Ausubel

  • Becoming Little Shell by Chris La Tray

    Chris La Tray

  • David Wroblewski's book Familiaris

    David Wroblewski

  • Return of the Wolves by Eli Francovich.

    Eli Francovich

  • Hillary Leftwich Book

    Hillary Leftwich

  • Doug Kurtz's book Mapping Your Novel.

    Doug Kurtz

  • Kevin Grange's new book Grizzy

    Kevin Grange

  • Olivia Chadha

  • Our Moon by Rebecca Boyle

    Rebecca Boyle

  • Whale Aria Rajiv Mohabir.

    Rajiv Mohabir

  • Laura Krantz at the Mountain Words Festival.

    Laura Krantz

  • Bitter Creek by Teow Lim Goh

    Teow Lim Goh

  • Arctic Traverse by Michael Engelhard.

    Michael Engelhard

  • Ghost Man on Second by Erica Reid

    Erica Reid

  • Jonathan P Thompson's Book River of Souls

    Jonathan P. Thompson

  • Dan Manzanares's Work

    Dan Manzanares

  • Amy Gamerman - The Crazies

    Amy Gamerman

  • Athena Aktipis at the Mountain Words Festival

    Athena Aktipis

  • Craig Childs - Wild Dark

    Craig Childs

  • Coyote America by Dan Flores

    Dan Flores

  • George Sibley - Dragons in Paradise

    George Sibley

  • Fountain Creek by Jim O'Donnell

    Jim O'Donnell

  • Old School Indian by John Aaron Curtis

    John Aaron Curtis

  • Billionaire Wilderness by Justin Farrell

    Justin Farrell

  • The Great American Dirtbags by Luke Mehall

    Luke Mehall

  • Away by Megan E. Freeman

    Megan E. Freeman

  • Sara Dant, author of Losing Eden

    Sara Dant

  • Potted Meat by Steven Dunn

    Steven Dunn

  • Poems for the End of the World by Suzi Q Smith.

    Suzi Q Smith

  • Tequila Wars by Ted Genoways

    Ted Genoways

  • Salmon Weather by CMarie Fuhrman

    CMarie Fuhrman

  • Blue Plate by Mark Easter.

    Mark Easter

Festival tracks at the Mountain Words Festival.

Join us in stunning Crested Butte, Colorado for the sixth annual Mountain Words Festival!