{"id":283,"date":"2026-05-21T14:04:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=283"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:04:24","slug":"whats-happening-a-literary-festival-in-the-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradorelocationreport.com\/?p=283","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Happening: A literary festival in the mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A weekend of words at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts, featuring four packed days of workshops, readings, movie screenings, panels, parties and kid-friendly activities.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve also got a free concert in an abandoned water tank, an adventure film festival and a night for local journalism. <\/p>\n

May 21-27<\/h2>\n

Mountain Words Festival.<\/strong> The festival starts Thursday night with a kick-off party and a free screening of \u201cCome See Me in the Good Light,\u201d the award-winning documentary about former Colorado poet laureate Andrea Gibson. Poetry continues through the weekend, with themed workshops focusing on verses on nature and resistance, as well as craft panels and conversations with Terry Tempest Williams, Suzi Q. Smith and Rajiv Mohabir, among others.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll also find events designed for fans of comics, memoir, comedy, nonfiction and nature writing. For the wordsmiths, a series of sessions with editors and agents pulls back the curtain on the publishing industry. David Baron talks aliens (specifically, Martians) with journalist Laura Krantz, Shane Mauss dives into the strategies of comedy, and Steven Dunn teaches the lessons of setting that can be gleaned from rap lyrics.<\/p>\n

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Full festival passes are no longer on sale, but tickets to individual writing workshops and events can still be purchased online. There is also a lineup of more than a dozen free events open to the public, including a conversation between CPR\u2019s Ryan Warner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Megan Kate Nelson, a live recording of Mitzi Rapkin\u2019s \u201cFirst Draft\u201d podcast and book signings with this year\u2019s authors. Find the full schedule of free events here.<\/p>\n

Various Prices; May 21-24; Crested Butte Center for the Arts, 606 Sixth St., Crested Butte<\/em><\/p>\n

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