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SUMMARY:WINTER WORDS - Kevin Fedarko + Pete McBride
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. Limited tickets may be available at the door on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nThis conversation will focus on the role that storytelling can play in protecting the Grand Canyon\, the crown jewel of America’s national parks system. \nKevin Fedarko has written for Esquire\, National Geographic\, the New York Times\, and other publications. He studied at Columbia University and Oxford before joining the staff at Time\, where he served on the foreign affairs desk\, then later worked as a senior editor at Outside. His first book\, The Emerald Mile\, which was a New York Times bestseller\, won the National Outdoor Book Award and the Reading the West Award\, and was a finalist for both the PEN Literary Sports Writing Award and the Banff Mountain Book Award. Fedarko lives and works in Flagstaff. \nNative Coloradan Pete McBride is a self-taught\, award-winning photographer\, writer\, and filmmaker. He has traveled on assignment to over 75 countries for the National Geographic Society\, Smithsonian\, The Nature Conservancy\, Microsoft\, Outside\, Esquire\, and many others. After a decade working abroad and completing a Knight Fellowship for journalism at Stanford University\, McBride began documenting the Colorado River\, culminating in a book and three award-winning short documentaries. His work as a photographer\, writer\, and filmmaker has garnered awards from the Banff Mountain Film Festival and the North American Society of Journalists\, and he was named a “Freshwater Hero” by the National Geographic Society. For his latest project\, he hiked over 700 miles along the Grand Canyon’s interior rim\, documenting the development challenges threatening the National Park. The story will be published on various platforms through National Geographic and PBS in 2016/17. \nWW INFO \nA membership reception will follow this event. All Aspen Words members will receive an invitation by email. If you would like to RSVP\, or did not receive your invitation\, please contact aspenwords@aspeninstitute.org or call 970-925-3122. 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/winter-words-kevin-fedarko-pete-mcbride/
LOCATION:Colorado\, United States
CATEGORIES:Winter Words
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SUMMARY:WINTER WORDS - Kevin Fedarko + Pete McBride
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. Limited tickets may be available at the door on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nThis conversation will focus on the role that storytelling can play in protecting the Grand Canyon\, the crown jewel of America’s national parks system. \nKevin Fedarko has written for Esquire\, National Geographic\, the New York Times\, and other publications. He studied at Columbia University and Oxford before joining the staff at Time\, where he served on the foreign affairs desk\, then later worked as a senior editor at Outside. His first book\, The Emerald Mile\, which was a New York Times bestseller\, won the National Outdoor Book Award and the Reading the West Award\, and was a finalist for both the PEN Literary Sports Writing Award and the Banff Mountain Book Award. Fedarko lives and works in Flagstaff. \nNative Coloradan Pete McBride is a self-taught\, award-winning photographer\, writer\, and filmmaker. He has traveled on assignment to over 75 countries for the National Geographic Society\, Smithsonian\, The Nature Conservancy\, Microsoft\, Outside\, Esquire\, and many others. After a decade working abroad and completing a Knight Fellowship for journalism at Stanford University\, McBride began documenting the Colorado River\, culminating in a book and three award-winning short documentaries. His work as a photographer\, writer\, and filmmaker has garnered awards from the Banff Mountain Film Festival and the North American Society of Journalists\, and he was named a “Freshwater Hero” by the National Geographic Society. For his latest project\, he hiked over 700 miles along the Grand Canyon’s interior rim\, documenting the development challenges threatening the National Park. The story will be published on various platforms through National Geographic and PBS in 2016/17. \nWW INFO \nA membership reception will follow this event. All Aspen Words members will receive an invitation by email. If you would like to RSVP\, or did not receive your invitation\, please contact aspenwords@aspeninstitute.org or call 970-925-3122. 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/winter-words-kevin-fedarko-pete-mcbride-2/
LOCATION:Colorado\, United States
CATEGORIES:Winter Words
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SUMMARY:YOUTH POETRY SLAM
DESCRIPTION:Aspen Words’ 4th Annual Youth Poetry Slam will feature high school poets from Glenwood Springs\, Carbondale\, Basalt\, and Aspen! Hosted by Denver’s inaugural Youth Poet Laureate Toluwanimi Obiwole and returning artists Myrlin Hepworth\, Mercedez Holtry\, and Logan Phillips. \nThis event is FREE and audience members of all ages are welcome.  
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/youth-poetry-slam-4/
LOCATION:Colorado\, United States
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SUMMARY:YOUTH POETRY SLAM
DESCRIPTION:Aspen Words’ 4th Annual Youth Poetry Slam will feature high school poets from Glenwood Springs\, Carbondale\, Basalt\, and Aspen! Hosted by Denver’s inaugural Youth Poet Laureate Toluwanimi Obiwole and returning artists Myrlin Hepworth\, Mercedez Holtry\, and Logan Phillips. \nThis event is FREE and audience members of all ages are welcome.  
