Lit Fest is an eight-day celebration of writers and readers, an extravaganza of weeklong and weekend advanced workshops, craft seminars, readings, salons, business panels, agent meetings, and parties. In 2024, Lit Fest takes place June 7–14.
Choose workshops and events à la carte or sign up for one of our festival passes for the full experience.
Looking for books? Our official Lit Fest bookselling partner, The Bookies, has you covered.
Visiting Authors for 2024 include fiction writers Steve Almond, Danielle Evans, Vanessa Hua, Alexandra Kleeman, Claire Messud, Jenny Offill, and Maurice Carlos Ruffin; nonfiction writers Emily Rapp Black, Amitava Kumar, T Kira Māhealani Madden, Beth Nguyen, and Sloane Crosley; poets Mark Doty, Jane Hirshfield, and Rowan Ricardo Phillips; and novelist/screenwriter Dean Bakopoulos! (The priority deadline to work with these writers has passed, but you can still apply for the waitlist, and they'll all teach separate craft sessions you can join when registration opens.).
Fellowships in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry were judged by Destiny O. Birdsong, Nadia Owusu, and Forrest Gander.
Visiting agents and editors for Lit Fest 2024 include Amy Bishop-Wycisk (Trellis Literary Management), Caitlin Blasdell (Liza Dawson Associates), Sandra Bond (Bond Literary Agency), Sarah Bowlin (Aevitas Creative Management), Danielle Bukowski (Sterling Lord Literistic), Elizabeth DeMeo (Tinhouse Books), Angela Flores (Poetry Magazine), Renée Jarvis (Triangle House Literary), Mira Landry (Corvisiero Literary Agency), Kayla Lightner (Ayesha Pande Literary), Rebecca Shaevitz (Verve Talent & Literary Agency), Marin Takikawa (The Friedrich Agency), Abby Walters (Creative Artists Agency), Jennifer Wortman (Colorado Review). Lit Fest passholders have the option of meeting one-on-one with an agent or editor during Lit Fest.
Have questions? Visit our Lit Fest FAQs or give us a call at 303.297.1185.
Lit Fest 2024 Supporters
Seminar Five-Pack
Five craft seminars, 100 choices: try a new genre, learn from your favorite writer, jump-start a stale project, and more.
Craft Seminars
Lit Fest craft seminars give writers of all levels the chance to gain new insight into particular topics, techniques, or genres. Whether you’re interested in worldbuilding convincingly, creating compelling characters, or perfecting your story's dialogue, we’ve got a class for you.
Agent and Editor Consultations
Need publishing advice? Our Full-Access Business Pass (which is included in the Gold, Weekend Gold, Silver, and Bronze Passes) gets you a one-on-one consultation with Lit Fest's visiting literary agents and editors. Learn more below.
Fellowships
Our Lit Fest Fellowships for Emerging Writers help defray the costs of a weeklong or weekend advanced workshop for writers with financial need.
Business Panels
How do you find an agent? How do lit mag submissions work? Our daily Lunchtime Business Panels provide the advice you need to master the publishing side of writing. Bring a lunch and join us, either in person or virtually.
Advanced Workshops
isiting Authors for 2024 include fiction writers Steve Almond, Danielle Evans, Vanessa Hua, Alexandra Kleeman, Claire Messud, Jenny Offill, and Maurice Carlos Ruffin; nonfiction writers Emily Rapp Black, Amitava Kumar, T Kira Māhealani Madden, Beth Nguyen, and Sloane Crosley; poets Mark Doty, Jane Hirshfield, and Rowan Ricardo Phillips; and novelist/screenwriter Dean Bakopoulos! (The priority deadline to work with these writers has passed, but you can still apply for the waitlist, and they'll all teach separate craft sessions you can join when registration opens.)
Evening Events
Stick around after class for our evening events, which include community celebrations, happy hours, visiting author readings, and more.
Sponsor Lit Fest
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