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SUMMARY:Aspen Words Literary Prize Book Distribution Party
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, July 22\, 2025 | Pitkin County Library | 5:00 p.m. \nJoin us in celebrating the winning title of the 2025 Aspen Words Literary Prize! Swing by our community book distribution party at the Pitkin County Library to pick up a free copy of “Wandering Stars” by Tommy Orange and enjoy complimentary refreshments and snacks. \nRegister Here
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/aspen-words-literary-prize-book-distribution-party/
LOCATION:Colorado
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SUMMARY:AWN July Meeting: Summer Soiree 
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 17 at Bonfire Coffee from 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nSummer Soiree & Agent AMA (Ask Me Anything) \nThird Thursday – July 17\, at The Village Smithy – only 530 ft down Main St. from Bonfire Coffee (26 S 3rd St\, Carbondale\, CO 81623)\, 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nFeaturing power agent Seth Fishman for an in-person AMA. \nHead of the Los Angeles office\, Seth is a Vice President and agent at The Gernert Company\, which he joined in 2010 after beginning his career as an agent at Sterling Lord Literistic\, Inc. Born in Midland\, Texas\, he graduated from Princeton University and earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia in Norwich\, England.  \nHis interests are wide-ranging\, but in particular he represents authors with a new voice\, an original idea\, an entirely breathtaking creative angle in both fiction and nonfiction. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children\, and is the author of the award-winning picture book\, “A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars”\, along with “Power Up” and “The Ocean In Your Bathtub”\, as well as two YA books \nBECOME A MEMBER 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-july-meeting-summer-soiree/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:Attend the Summer Words 2025 Panels
DESCRIPTION:The Viewline Resort | Snowmass Village\, CO \n100 Elbert Ln\, Snowmass Village\, CO 81615 \nTune In to the Summer Words 2025 PanelsJoin us at the Viewline Resort in Snowmass Village for an exciting lineup of panels featuring acclaimed Summer Words faculty\, literary agents\, and editors. \nPurchase your Panel Pass here!Your Panels Pass includes access to six engaging panels designed to inspire and inform writers at every stage. \nView the full schedule and your order summary below: \nPanel ScheduleMonday\, June 23 | 1:30–2:30 p.m.Publishing Unpacked: What Every Writer Needs to Know \nFrom landing an agent to shaping your manuscript\, to making sense of marketing\, this panel pulls back the curtain on the publishing process. Expect candid insights\, smart strategies\, and a few myths busted along the way. \nSpeakers: Amy Guay\, Kayla Lightner\, Rakesh Satyal\, Michael Taeckens\nModerator: Sally Wofford-Girand  \nTuesday\, June 24 | 3:30–4:30 p.m.Narrative Architecture: Structure and POV \nStructure and POV shape every story\, but how do you choose the right approach? This panel explores how structure enhances theme\, how POV builds intimacy and tension\, and how both work together to keep readers hooked. \nSpeakers: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah\, Joshua Mohr\, Héctor Tobar \nModerator: Mitzi Rapkin \nWednesday\, June 25 | 3:30–4:00 p.m.How to Make Plot Your Friend \nPlot doesn’t have to be a struggle! In this talk\, Steve Almond will demystify how stories build momentum\, tension\, and emotional payoff—without feeling forced. Expect practical tools and a new perspective on storytelling’s most essential element. \nSpeaker: Steve Almond  \n  \nWednesday\, June 25 | 4:10–4:40 p.m.12 Tips for Surviving and Thriving as a Writer (That Have Almost Nothing to Do with Craft) \nWriting is an art\, but sustaining a writing life is another challenge. Laura Zigman shares twelve hard-won lessons on overcoming self-doubt\, redefining success\, and staying inspired—even when the words won’t come. \nSpeaker: Laura Zigman \n  \nThursday\, June 26 | 3:00–4:00 p.m.Setting the Hook: Creating Characters That Keep Readers Turning the Page \nWhat makes a character unforgettable? This panel explores how to craft multidimensional\, flawed\, and compelling protagonists (and antagonists!) who linger in readers’ and viewers’ minds long after the last page. \nSpeakers: Vanessa Chan\, P. Djèlí Clark\, Christina Lazaridi\, \nModerator: Breeze Richardson \n  \nThursday\, June 26 | 4:15–5:30 p.m.Next Chapters: Staying Inspired After Summer Words \nWhat happens after the conference ends? In this closing session\, faculty members will reflect on key takeaways from the week\, share their own creative routines\, and offer advice on maintaining inspiration\, discipline\, and community in your writing life. \nSpeakers: Faculty\nModerator: Adrienne Brodeur
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/attend-the-summer-words-2025-panels/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Summer Words
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SUMMARY:Generative Writing with Laura Zigman -- Register Today!
