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Friday, May 23
 

9:00am MDT

Uncovering the Unspoken: A Generative Memoir Writing Workshop TICKETED
Friday May 23, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
2 King Room
In this generative writing workshop, we’ll tap into the transformative power of memoir.
We’ll explore how personal experience, imagination, and desire can shape meaningful narratives, while connecting to the collective moment. Through guided exercises, we’ll reflect on our vulnerabilities, complexities, and intuitions—both personal and shared. Together, we’ll dive into the challenge of expressing what often feels inexpressible. We’ll push boundaries, taking creative risks as we engage with difficult emotions and explore the messy, sometimes uncomfortable truths of our experiences.This workshop will encourage you to confront, tackle, and embrace the full spectrum of your story.
Speakers
avatar for Hillary Leftwich

Hillary Leftwich

Hillary Leftwich is a multi-media writer and the author of Ghosts Are Just Strangers Who Know How to Knock (Agape Editions, 2023), Aura (Future Tense Books, 2022), and Saint Dymphna’s Playbook (forthcoming from Limit Zero, 2025). She teaches creative writing, business writing, and... Read More →
Friday May 23, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Workshop

10:15am MDT

Story Map Workshop Part 1 TICKETED
Friday May 23, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
2 King Room
Speakers
DM

Dan Manzanares

Dan Manzanares’ passion is helping novelists professionalize their writing process. The Story Map, a holistic storytelling model he co-created in a Costa Rican jungle, transforms writers to authors, people committed to connecting with readers. Working relationally, instead of structurally... Read More →
avatar for Doug Kurtz

Doug Kurtz

For nearly three decades Doug Kurtz has taught writers in every context from universities and nonprofits to international retreats and his own coaching business. He is the co-creator of the Story Map, a holistic methodology that helps novelists of all stripes and skill levels write... Read More →
Friday May 23, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Workshop

12:30pm MDT

Story Map Workshop Part 2 TICKETED
Friday May 23, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm MDT
2 King Room
Speakers
DM

Dan Manzanares

Dan Manzanares’ passion is helping novelists professionalize their writing process. The Story Map, a holistic storytelling model he co-created in a Costa Rican jungle, transforms writers to authors, people committed to connecting with readers. Working relationally, instead of structurally... Read More →
avatar for Doug Kurtz

Doug Kurtz

For nearly three decades Doug Kurtz has taught writers in every context from universities and nonprofits to international retreats and his own coaching business. He is the co-creator of the Story Map, a holistic methodology that helps novelists of all stripes and skill levels write... Read More →
Friday May 23, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Workshop

1:45pm MDT

David Wroblewski and Shelley Read TICKETED
Friday May 23, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm MDT
2 King Room
Novelists David Wroblewski and Shelley Read discuss the deep work involved in drafting the novel. From character to plot, these veteran writers peer into the murky depths where fiction comes from.
Speakers
DW
SR
Friday May 23, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Conversation

3:00pm MDT

A Play in Two Hours Part 1 TICKETED
Friday May 23, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
2 King Room
Speakers
SC
Friday May 23, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Workshop

4:15pm MDT

A Play in Two Hours Part 2 TICKETED
Friday May 23, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm MDT
2 King Room
Speakers
SC
Friday May 23, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Workshop
 
Saturday, May 24
 

9:00am MDT

Environmental Poetry Workshop TICKETED
Saturday May 24, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
2 King Room
Speakers
RM
Saturday May 24, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Workshop

10:15am MDT

Historical Fiction Panel TICKETED
Saturday May 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
2 King Room
Speakers
avatar for Ramona Ausubel

Ramona Ausubel

Ramona Ausubel’s fifth book, The Last Animal was a national bestseller, a Barnes & Noble book of the month and named a best book of 2023 by NPR, Kirkus and the Oprah quarterly. Her previous books are Awayland: stories, Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty, A Guide to Being Born... Read More →
avatar for Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Elizabeth Gonzalez James is the author of the novels Mona at Sea and The Bullet Swallower as well as the chapbook Five Conversations About Peter Sellers.
KR
Saturday May 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Panel

1:00pm MDT

Wildlife Panel TICKETED
Saturday May 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
2 King Room
Saturday May 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Panel

2:15pm MDT

Wolves TICKETED
Saturday May 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT
2 King Room
Speakers
EF
Saturday May 24, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Conversation

3:30pm MDT

Publishing Panel TICKETED
Saturday May 24, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm MDT
2 King Room
Saturday May 24, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Workshop

4:45pm MDT

Fiction Workshop TICKETED
Saturday May 24, 2025 4:45pm - 5:45pm MDT
2 King Room
Speakers
avatar for Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Elizabeth Gonzalez James

Elizabeth Gonzalez James is the author of the novels Mona at Sea and The Bullet Swallower as well as the chapbook Five Conversations About Peter Sellers.
Saturday May 24, 2025 4:45pm - 5:45pm MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Workshop
 
Sunday, May 25
 

9:00am MDT

Memoir with Deborah Taffa TICKETED
Sunday May 25, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
2 King Room
Speakers
avatar for Deborah Taffa

Deborah Taffa

Deborah Taffa’s Whiskey Tender, a National Book Award Finalist 2024, as well as a longlisted title for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Excellence, was named to the year’s best lists at Time Magazine, Esquire, Publisher’s Weekly, The Atlantic, Audible, Esquire, and other outlets... Read More →
Sunday May 25, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Workshop

10:15am MDT

Writing for Young Adults Workshop TICKETED
Sunday May 25, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
2 King Room
with Erica Reid
Sunday May 25, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Workshop

11:30am MDT

Fiction with Shelley Read TICKETED
Sunday May 25, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MDT
2 King Room
Speakers
SR
Sunday May 25, 2025 11:30am - 12:15pm MDT
2 King Room 606 6th St
  Workshop
 
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