A Multi-Day Literary Celebration at Nine-Thousand Feet
Join us in beautiful
Crested Butte, Colorado
2024 Writers-in-Residence
The festival welcomes a multitude of nationally and internationally acclaimed authors and presenters for a three-day celebration at nine thousand feet with offerings for all ages and interests. Organizers are excited to gather in the stunning Gunnison Valley for workshops, readings, panel discussions, live theater, trivia, kids’ events and programming, parties, film screenings, gallery receptions, and other delights. The multi-genre festival includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, journalism/long-form, nature writing, climate reporting, publishing, and more.
Writers and readers can immerse in workshops in fiction, research, investigative reporting, playwriting, poetry, flash fiction, memoir, close reading, and others.
To Festival Director Brooke MacMillan, the Writers-in-Residence is one the most treasured aspects of her work, “We’re so excited to host this group of incredible literary genius. Each writer represents a vital piece of the larger narrative of human experience in this unique moment in time, and we’re thrilled at what we can learn from them,” said MacMillan. “Our warm and vibrant community is ideal setting for creative inspiration and expression, and during off-season, we’re so fortunate to receive an outpouring of support from the community to host the writers in style.”
We can’t wait to meet you in the mountains.
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Schedule of Events
Don’t miss workshops, panel discussion, readings, live theatre, and film panels!
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Become a Sponsor
Help bring literature, storytelling, culture, and new ideas to the Gunnison Valley each May.
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Crested Butte, Colorado
A bit off the beaten path, Crested Butte appears to be frozen in time.