DESCRIPTION:Registration for general application workshops is open now!\n\n\n\n\nGeneral admission workshops including Book Branding and  Generative Writing are filled on a first come\, first served basis until capacity is reached. Register today! \nDaily workshops Monday – Friday from 9am-12pm. \n \nLaura Zigman is the author of six novels\, including “Small World\,” “Separation Anxiety”(which was optioned by Julianne Nicholson and the production company Wiip (“Mare of Easttown”) for a limited television series); and “Animal Husbandry”(which was made into the movie “Someone Like You\,” starring Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd). She has ghostwritten/collaborated on several works of non-fiction\, including Eddie Izzard’s New York Times bestseller\, “Believe Me”; been a contributor to The New York Times\,and was the recipient of a Yaddo residency.  She lives in Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, where she consults for bookstores and literary events\, and helps clients via Zoom\, phone and sometimes in person with their writing. She is also at work on two new novels \nWorkshop Description  \nMost workshops focus on polishing and fine-tuning finished work (a short story\, chapters of a novel). This workshop starts at the opposite end of the process– at the beginning–with an idea\, a first line\, a voice\, an exchange of dialogue. Stories are built\, sentence by sentence\, scene by scene\, and this workshop will cover some of the fundamental elements of storytelling: point of view\, conflict\, character arc\, narrative structure\, why a story begins where it does. Who is telling the story and can they be trusted? What do they want? What are the points of conflict? Where is the heart and soul of the story and what do we want the reader to feel?  Whether you’rejust starting out or are a more experienced writer looking to gain new insight into the craft and process of writing\, this generative workshop intends to inspire you to explore new work without fear of judgment\, to embrace the joy and freedom of creativity in order to spark fresh ideas\, and ultimately to help you find your way into the story you most want to tell. \nThis is a 5-day workshop\, meeting for 3-hours a day. \nREGISTER NOW \n\n  \n2025 Tuition:  \n2025 5-Day Generative Writing:  $1\,925 \nTuition Includes:   \n\nFaculty instruction and materials  \nAccess to all public panels throughout the week  \nBreakfast and lunch at the Viewline Resort (Monday through Friday)   \nOpening and closing receptions   \nDiscounted lodging rates at our conference site\, the Viewline Resort in Snowmass Village\, Colorado. \nTwo professional consultations with an agent and/or editor for most juried and book branding workshop participants (*generative writing and screenwriting students will have two alternative activities instead of one-on-one consultations)\nSocial activities such as guided hikes\, an open mic evening and informal gatherings. \n\nMore About The 2025 Summer Words Writers Conference\n\n\nJune 22-27 in Snowmass Village\, CO\n\n\n\n\nJoin us June 22-27 2025\, in Snowmass Village for inspiring workshops\, readings and craft talks at the Viewline Resort. \nRecognized as one of the nation’s top literary gatherings\, Summer Words is a six-day celebration of words\, stories and ideas held annually in an idyllic Rocky Mountain setting.    \nSummer Words 2025 will return to Snowmass Village\, Colorado\, a vibrant community just 9 miles from Aspen\, with incredible mountain vistas in addition to 2.8 million adjacent acres of wilderness open for activities and exploration. Snowmass is home to 30+ restaurants\, shopping\, unique special events and music. \nThe faculty lineup and workshop descriptions for Summer Words 2025 are now available\, and applications are open!
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/generative-writing-with-laura-zigman-register-today/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Summer Words
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SUMMARY:Book Branding: From Manuscripts to Momentum with Taryn Roeder -- Register Today!
DESCRIPTION:Registration for general application workshops is open now!\n\n\n\n\nGeneral admission workshops including Book Branding and Generative Writing are filled on a first come\, first served basis until capacity is reached. Register today! \nDaily workshops Monday – Friday from 9-11am. \n \nTaryn Roeder is executive director of publicity at Abrams Books\, leading the publicity departments for the Adult and Children’s divisions. Taryn has 20+ years of experience in book publicity and has worked with major figures in politics\, science\, art\, and music\, as well as on literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. Taryn was previously senior director of publicity at HarperCollins. While managing a team of publicists there\, Taryn worked on many titles\, including the instant New York Times bestseller “A Sacred Oath” by former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and “Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times” by Azar Nafisi. Prior to that\, Taryn was at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 17 years\, rising in leadership to become the vice president\, director of publicity. She worked with New York Times bestselling authors Temple Grandin\, Guy Raz and Sinead O’Connor\, and on Lori Gottlieb’s “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.” She led the publicity campaigns for many beloved debut novels\, including instant New York Times bestsellers “Black Buck” by Mateo Askaripour and“Friday Black ”by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah\, as well as on Adrienne Brodeur’s highly acclaimed memoir “Wild Game.” While it is true that some books are easier to promote than others\, Taryn swears she loves all of her authors equally \nREGISTER NOW \nWorkshop Description \nFrom Manuscript to Momentum: Elevate Your Book’s Success \nYou’ve written (or nearly completed) your book—so what’s next? How can