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.

2024 authors and presenters include Timothy Egan, Shelley Read, Chris La Tray, Beth Nguyen, Betsy Quammen, Hampton Sides, Michelle Nijhuis, Suzi Q. Smith, Paolo Bacigalupi, David Quammen, Laura Pritchett, Kevin Fedarko, Rebecca Boyle, Steven Dunn, Buzzy Jackson, Aaron Abeyta, Olivia Chadha, Ryan Warner, Sarah Scoles, Dave Gonzales, Justin Farrell, Karen Auvinen, Anne Hillerman, Manuel Aragon, Julian Rubinstein, Leath Tonino, and Claire Boyles.

May 24 – 26 in downtown Crested Butte. For more info including scholarship opportunities visit gvlf.org.

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Scenes from the Literary Fest