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Monday, June 15
 

9:00am MDT

Writing for Young Adults
Monday June 15, 2026 9:00am - 11:30pm MDT
Virtual
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Speakers
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Kelsey Day

Faculty
Kelsey Day is a young adult author and queer Appalachian poet. Their writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Orion Magazine, Freeman’s and more. THE SPIRAL KEY is their first novel for young readers. You can find them online at KelseyDays.com or on Instagram @KelseyDays.
Monday June 15, 2026 9:00am - 11:30pm MDT
Virtual
  YA/Children's

12:00pm MDT

Lunchtime Business Panel: Through the Fire—Debut Writers on Their First Books (Livestream)
Monday June 15, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Virtual
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Panelists include: Lior Torenberg, Katie Boland, Amanda McCracken, Susan Golomb (Writers House).

Debut year has a shape everyone recognizes—the thrill, the terror, the mystifying silence that follows. But what happens after? Four writers with books out in the last year talk honestly about what the debut actually taught them, how they're thinking about the next book, and what building a sustainable literary life really looks like once the confetti settles. Less "how to launch" and more "how to last"—useful for writers at every stage. This crew will also be joined by one of our visiting agents, who will give their take.
Speakers
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Susan Golomb

Agent, Writers House
Susan Golomb has been an agent of literary fiction and non-fiction for over 30 years. She founded the Susan Golomb Literary Agency in 1988 with Jonathan Franzen as her first client and joined Writers House in 2015. Her other authors include award winners and bestsellers such as William... Read More →
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Lior Torenberg

Faculty
Lior Torenberg’s work has been published by One Story, MAYDAY, the Poetry Society of New York, and others. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from New York University and graduated from the Lighthouse Writers Workshop’s Book Project. Just Watch Me is her first novel.
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Kathleen Boland

Faculty
Kathleen Boland is the author of the novel Scavengers. Her fiction has appeared in Tin House, Conjunctions, and Gulf Coast, among other places, and she has received support from the Tin House Summer Workshop, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the Vermont Studio Center. She... Read More →
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Pardeep Toor

Faculty
Pardeep Toor's writing has appeared in the Best Debut Short Stories 2021, The PEN America Dau Prize, Catapult, Electric Literature, Longreads, and Southern Humanities Review. His short story collection, Hands, is forthcoming from Cornerstone Press.
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Amanda McCracken

Faculty
Amanda McCracken is a freelance journalist who is passionate about experiences that highlight the intersection of wellness and relationships. A few places her work has been published include the New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, National Geographic, Elle, Outside, NPR, ESPN... Read More →
Monday June 15, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Virtual
  All Genres

1:30pm MDT

Bait the Hook: Your First Few Pages (Livestream)
Monday June 15, 2026 1:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
Virtual
The first few pages of a story are the tryout; after that, the reader makes a decision to keep reading or move on. How can you “hook” your readers and immerse them in your narrative world? What techniques do you need to create a firm writer-reader contract? In this content-heavy class, we’ll explore hooks and expositions (a.k.a. beginnings): how to introduce your characters, ground your readers in your novel/memoir/short story/essay, and begin the art of narrative intrigue. Bring your ideas to class, and leave with new beginnings you can use immediately. Open to all prose writers.

This is the livestream version of this event.
Speakers
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Erika Krouse

Faculty
Erika Krouse has taught at Lighthouse since 2008; she is a Book Project mentor and a winner of the Lighthouse Beacon Award. Erika's most recent collection of short stories, Save Me, Stranger, is out with Flatiron Books in January 2025. It has garnered starred reviews from Kirkus and... Read More →
Monday June 15, 2026 1:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
Virtual
  Fiction, Multi-Genre

1:30pm MDT

Novel Whispering (Livestream)
Monday June 15, 2026 1:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
Virtual
Have a novel that you just can’t finish, or finish well? Considering writing a novel and want an insight into how to actually complete one? In this seminar, we'll identify hurdles in completing the process of novel creation, and we’ll learn how to get over them. The seminar will provide participants with practical techniques to kickstart their manuscripts, such as applied story structuring, thematic tuning, character mirroring, and more.
This is the livestream version on this event.
Speakers
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Mat Johnson