you set yourself up for success and best shepherd your book into the world? And what does success truly mean for you? In this dynamic and interactive workshop\, we’ll demystify the world of book publicity and promotion and equip you with actionable tools to navigate the process confidently. You’ll receive personalized guidance to craft a compelling elevator pitch and uncover your most engaging hooks and talking points. We’ll explore strategies to amplify your author platform\, strengthen your media savvy\, and build your press contacts. You’ll gain insider insights into the book publicity timeline\, learn how to create impactful press kit materials\, and discover opportunities to write and place book-adjacent content such as opinion pieces and curated reading lists. We’ll also dive into the value of author tours\, festival appearances\, and other events\, and how to make them work for you. Through hands-on exercises and tailored assignments\, you’ll leave this workshop with clear strategies to confidently promote your book while staying true to your goals and values as an author. \nThis is a 5-day workshop\, meeting for 2-hours a day. \n2025 Tuition:  \n2025 5-Day Inside the World of Book Publishing & Book Branding: $1\,150 \nTuition Includes: \n\nFaculty instruction and materials \nAccess to all public panels throughout the week \nBreakfast and lunch at the Viewline Resort (Monday through Friday)  \nOpening and closing receptions  \nDiscounted lodging rates at our conference site\, the Viewline Resort in Snowmass Village\, Colorado.\nSocial activities such as guided hikes\, an open mic evening and informal gatherings.\n\n\nMore About The 2025 Summer Words Writers Conference\n\n\nJune 22-27 in Snowmass Village\, CO\n\n\n\n\nJoin us June 22-27 2025\, in Snowmass Village for inspiring workshops\, readings and craft talks at the Viewline Resort. \nRecognized as one of the nation’s top literary gatherings\, Summer Words is a six-day celebration of words\, stories and ideas held annually in an idyllic Rocky Mountain setting.    \nSummer Words 2025 will return to Snowmass Village\, Colorado\, a vibrant community just 9 miles from Aspen\, with incredible mountain vistas in addition to 2.8 million adjacent acres of wilderness open for activities and exploration. Snowmass is home to 30+ restaurants\, shopping\, unique special events and music. \nThe faculty lineup and workshop descriptions for Summer Words 2025 are now available\, and applications are open!
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/book-branding-from-manuscripts-to-momentum-with-taryn-roeder-register-today/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Summer Words
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SUMMARY:2025 Summer Words Writers Conference
DESCRIPTION:Join us June 22-27 2025\, in Snowmass Village for inspiring workshops\, readings and craft talks at the Viewline Resort. \nGeneral admission workshops including Book Branding\,  Generative Writing and a Readers Retreat are filled on a first come\, first served basis until capacity is reached. Register today! \nRecognized as one of the nation’s top literary gatherings\, Summer Words is a six-day celebration of words\, stories and ideas held annually in an idyllic Rocky Mountain setting.    \nSummer Words 2025 will return to Snowmass Village\, Colorado\, a vibrant community just 9 miles from Aspen\, with incredible mountain vistas in addition to 2.8 million adjacent acres of wilderness open for activities and exploration. Snowmass is home to 30+ restaurants\, shopping\, unique special events and music. \nThe faculty lineup and workshop descriptions for Summer Words 2025 are now available. \nLearn more about Summer Words here. 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/2025-summer-words-writers-conference-2/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Summer Words
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250619T203000
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SUMMARY:AWN June Meeting: Member Readings
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 19 at Bonfire Coffee from 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nBECOME A MEMBER  \nMember Readings with Optional Feedback \nThird Thursday – June 19\, at Bonfire Coffee (433 Main St.\, Carbondale)\, 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nThis month’s meeting is one of the more important ones in our schedule. It provides the opportunity for you to support your fellow writers and/or be supported. We will be having member readings with optional feedback.  \n\nReading Rules:  \n·      Sign up in person at the meeting \n·      Readings are 4 minutes max (yes\, we enforce this). Please practice and time yourself.  \n·      Constructive feedback (1 minute max) per reviewer = what you liked best + one area you suggest the writer take another look at.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-june-meeting-member-readings/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:2025 Book Ball
DESCRIPTION:Aspen Words’ 2025 Book Ball promises to be a real page-turner! Join author and keynote speaker Hampton Sides for an unforgettable experience with fellow literature lovers while enjoying cocktails and dinner at the historic Hotel Jerome. Book Ball raises critical funds to support Aspen Words programs\, including writers in the schools\, scholarships for aspiring writers and community talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning authors. \nTHANK YOU TO OUR HOST COMMITTEE \nSuzanne Bober and Steve Kahn | Chris and Andrea Bryan | Sue and Ron Hopkinson | Beth and Josh Mondry | Dave and Sian Oberman \n\n  \n\n\nAbout the Keynote Speaker\n\n\n\n\nHAMPTON SIDES is best-known for his gripping non-fiction adventure stories set in war or depicting epic expeditions of discovery and exploration. He is the author of the bestselling histories “Ghost Soldiers\,” “Blood and Thunder\,” “Hellhound On His Trail\,” “In the Kingdom of Ice\,” and\, most recently\, “The Wide Wide Sea.”