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/youth-poetry-slam-4-2/
LOCATION:Colorado\, United States
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SUMMARY:WINTER READERS RETREAT
DESCRIPTION:Immerse yourself in translated literature for a 3-day Aspen retreat led by Alane Salierno Mason\, vice president and senior editor at W.W. Norton and president/founder of Words Without Borders.  \nReaders will discuss selections from Iran\, Iraq\, and Syria as originally presented in the Literature from the ‘Axis of Evil’  issues of Words without Borders\, the award-winning online magazine for literature in translation.   Conversation will range to broach issues of literary production and publication in other countries\, differences between journalism and literature in exploring other parts of the world\, and issues around literary translation generally. Click here for the complete syllabus. \nIncludes reading materials\, 3 mornings of moderated discussion\, and 3 lunches.Location: Catto Room at the Aspen Meadows’ Doerr Hosier Building \nREGISTER \nAlane Salierno Mason is a vice president and senior editor at W.W. Norton & Company\, where she has edited prize-winning and bestselling works both of fiction and nonfiction. She has worked with authors including Diane Ackerman\, Andre Dubus III\, Stephen Greenblatt\, and Brad Watson\, among many others. She has published reviews and essays in Vanity Fair\, The Boston Review\, and other publications\, and translated Elio Vittorini’s Conversations in Sicily (a New Directions Classic). She is the president and founder of Words Without Borders\, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the translation\, publication\, and promotion of international literature. In 2016\, Words without Borders received the London Book Fair International Excellence Award for an initiative in literary translation. \nACCOMODATIONSDiscounted $279/night rate available for luxury accommodations at the Aspen Meadows Resort\, nestled on 40 beautiful acres overlooking the Rocky Mountains. To book a room\, call (800) 452-4240 and ask for the “Aspen Words Readers Retreat rooms.” 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/winter-readers-retreat/
LOCATION:Colorado\, United States
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SUMMARY:WINTER READERS RETREAT
DESCRIPTION:Immerse yourself in translated literature for a 3-day Aspen retreat led by Alane Salierno Mason\, vice president and senior editor at W.W. Norton and president/founder of Words Without Borders.  \nReaders will discuss selections from Iran\, Iraq\, and Syria as originally presented in the Literature from the ‘Axis of Evil’  issues of Words without Borders\, the award-winning online magazine for literature in translation.   Conversation will range to broach issues of literary production and publication in other countries\, differences between journalism and literature in exploring other parts of the world\, and issues around literary translation generally. Click here for the complete syllabus. \nIncludes reading materials\, 3 mornings of moderated discussion\, and 3 lunches.Location: Catto Room at the Aspen Meadows’ Doerr Hosier Building \nREGISTER \nAlane Salierno Mason is a vice president and senior editor at W.W. Norton & Company\, where she has edited prize-winning and bestselling works both of fiction and nonfiction. She has worked with authors including Diane Ackerman\, Andre Dubus III\, Stephen Greenblatt\, and Brad Watson\, among many others. She has published reviews and essays in Vanity Fair\, The Boston Review\, and other publications\, and translated Elio Vittorini’s Conversations in Sicily (a New Directions Classic). She is the president and founder of Words Without Borders\, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the translation\, publication\, and promotion of international literature. In 2016\, Words without Borders received the London Book Fair International Excellence Award for an initiative in literary translation. \nACCOMODATIONSDiscounted $279/night rate available for luxury accommodations at the Aspen Meadows Resort\, nestled on 40 beautiful acres overlooking the Rocky Mountains. To book a room\, call (800) 452-4240 and ask for the “Aspen Words Readers Retreat rooms.” 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/winter-readers-retreat-2/
LOCATION:Colorado\, United States
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SUMMARY:WINTER WORDS - Yaa Gyasi in conversation with Farah Griffin
DESCRIPTION:Yaa Gyasi was born in Ghana and raised in Huntsville\, Alabama. Her debut novel\, Homegoing\, was published in 2016 and was called “an inspiration” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. It was nominated for the Andrew Carnegie Medal and is a finalist for The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. Gyasi was recently named one of the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35\,” which recognizes debut fiction writers whose work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape. She holds a BA in English from Stanford University and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, where she held a Dean’s Graduate Research Fellowship. She lives in Berkeley\, California. \nGyasi will be interviewed by Farah Griffin\, an author and professor of English\, Comparative Literature\, and African American Studies at Columbia University. Their discussion will focus on Homegoing\, its significance in today’s cultural and political landscape\, as well as the story behind the debut novelist’s breakout success. \nMORE INFO
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/winter-words-yaa-gyasi/
LOCATION:Colorado\, United States
CATEGORIES:Winter Words
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SUMMARY:WINTER WORDS - Yaa Gyasi in conversation with Farah Griffin
DESCRIPTION:Yaa Gyasi was born in Ghana and raised in Huntsville\, Alabama. Her debut novel\, Homegoing\, was published in 2016 and was called “an inspiration” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. It was nominated for the Andrew Carnegie Medal and is a finalist for The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. Gyasi was recently named one of the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35\,” which recognizes debut fiction writers whose work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape. She holds a BA in English from Stanford University and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, where she held a Dean’s Graduate Research Fellowship. She lives in Berkeley\, California. \nGyasi will be interviewed by Farah Griffin\, an author and professor of English\, Comparative Literature\, and African American Studies at Columbia University. Their discussion will focus on Homegoing\, its significance in today’s cultural and political landscape\, as well as the story behind the debut novelist’s breakout success. \nMORE INFO
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/winter-words-yaa-gyasi-2/
LOCATION:Colorado\, United States
CATEGORIES:Winter Words
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