Forty-Eight Authors Coming to Mancos for
Mesa Verde Literary Festival on Saturday, July 12
Event is Free to the Public
Book lovers, readers, and writers of all ages are invited to The Mesa Verde Literary Festival on Saturday, July 12 in downtown Mancos, Colorado.
Sponsored by The Mancos Creative District, the festival will feature 48 regional and national authors representing a wide variety of genres. The festival will be free to the public, but those interested in attending are asked to register here (name and zip code only).
The festival will include 38 individual presentations by authors in restaurants, coffee shops, art galleries, patios, and shops in downtown Mancos as well as 11 panels on a variety of reading and writing topics. Full schedule here.
Authors are travelling from around Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Wyoming, Montana, Missouri, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and Pennsylvania. The authors write non-fiction, poetry, memoir, and fiction in a variety of genres including literary, mystery, thriller, horror, young adult, and romance.
The day will include a festival bookstore, managed by Hand in Hand, so festival attendees can buy books from visiting authors—and have them signed. The festival will also offer two writing workshops for teens at Mancos Commons. Two featured speakers will be announced soon.
The festival will begin at 9 a.m. and run through 8 p.m. at such downtown Mancos venues as Fenceline Cider, Bomdiggity Mystical Market, Kilgore American Indian Art, El Rio Cantina, The Boathouse on Grand, Painted Turtle, and Columbine Restaurant. Panels will be held at the Mancos Community Center and the Mancos Public Library, a short walk over the Mancos River.
Presentation topics by individual authors include: “Life Is Serious But It’s Okay to Laugh,” “Creating And Writing A Successful Fiction Series,” “Where We Are Is Who We Are,” “Pure Land and the Healing Power of Nature,” “Path to Publication—Never Give Up On A Book,” “Mustangs & More: Mixing Place, Passion, & Art,” and “Writing the Transformative Adventure Memoir—Rowing an Ocean.” Panels will be offered among writers to discuss writing various genres and topics including Romance, Historical Fiction, Crime Fiction, Poetry, and much more.
“The festival will turn downtown Mancos into an upbeat celebration of books, stories, reading, and writing,” said Mancos Creative District executive director Chelsea Lunders. “We are thrilled with the variety of writers who are coming to Mancos to share their writing journeys and their books. We encourage readers to come meet their favorite writers or learn about new authors, too. And plan to fill up their book bags at Hand in Hand.”
The festival follows the third annual Mesa Verde Writers Conference, which will take place this year at Mancos Commons on Thursday, July 10 and Friday, July 11. Registration for the conference is currently open, though few spots remain.
Participating authors include Suzanne Stauffer; Fleur Bradley; Mario Acevedo; Bethany Turner; Jim Tritten; Kevin Jones; Chuck Greaves; Angie Hodapp; Renata Golden; Nikki Flynn; Sid Sibo; Gail Binkly; Susan Carpenter Noble; Dan Chiras; L.E. Harrison; Catlyn Ladd; Mariko Tatsumoto; Eugenio Volpe; Jasmine Tritten; Charlie Chase; Jim O’Donnell; Kase Johnstun; Travis Tougaw; Karen B. McCoy; Mark Fleisher; Scott Graham; Karin Anderson; Shannon Lawrence; DelSheree Gladden; Annette McGivney; Monica Barron; Wendy J. Fox; A. D. Uhlar; Dita Dow; Saleema Ishq; Katayoun Medhat; Terry Nichols; Kathleen Saville; William A. Liggett; Becca Lawton; P K Stuart; Kathryn Wilder; Sylvia McDaniel; C.C. Harrison; Deidre Bjorson; Jenny Dandy; Lisa C. Taylor; and Art Goodtimes. A complete list of festival authors is also available here.
A full list of authors is also available here.
More about the Mancos Creative District:
https://mancoscreativedistrict.com/
Questions should be sent to [email protected].
Sponsored by The Mancos Creative District, the festival will feature 48 regional and national authors representing a wide variety of genres. The festival will be free to the public, but those interested in attending are asked to register here (name and zip code only).
The festival will include 38 individual presentations by authors in restaurants, coffee shops, art galleries, patios, and shops in downtown Mancos as well as 11 panels on a variety of reading and writing topics. Full schedule here.
Authors are travelling from around Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Wyoming, Montana, Missouri, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and Pennsylvania. The authors write non-fiction, poetry, memoir, and fiction in a variety of genres including literary, mystery, thriller, horror, young adult, and romance.
The day will include a festival bookstore, managed by Hand in Hand, so festival attendees can buy books from visiting authors—and have them signed. The festival will also offer two writing workshops for teens at Mancos Commons. Two featured speakers will be announced soon.
The festival will begin at 9 a.m. and run through 8 p.m. at such downtown Mancos venues as Fenceline Cider, Bomdiggity Mystical Market, Kilgore American Indian Art, El Rio Cantina, The Boathouse on Grand, Painted Turtle, and Columbine Restaurant. Panels will be held at the Mancos Community Center and the Mancos Public Library, a short walk over the Mancos River.
Presentation topics by individual authors include: “Life Is Serious But It’s Okay to Laugh,” “Creating And Writing A Successful Fiction Series,” “Where We Are Is Who We Are,” “Pure Land and the Healing Power of Nature,” “Path to Publication—Never Give Up On A Book,” “Mustangs & More: Mixing Place, Passion, & Art,” and “Writing the Transformative Adventure Memoir—Rowing an Ocean.” Panels will be offered among writers to discuss writing various genres and topics including Romance, Historical Fiction, Crime Fiction, Poetry, and much more.
“The festival will turn downtown Mancos into an upbeat celebration of books, stories, reading, and writing,” said Mancos Creative District executive director Chelsea Lunders. “We are thrilled with the variety of writers who are coming to Mancos to share their writing journeys and their books. We encourage readers to come meet their favorite writers or learn about new authors, too. And plan to fill up their book bags at Hand in Hand.”
The festival follows the third annual Mesa Verde Writers Conference, which will take place this year at Mancos Commons on Thursday, July 10 and Friday, July 11. Registration for the conference is currently open, though few spots remain.
Participating authors include Suzanne Stauffer; Fleur Bradley; Mario Acevedo; Bethany Turner; Jim Tritten; Kevin Jones; Chuck Greaves; Angie Hodapp; Renata Golden; Nikki Flynn; Sid Sibo; Gail Binkly; Susan Carpenter Noble; Dan Chiras; L.E. Harrison; Catlyn Ladd; Mariko Tatsumoto; Eugenio Volpe; Jasmine Tritten; Charlie Chase; Jim O’Donnell; Kase Johnstun; Travis Tougaw; Karen B. McCoy; Mark Fleisher; Scott Graham; Karin Anderson; Shannon Lawrence; DelSheree Gladden; Annette McGivney; Monica Barron; Wendy J. Fox; A. D. Uhlar; Dita Dow; Saleema Ishq; Katayoun Medhat; Terry Nichols; Kathleen Saville; William A. Liggett; Becca Lawton; P K Stuart; Kathryn Wilder; Sylvia McDaniel; C.C. Harrison; Deidre Bjorson; Jenny Dandy; Lisa C. Taylor; and Art Goodtimes. A complete list of festival authors is also available here.
A full list of authors is also available here.
More about the Mancos Creative District:
https://mancoscreativedistrict.com/
Questions should be sent to [email protected].