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/2025-book-ball/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Book Ball
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SUMMARY:AWN May Meeting: The State of the Publishing Industry With  Super-Agent Alia Hanna Habib
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 15 at Bonfire Coffee from 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nThe State of the Publishing Industry With  Super-Agent Alia Hanna Habib \nThird Thursday – May 15\, at Bonfire Coffee (433 Main St.\, Carbondale)\, 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nAlia Hanna Habib is a literary agent and Vice President at The Gernert Company\, which she joined in 2017 after starting her publishing career as a publicist at HMH and working as an agent at McCormick Literary.  \nAmong the New York Times-bestselling and prize-winning clients she represents are Clint Smith\, Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times’ 1619 Project Book Series\, Nathan Thrall\, Merve Emre\, Adam Serwer\, Judy Batalion\, and Hanif Abdurraqib. Her authors have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize\, the National Book Critics Circle Award\, and the LA Times Book Prize\, among many others\, and have been shortlisted for the Edgar Awards\, PEN Awards and National Book Award. \nShe is on the board of n+1 literary magazine and on the creative council of Aspen Words. She was profiled by New York Magazine for their special issue on “The 49 Most Powerful New Yorkers (You’ve Never Heard Of).” \nBECOME A MEMBER 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-may-meeting-state-of-publishing-industry/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:Aspen Words Literary Prize Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:WINNER ANNOUNCED: APRIL 23\nat the Morgan Library & Museum\n225 Madison Ave.\, New York\, NY 10016\nProgram runs: 6:30-7:30 p.m. ET\nModerated by Bilal Qureshi\nJOIN US!\nGeneral Admission (FREE): Donation Appreciated\nYour ticket includes: \n– First come\, first served seating at the ceremony \n– Access to the wine and hors d’oeuvres reception following the ceremony \nRegister here \nLivestream Access (FREE): Donation Appreciated\nAccess includes: \n-A link to view the event in real-time 4:30-5:30 p.m. MT/6:30-7:30 p.m. ET \nRegister here \nVIP Ticket & Tour\nYour ticket includes: \n– Docent tour of the secrets and rarities of the Morgan Library & Museum \n– A prosecco toast \n– Premium reserved seating for the ceremony \n– Access to the wine and hors d’oeuvres reception following the ceremony \n– A copy of a finalist book \nIf you select a VIP ticket\, please arrive at the Morgan by 5:15 p.m. ET. \nPurchase tickets here \nLivestream Party at Pitkin County Library (FREE): Donation Appreciated\nYour ticket includes: \n– Real-time viewing party of the Aspen Words Literary Prize Ceremony 4:30-5:30 MT \n-Light refreshments and mingling \nRegister to attend the livestream party here! \n  \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”) and Isabella Hammad (2024 for “Enter Ghost”). Eligible works include novels or short story collections that address questions of violence\, inequality\, gender\, the environment\, immigration\, religion\, race or other social issues. \nThis event is moderated by Bilal Qureshi. Bilal Qureshi is an independent essayist\, broadcaster and critic. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post\, NPR\, The New York Times\, Foreign Policy and the Criterion Collection. He wrote the column “Elsewhere” for the journal Film Quarterly from 2016 – 2023. Bilal’s radio reporting has aired across NPR’s flagship news magazines and podcasts – and on the “BBC Arts Hour”.  Bilal graduated with high distinction from the University of Virginia in 2004 and earned an M.S. in Broadcasting from the Columbia School of Journalism in 2007. He’s a recipient of the USC Getty Fellowship for Arts Journalism\, the Robert Bosch Fellowship\, and has served as a juror for the Pulitzer Prize for Audio and Criticism. Bilal was born in Kohat\, Pakistan\, grew up in Richmond\, Virginia\, and currently divides his time between Accra and Los Angeles.  
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/aspen-words-literary-prize-ceremony-2/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Aspen Words Literary Prize,Literary Prize
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SUMMARY:AWN April Meeting: Pitch Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Connect With Your Writer Muses & Empower Your Writing \nThursday\, April 17 at Bonfire Coffee from 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nPerfect Your Pitch a.k.a. Find the Heart of Your Story  \nThird Thursday – April 17\, at Bonfire Coffee (433 Main St.\, Carbondale)\, 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nNot sure why you need to pitch a story if it’s not even finished yet? Identifying and being able to clearly articulate the heart of your story is key to writing and finishing your book\, as well as selling it (to a publisher or the public). This workshop will help you tighten up your narrative arc to make your story more readable and more publishable. Members will have the chance to workshop their projects. \nThis workshop will also help you feel confident about entering a conversation with an agent or editor at the Summer Words writers conference. \nBECOME A MEMBER 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-april-meeting-pitch-workshop/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:AWN March Meeting: Memoir workshop with Marcia Butler
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the AWN third Thursday\, March meeting\, featuring a special memoir workshop with acclaimed author Marcia Butler. This interactive session will explore the art of personal storytelling\, offering insights on structure\, voice and crafting compelling narratives from real-life experiences. Whether you’re just beginning your memoir or refining a work-in-progress\, this workshop will provide valuable tools and inspiration. \nConnect With Your Writer Muses & Empower Your Writing \nThursday\, February 20 at Bonfire Coffee from 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nBECOME A MEMBER 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-meeting-thursday-march-20/
