Crested butte, Colorado • Center for the Arts • 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, live theater, and more.

2025 Authors + Presenters


  • The Antidote by Karen Russell

    Karen Russell

  • Whiskey Tender Novel

    Deborah Jackson Taffa

  • Ben Goldfarb

    Ben Goldfarb

  • Hillary Leftwich Book

    Hillary Leftwich

  • Doug Kurtz's book Mosquito.

    Doug Kurtz

  • The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel.

    Ramona Ausubel

  • Kevin Grange's new book Wild Rescues

    Kevin Grange

  • Olivia Chadha

Crested Butte, Colorado

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