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SUMMARY:Aspen Writers Network Third Thursday Meeting | Member Readings with Optional Feedback | June 18
DESCRIPTION:Aspen Writers Network Third Thursday Meeting \nMember Readings with Optional Feedback\nOne of the more important Meetings in our schedule – it provides the opportunity for you to support your fellow writers and/or be supported. Audience feedback on your reading is optional.\nApril 16 | Bonfire Coffee (433 Main St\, Carbondale) | 6:30 to 8:30 PM \nBecome an Aspen Writers Network member today! \nUpcoming Third Thursday Meetings  \nJuly 16 | Summer Soiree 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/aspen-writers-network-third-thursday-meeting-member-readings-with-optional-feedback-may-21/
LOCATION:Colorado
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SUMMARY:Presented by Friends of Aspen Words: Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It and conversation W/ executive producer Daniel Shaw at TACAW
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Friends of Aspen Words: Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It and conversation W/ executive producer Daniel Shaw \nDATE: MARCH 5\, 2026 \nLOCATION: TACAW \nTIME: 7:00 pm / DOORS @ 6:00 pm \nPurchase tickets HERE \nMEMBER $15 / ADVANCE $20 / DAY OF $25 \nSEATED SHOW / 18+ VALID PHOTO ID REQUIRED \n \nTACAW is presenting a screening of Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It and a conversation after with executive producer Daniel Shaw. \nRUN TIME: 105 MINUTES \nBilly Preston was 5 years old when he backed gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. Over the following six-decade career\, Billy contributed his signature sound to the greatest artists of his time\, including The Beatles\, The Rolling Stones\, Barbra Streisand\, Sly Stone\, Ray Charles\, Rufus\, Eric Clapton\, and others\, while establishing himself as a GRAMMY-winning solo artist. Despite his success\, Billy struggled to reconcile his deep relationship with the Black church with his sexuality\, setting off a lifelong quest to find love and acceptance. \nABOUT DANIEL SHAW \nDaniel Shaw is a journalist\, musician and conservationist living in Woody Creek\, Colorado with his artist and writer wife\, Isa Catto. Highlights of a 40-year career include writing for dozens of page 7 publications\, including the New York Times\, Los Angeles Times\, Washington Post\, and Daily Variety\, working as a Washington\, DC bureau chief\, hosting an NPR show interviewing musicians\, and serving as press secretary for the Navajo Nation. As a blues\, rock and country harmonica player\, he’s played live and recorded with numerous acts. He currently sits on the board of Conservation International and chairs the nation’s only net-zero performing arts center in Basalt\, Colorado. \nLearn more and purchase tickets HERE
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/presented-by-friends-of-aspen-words-billy-preston-thats-the-way-god-planned-it-and-conversation-w-executive-producer-daniel-shaw-at-tacaw/
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SUMMARY:Aspen Words Literary Prize Shortlist Announced March 11
DESCRIPTION:Aspen Words will announce the shortlist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize on March 11. \nThe Aspen Words Literary Prize is a $35\,000 annual award for an influential work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture.  \nAnnually\, open to authors of any nationality\, the award is one of the largest literary prizes in the United States\, and one of the few focused exclusively on fiction with a social impact. Past winners include Mohsin Hamid (2018 for “Exit West”)\, Tayari Jones (2019 for “An American Marriage”)\, Christy Lefteri (2020 for “The Beekeeper of Aleppo”)\, Louise Erdrich (2021 for “The Night Watchman”)\, Dawnie Walton (2022 for “The Final Revival of Opal & Nev”)\, Jamil Jan Kochai (2023 for “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak”)\, Isabella Hammad (2024 for “Enter Ghost”) and Tommy Orange (2025 for “Wandering Stars”). Eligible works include novels or short story collections that address questions of violence\, inequality\, gender\, the environment\, immigration\, religion\, race or other social issues.  \nLearn more about the prize
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/aspen-words-literary-prize-longlist-announced-november-13/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Aspen Words Literary Prize
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SUMMARY:Aspen Writers Network Third Thursday Meeting | Flash Fiction with Grant Faulkner | March 19
DESCRIPTION:Aspen Writers Network Third Thursday Meeting \nFlash Fiction with Grant Faulkner\nExercise your writing muscles with flash fiction. Short prose where every word counts is a great way to tighten up scenes and build the ‘voice’ of your work.\nMarch 19 | Bonfire Coffee (433 Main St\, Carbondale) | 6:30 to 8:30 PM \nBecome an Aspen Writers Network member today! \nUpcoming Third Thursday Meetings  \nApril 16 and May 21\,
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/aspen-writers-network-third-thursday-meeting-march-19/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:Presented by Friends of Aspen Words: PenPals A New Play by Michael Griffo
DESCRIPTION:Theater Aspen presents: PenPals | A New Play by Michael Griffo \nFriday\, March 20\, 6:30pm \nSaturday\, March 21\, 4:30pm \n\n\nTwo Women. Five Decades. One Extraordinary Friendship. \nThe Smash Hit Comes to Aspen For A Strictly Limited Engagement! Pen Pals is the extraordinary story of two friends that unfolds over decades. Bernie and Mags live in two different countries\, they’ve never met\, and yet they’re best friends. Because they’ve been pen pals for over fifty years. Since they were teenagers\, they’ve shared every aspect of their lives with each other. The trivial bits\, the most intimate details\, all the happiness\, all the heartache. They’ve told each other things they wouldn’t dare tell another soul. Even though Bernie lives in New Jersey and Mags is from England\, the women are closer to each other than anyone else in the world. Come witness the journey of their lifetime. In their own words.  \n\n\n\n\nTickets \nStandard Seating: $65 \nPremium Seating (Assigned) – $95\nincludes premium assigned seating in Paepcke Auditorium \nRun Time for each performance is 90 minutes. \nOnline sales end 5:00pm day of performance\, tickets may be available for purchase at the door.  \nPurchase tickets and learn more here!
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