LOCATION:Bonfire Coffee\, 433 Main St.\, Carbondale\, Colorado\, 81623
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:Aspen Words Literary Prize Shortlist Announcement
DESCRIPTION:The Aspen Words Literary Prize Shortlist will be announced on March 12\, 2025. \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”) and Isabella Hammad (2024 for “Enter Ghost”). Eligible works include novels or short story collections that address questions of violence\, inequality\, gender\, the environment\, immigration\, religion\, race or other social issues.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/aspen-words-literary-prize-shortlist-announcement/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Literary Prize
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250226T170000
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SUMMARY:Apply for Summer Words by Wednesday\, February 26
DESCRIPTION:Summer Words Writers Conference (June 22-27\, 2025)  \nDeadline to apply for juried workshops: Wednesday\, Feb. 26 \n$35 application fee and writing sample required for all juried workshops.\nPlease carefully read the manuscript guidelines before applying. \n  \nJuried Workshops:  \n\nFiction: Led by Steve Almond\, Vanessa Chan\,\n& Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah \nMemoir: Led by Héctor Tobar \nSci-Fi/Fantasy: Led by P. Djèlí Clark  \n\n\nScreenwriting: Led by Christina Lazaridi \nApply for Juried Workshops Here \n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/apply-for-summer-words-by-wednesday-february-26/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Summer Words
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250220T200000
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SUMMARY:AWN Meeting Thursday February 20
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nA very special in-person workshop this Thursday\, the 20th – What Prose Writers Can Learn From Screen Writers \nIn this in-person workshop\, scriptwriter and novelist Scott Lasser will teach you the four main skills prose writers can learn from scriptwriters: structure\, scene writing\, concision\, and dialogue. He will also share how the game is played in Hollywood. Attached are the support materials for the workshop. From Scott:  \n“Here’s a 17-page pdf that we’ll use for reference on the 20th. It’s mostly snippets of scripts and outlines that we’ll use to discuss various points and skills. They don’t need to read it ahead of time\, BUT…if they take a look at the David Mamet memo (pages 7-11)\, they’ll likely find it useful.” \n\nScott Lasser is a scriptwriter\, novelist\, and journalist. He has written pilots for Sony and Fox\, among others. He developed Jackson State for HBO\, a project set in the world of amateur baseball and the opioid epidemic. He’s also written for HBO’s True Detective. Lasser’s first novel (Battle Creek/William Morrow) was optioned by Scott Rudin/Paramount; Lasser wrote an adaption of his fourth novel\, Say Nice Things About Detroit (Norton)\, for Warner Brothers and Steve Carell’s Carousel Productions. His journalism has appeared in the New Yorker\, the New York Times\, and elsewhere. \nConnect With Your Writer Muses & Empower Your Writing \nThursday\, February 20 at Bonfire Coffee from 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nBECOME A MEMBER [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-meeting-thursday-february-20/
LOCATION:Bonfire Coffee\, 433 Main St.\, Carbondale\, Colorado\, 81623
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:Winter Words with Lauren Groff
DESCRIPTION:Lauren Groff will be in conversation discussing her most recent novel “The Vaster Wilds\,”  which plunges readers into colonial America’s wilderness through the eyes of a young servant girl fleeing the famine of Jamestown. As she navigates nature’s brutal beauty and the edges of survival\, Groff crafts an electrifying exploration of resilience\, self-discovery\, and the precarious line between civilization and wildness. \n\nModerated by Mitzi Rapkin \n\n\nAbout the Author \n\n\n\n\nLauren Groff is a three-time National Book Award finalist and The New York Times–bestselling author of the novels “The Monsters of Templeton\,” “Arcadia\, Fates and Furies\, Matrix” and “The Vaster Wilds\,” and the celebrated short story collections “Delicate Edible Birds and Florida.” She has won The Story Prize\, the ABA Indies’ Choice Award\, France’s Grand Prix de l’Héroïne and the Joyce Carol Oates Prize and has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her work regularly appears in The New Yorker\, The Atlantic and elsewhere. Her work has been translated into thirty-six languages. She lives in Gainesville\, Florida.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/winter-words-with-lauren-groff/
LOCATION:Paepcke Auditorium\, 1000 N 3rd St.\, Aspen\, CO\, 81611\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250205T190000
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SUMMARY:Winter Words with Kevin Fedarko
DESCRIPTION:  \nIn-person tickets for this event are SOLD OUT! We are offering a virtual season pass for $35\, which provides access to all three Winter Words 2025 livestreams. If you would like to join a waitlist for the in-person event\, please register here.\nJoin bestselling author Kevin Fedarko as he recounts the untamed adventure behind “A Walk in the Park\,” narrating his grueling 750-mile trek through the Grand Canyon—an awe-inspiring journey across perilous cliffs\, hidden histories\, and breathtaking vistas. With humor\, humility\, and deep reverence\, he transports readers to the edge of endurance and into the heart of America’s most majestic landscape. Fedarko is also the author of “The Emerald Mile.” \nModerated by Daniel Shaw \n\n\nAbout the Author \n\n\n\n\nKevin Fedarko is a seasoned author and journalist renowned for his exploration of the American Southwest and his fervent advocacy for environmental conservation. He is the author of “The Emerald Mile\,” an epic story of the fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon and “A Walk in the Park\,” the true story of a spectacular misadventure in the Grand Canyon. He has been a staff writer at Time magazine\, where he worked primarily on the foreign affairs desk\, and a senior editor at Outside\, where he covered outdoor adventure. His writing has appeared in National Geographic\, the New York Times and Esquire\, among other publications. He and his wife\, Annette Avery\, owner of Bright Side Bookshop\, live in Flagstaff\, Arizona\, where they spend as much of their free time as possible hiking in the Grand Canyon or in mountains just outside of town. \n\n\nThank you to our venue partner
