Saturday, July 12 in Mancos, Colorado
Authors Wanted!
Planning for the first annual Mesa Verde Literary Festival is underway and organizers are asking published authors of all varieties to express their interest in participating.
The event will be a day-long series of readings, talks, panels, workshops, book signings, and book sales in downtown Mancos on Saturday, July 12. Organizers of the festival are seeking 30 to 40 published writers—fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoirs—to spend the day in Mancos talking about their works and sharing their insights on writing and publishing.
Events will be scheduled throughout the day in downtown coffee shops, restaurants, art galleries, outdoor patios, the Hand in Hand bookstore, the Mancos Community Center, the Mancos Opera House, the Mancos Public Library, and the brand new Mancos Commons. The day will wrap up with a group book signing among the invited authors and potentially a keynote talk in the opera house.
Authors who are interested in participating are invited to fill out the online form here: https://forms.gle/xWhFdCAgxyFAQhFY8
The festival will follow the third annual Mesa Verde Writers Conference (July 10-11). Like the conference, the Mesa Verde Literary Festival is being produced with the support of the Mancos Creative District. More details about the writers’ conference—including faculty and workshop schedule—will be announced in early 2025.
The festival is open to both traditionally and independently published writers. Selection of the authors to be invited will be determined by March 1, 2025. Independently published writers will be invited to bring their own books to sell and/or will be invited to work out a concession agreement with our local bookstore.
Authors are invited to indicate their interest in presenting talks about their books, including readings. Panels of authors will also be organized to discuss common themes from their works and also to discuss various aspects of the writing craft and the publishing business itself.
The organizers of the event are making effort to keep the festival free to the public through grants and donations. A small registration fee may be considered. Again, final details will be announced by March 1, 2025.
The festival itself is being organized by the same team that organizes the conference and is a program of the Mancos Creative District. Questions should be sent to [email protected].
Planning for the first annual Mesa Verde Literary Festival is underway and organizers are asking published authors of all varieties to express their interest in participating.
The event will be a day-long series of readings, talks, panels, workshops, book signings, and book sales in downtown Mancos on Saturday, July 12. Organizers of the festival are seeking 30 to 40 published writers—fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoirs—to spend the day in Mancos talking about their works and sharing their insights on writing and publishing.
Events will be scheduled throughout the day in downtown coffee shops, restaurants, art galleries, outdoor patios, the Hand in Hand bookstore, the Mancos Community Center, the Mancos Opera House, the Mancos Public Library, and the brand new Mancos Commons. The day will wrap up with a group book signing among the invited authors and potentially a keynote talk in the opera house.
Authors who are interested in participating are invited to fill out the online form here: https://forms.gle/xWhFdCAgxyFAQhFY8
The festival will follow the third annual Mesa Verde Writers Conference (July 10-11). Like the conference, the Mesa Verde Literary Festival is being produced with the support of the Mancos Creative District. More details about the writers’ conference—including faculty and workshop schedule—will be announced in early 2025.
The festival is open to both traditionally and independently published writers. Selection of the authors to be invited will be determined by March 1, 2025. Independently published writers will be invited to bring their own books to sell and/or will be invited to work out a concession agreement with our local bookstore.
Authors are invited to indicate their interest in presenting talks about their books, including readings. Panels of authors will also be organized to discuss common themes from their works and also to discuss various aspects of the writing craft and the publishing business itself.
The organizers of the event are making effort to keep the festival free to the public through grants and donations. A small registration fee may be considered. Again, final details will be announced by March 1, 2025.
The festival itself is being organized by the same team that organizes the conference and is a program of the Mancos Creative District. Questions should be sent to [email protected].