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/winter-words-with-kevin-fedarko/
LOCATION:TACAW\, 400 Robinson St.\, Basalt\, CO\, 81621
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250129T190000
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SUMMARY:Winter Words with Ayad Akhtar
DESCRIPTION:Step into a thrilling exploration of AI\, art\, and the human psyche with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar as he unveils his new play\, McNeal. This event will feature Akhtar discussing his most recent broadway debut and an actor delivering a live reading from the play\, offering a glimpse into the story of Jacob McNeal—a novelist at odds with his own AI obsession— as he grapples with the limits of creativity and the haunting possibilities of artificial intelligence. \nModerated by Maurice (Mo) LaMee \n\n\nAbout the Author\nAkhtar is a novelist and playwright. His work has been published and performed in over two dozen languages. He is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama\, the Edith Wharton Citation of Merit for Fiction and an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Akhtar is the author of “Homeland Elegies” (Little\, Brown & Co.)\, which The Washington Post called “a tour de force” and The New York Times called “a beautiful novel…that had echoes of “The Great Gatsby” and that circles\, with pointed intellect\, the possibilities and limitations of American life.” His first novel\, “American Dervish” (Little\, Brown & Co.)\, was published in over 20 languages. As a playwright\, he has written “Junk” (Lincoln Center\, Broadway; Kennedy Prize for American Drama\, Tony nomination); “Disgraced” (Lincoln Center\, Broadway; Pulitzer Prize for Drama\, Tony nomination); “The Who & The What” (Lincoln Center); and “The Invisible Hand” (NYTW; Obie Award\, Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award\, Olivier and Evening Standard nominations). Among other honors\, Akhtar is the recipient of the Steinberg Playwrighting Award\, the Nestroy Award\, the Erwin Piscator Award\, as well as fellowships from the American Academy in Rome\, MacDowell\, the Sundance Institute and Yaddo\, where he serves as a Board Director. In 2021\, Akhtar was named the New York State Author\, succeeding Colson Whitehead\, by the New York State Writers Institute.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/ayad-akhtar-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Paepcke Auditorium\, 1000 N 3rd St.\, Aspen\, CO\, 81611\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250116T200000
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SUMMARY:AWN Meeting Thursday January 16
DESCRIPTION:Connect With Your Writer Muses & Empower Your Writing \nThursday\, January 16 at Bonfire Coffee from 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nIn this in-person workshop\, Jessica Barnum will share insights from her recently published book\, Dear Writer Muses\, I Am Here. You’ll discuss the “seek and receive” concepts of the writer mindset\, consider the various types of Writer Muses\, engage in a mindfulness activity to connect with Writer Muses\, and practice the personification letter-writing strategy for empowering you and your writing. Bring a journal! \nBECOME A MEMBER 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-meeting-thursday-january-16/
LOCATION:Bonfire Coffee\, 433 Main St.\, Carbondale\, Colorado\, 81623
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SUMMARY:AWN: Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 19 at Bonfire Coffee Company (433 Main Street\, Carbondale\, CO 81623) 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. \nJoin us for a festive and fun gathering. Choose a beloved book from your shelf to share with other members\, or support a local business by visiting White River Books in Carbondale\, Bookbinders in Basalt\, or Explore Booksellers in Aspen to purchase one. Dedicate the book with your most valuable piece of writing advice\, and wrap it up to share at the exchange. Refreshments provided.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-holiday-party/
LOCATION:Bonfire Coffee\, 433 Main St.\, Carbondale\, Colorado\, 81623
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241121T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241121T203000
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SUMMARY:AWN: Fairytales with Kim Bussing | Third Thursday in November
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 21 at Bonfire Coffee Company (433 Main Street\, Carbondale\, CO 81623) 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. \nKim Bussing will ask AWN members to look at the psychology and craft of fairy tales to sharpen your manuscript\, weave magic into both the fantastic and the mundane\, and overcome roadblocks for captivating stories. \nCRAFT TALK DESCRIPTION \nFairy tales are the most honest forms of storytelling. Through magic and metaphor\, they confront what is otherwise unspeakable. Many of the stories we tell are built off the bones of fairy tales\, from how we imagine characters\, create intrigue\, conjure settings\, and confront what haunts us. Whether you’re writing memoir or science fiction\, a children’s novel or a sweeping multigenerational drama\, the tenets of fairy tales are integral to our approach to stories. This class will look at the psychology and craft of fairy tales to sharpen your manuscript\, weave magic into both the fantastic and the mundane\, and overcome roadblocks for captivating stories. It will both teach elements of craft while providing opportunities to generate new work in your prose genre of choice. \n  \nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR \nKim Bussing is an author of fairy tales for children and adults. Her first series\, The Princess Swap\, is forthcoming from Penguin Random House beginning in 2025. Her short fiction has won several grants and awards\, and she’s helped tell stories for brands including Hilton\, Marriott\, Audi\, and more. She holds an MFA from the University of Arizona\, where she taught creative writing and was co-editor of Sonora Review. She regularly speaks on the power of storytelling\, leads creative workshops\, and coaches writers and entrepreneurs. \nEmail Mallory Kaufman for more information on becoming a member.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-member-reading-with-feedback/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241017T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241017T203000
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SUMMARY:AWN: 45 Ways to Turn up the Tension with April Henry | Third Thursday October
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 17 at Bonfire Coffee (433 Main St Carbondale)\, 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nJoin AWN for 45 Ways to Turn up the Tension: no matter what genre you’re writing\, these 45 powerful and proven techniques will make readers feel like the pages are flying by. \nTaught by April Henry\, the New York Times bestselling author of 29 mysteries and thrillers for teens and adults. \nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: \n \nEdgar-award winning and New York Times-bestselling author April Henry knows how to kill you in a two-dozen different ways. She makes up for a peaceful childhood in an intact home by killing off fictional characters. There was one detour on April’s path to destruction:  when she was 12 she sent a short story about a six-foot tall frog who loved peanut butter to noted children’s author Roald Dahl. He liked it so much he showed it to his editor\, who asked if she could publish it in Puffin Post\, an international children’s magazine. By the time April was in her 30s\, she had started writing about hit men\, kidnappers\, and drug dealers. She has published 29 mysteries and thrillers for teens and adults\, with more to come. She is known for meticulously researching her novels to get the details right. \nEmail Mallory Kaufman for more information on becoming a member.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-tbd-2/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20241009T190000
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SUMMARY:AN EVENING WITH MARY LOUISE KELLY MODERATED BY BREEZE RICHARDSON
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize ceremony moderator\, novelist and host of NPR’s “All Things Considered\,” Mary Louise Kelly. \nModerator: Aspen Public Radio’s Executive Director\, Breeze Richardson. \nThis event is free and open to all\, registration is requested. \nThe event is currently at capacity\,\nif you are interested in attending plan to arrive when the doors open at 5:30 p.m.  \nDOORS: Open at 5:30 p.m. \nEVENT: Conversation 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. \nSEATING: General admission and available on a first come\, first served basis. \nCome early and purchase a drink at the TACAW bar. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nMary Louise Kelly is a host of “All Things Considered\,” NPR’s award-winning afternoon newsmagazine. Previously\, she spent a decade as national security correspondent for NPR News\, and she’s kept that focus in her role as anchor. That’s meant taking “All Things Considered” to Russia\, North Korea\, Iran and beyond. \nShe’s published two novels\, “Anonymous Sources” and “The Bullet\,” as well as the New York Times bestselling memoir\, “It. Goes. So. Fast. The Year of No Do-Overs.” Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times\, among other publications\, and she serves as a contributing writer at The Atlantic. \nABOUT THE MODERATOR \nBreeze Richardson joined the Aspen Public Radio team in June 2021. Highly-respected in public media for her strategic planning and communications background\, she has a passion for telling stories and producing community-focused programming. \nSince arriving in the Roaring Fork Valley\, Breeze has been on stage exploring disability and inclusion with 1A’s Jenn White\, discussing the importance of local journalism for Aspen Institute’s Society of Fellows\, and in conversation with Tockukwu Okafor\, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk\, and 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize winner Jamil Jan Kochaifor Aspen Words. In February 2023\, she took the stage at the Wheeler Opera House with NPR’s Ailsa Chang to lead a conversation about making big career changes\, representation in media\, and the impact of investigative journalism. \nBreeze currently serves as President of the Rocky Mountain Community Radio coalition\, and is an elected member of the Western States Public Radio Board of Directors. In 2024\, she completed the Public Media Diversity Leaders Initiative (PMDLI) hosted by the Riley Institute at Furman University\, and is a proud alumni of the Aspen Institute Hurst Leaders Forum.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/an-evening-with-mary-louise-kelly-moderated-by-breeze-richardson/
LOCATION:TACAW\, 400 Robinson St.\, Basalt\, CO\, 81621
CATEGORIES:Aspen Words Literary Prize,Literary Prize,Writers in Residence
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SUMMARY:2024 Fall Writing Workshop with Mary Robinette Kowal (Two Workshops in One)
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 6th\, 9am to 4pm (with a 1-hour lunch break). Mary Robinette Kowal will be teaching two of her most popular topics: \n Hiding Exposition in Plain Sight \nIn this workshop\, we learn how to give our readers all the information they need to know about the setting we created\, without drowning them in information. Together we learn the art of subtly expositing without showing our authorial hand. \nEndings: How to Wrap Things Up  \nVery often\, writers get to the two-thirds mark in a work and bog down\, sometimes abandoning it to move on to something shinier. Why does this happen? It’s a place at which we move from raising questions for the reader to needing to answer them. This change in mode requires a different set of tools than the beginning of a story\, while needing to appear part of a seamless whole. In this workshop\, we’ll look at how to wrap up loose ends\, decide which things we can leave dangling\, and what elements make a strong closing sentence. \nGeneral Admission: $95 | AWN Member: $35 \n \n  \nLearn more about the Aspen Writers Network (AWN) \nand become a member today!  \nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR\nMary Robinette Kowal is the author of The Spare Man\,The Glamourist Histories series\, Ghost Talkers\, and the Lady Astronaut Universe. She is part of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses and has received the Astounding Award for Best New Writer\, four Hugo awards\, the Nebula and Locus awards. Her stories appear in Asimov’s\, Uncanny\, and several Year’s Best anthologies. Mary Robinette\, a professional puppeteer\, also performs as a voice actor (SAG/AFTRA)\, recording fiction for authors including Seanan McGuire\, Cory Doctorow\, and John Scalzi. She lives in Nashville with her husband Rob and over a dozen manual typewriters. Visit maryrobinettekowal.com.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/2024-fall-writing-workshop-with-mary-robinette-kowal-two-workshops-in-one/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:AWN: Member Reading with Feedback
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 19 at Bonfire Coffee (433 Main St Carbondale)\, 6:30-8:30 p.m. \nThis month’s meeting is one of the more important ones in our schedule. It provides the opportunity for you to support your fellow writers and/or be supported. We will be having member readings with optional feedback. Refreshments provided. \nReading Rules: \nReadings are 4 minutes max (yes\, we enforce this). Please practice and time yourself. \nConstructive feedback (1 minute max) per reviewer = what you liked best + one area you suggest the writer take another look at. \nEmail Mallory Kaufman for more information on becoming a member.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-tbd/
LOCATION:Bonfire Coffee\, 433 Main St.\, Carbondale\, Colorado\, 81623
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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SUMMARY:2024 Community Read Beyond the Book: Hamlet Movie Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Aspen Words in partnership with the Pitkin County Library Cinema presents a “Hamlet” movie weekend.  \nJoin us in the Pitkin County Library Dunaway Community Meeting Room on Friday and Saturday\, September 13 & 14 to watch back-t0-back silver screen renditions of “Hamlet” 1996 and 1948. \nExact times and registration details to come. \nAll Community Read Events are free and open to all.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/2024-community-read-beyond-the-book-hamlet-movie-weekend/2024-09-14/
LOCATION:Pitkin County Library\, 120 N. Mill St.\, Aspen\, CO\, 81611\, United States
CATEGORIES:Aspen Words Literary Prize
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SUMMARY:2024 Community Read Beyond the Book: Hamlet Movie Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Aspen Words in partnership with the Pitkin County Library Cinema presents a “Hamlet” movie weekend.  \nJoin us in the Pitkin County Library Dunaway Community Meeting Room on Friday and Saturday\, September 13 & 14 to watch back-t0-back silver screen renditions of “Hamlet” 1996 and 1948. \nExact times and registration details to come. \nAll Community Read Events are free and open to all.
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/2024-community-read-beyond-the-book-hamlet-movie-weekend/2024-09-13/
LOCATION:Pitkin County Library\, 120 N. Mill St.\, Aspen\, CO\, 81611\, United States
CATEGORIES:Aspen Words Literary Prize
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SUMMARY:AWN: Self Publishing Panel
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-self-publishing-panel/
LOCATION:Colorado
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240725T143000
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SUMMARY:AYC: The Wordplay & Expression Summer Camp
DESCRIPTION:The Wordplay & Expression Summer Camp \nOpen to incoming 6th-9th graders \nJuly 22-25 \n10 am- 2:30 pm \nJoin Aspen Words and Jess Barnum at Aspen Youth Center Monday\, July 22 – Thursday\, July 25 for a Wordplay & Expression Summer Camp. This workshop will provide a place for you to focus on everything wordplay\, writing\, voice\, creativity\, and expression. You’ll self-discover\, empower\, and manifest your own creativity\, confidence\, intuition\, success\, and other magical magic that pops up for you along the way. You’ll engage in a variety of activities such as wordplay writing\, reading for inspiration\, and stage performances. There will be time to learn and create together as a group\, and there will be time to independently create and showcase what you self-design. This camp is a place for you to be the inspiration that you are! Plan to pack a water bottle\, snacks\, SPF\, a long sleeve top layer\, a hat\, sunglasses\, a journal\, and a laptop (optional). Registration is required! \nPrice: $100 – Scholarships available *Registration is limited* \nCLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/ayc-the-wordplay-expression-summer-camp/
LOCATION:Colorado
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240718T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240718T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T103129
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SUMMARY:AWN: Summer Soiree
DESCRIPTION:AWN members join us for the Summer Soiree! Enjoy heavy appetizers\, AWN’s new signature “Working Title” cocktail\, a magic show by Doc Eason and an open mic.  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.aspenwords.org/events/awn-summer-soiree/
LOCATION:Village Smithy\, 26 S 3rd St.\, Carbondale\, CO\, 81623\, United States
CATEGORIES:Aspen Writers' Network
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