Visiting Author
Mat Johnson is a Philip H Knight Chair of Humanities at the University of Oregon. His publications included the novels Invisible Things and Pym, the nonfiction novella The Great Negro Plot, and the graphic novel Incognegro. Johnson is the recipient of the American Book Award, the... Read More →
Monday June 15, 2026 1:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
Virtual
  Fiction

1:30pm MDT

Author Branding for Introverts and Impostors (V)
Monday June 15, 2026 1:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
Virtual
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Authors in traditional publishing, indie publishing, and self-publishing are all expected to do a tremendous amount of the lifting in their own promotion. This part of the job of being an author stirs lots of emotional issues for many authors. This session will explore how to identify your own brand as an author and harness the power of enthusiasm to bypass imposter syndrome and prioritize self-care while finding your audience. This course is taught by a painful introvert who manages to read as a gregarious extrovert.
Speakers
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Henry Lien

Faculty
Henry Lien is a 2012 graduate of Clarion West Writers Workshop, Seattle. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Peasprout Chen middle grade fantasy series, which he began writing under the guidance of George R.R. Martin, Kelly Link, and Chuck Palahniuk at Clarion... Read More →
Monday June 15, 2026 1:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
Virtual
  Publishing/Career

4:00pm MDT

Letting the I Ching Help You Write Your Story (V)
Monday June 15, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm MDT
Virtual
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Philip K. Dick claimed that he did not write one of his greatest novels, The Man in the High Castle, by himself. Dick discovered the I Ching when he began the novel and he claimed the I Ching co-wrote the novel with him. The I Ching is a 3,000 year-old collection of 64 poems. It can be read as philosophy but is most famous as an oracle, using a method of casting coins or yarrow stalks. This workshop guides students through the process of consulting the I Ching to guide the course of their story.
Speakers
avatar for Henry Lien

Henry Lien

Faculty
Henry Lien is a 2012 graduate of Clarion West Writers Workshop, Seattle. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Peasprout Chen middle grade fantasy series, which he began writing under the guidance of George R.R. Martin, Kelly Link, and Chuck Palahniuk at Clarion... Read More →
Monday June 15, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm MDT
Virtual
  Poetry, Multi-Genre

4:30pm MDT

Book Project Showcase: Stolzoff, Torenberg, Yun, Lennon, and Leotaud (Livestream)
Monday June 15, 2026 4:30pm - 6:30pm MDT
Virtual
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Come meet our very successful Book Project authors Simone Stolzoff (How to Not Know), Lior Torenberg (Just Watch Me), Marissa Leotaud (Family Affair), John J. Lennon (The Tragedy of True Crime), and Jihyun Yun (And the River Drags Her Down) read from their work and talk about writing their books. Stick around for book signings and Q&A from director William Haywood Henderson and others from the Book Project!
Speakers
avatar for Simone Stolzoff

Simone Stolzoff

Faculty
Simone Stolzoff is an author and journalist who explores big questions about work, meaning, and identity. A former design lead at the global innovation firm IDEO, he is the author of two books: The Good Enough Job and How To Not Know. His work has been featured in The New York Times... Read More →
avatar for Lior Torenberg

Lior Torenberg

Faculty
Lior Torenberg’s work has been published by One Story, MAYDAY, the Poetry Society of New York, and others. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from New York University and graduated from the Lighthouse Writers Workshop’s Book Project. Just Watch Me is her first novel.
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Monday June 15, 2026 4:30pm - 6:30pm MDT
Virtual
  All Genres

7:00pm MDT

Visiting Authors Reading: Steve Almond, Danielle Evans, Eileen Myles, and Brandon Taylor (Livestream)
Monday June 15, 2026 7:00pm - 8:15pm MDT
Virtual
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Grab a drink or a bite from our food truck and buckle down in Beacon Hall to hear your favorite visiting author perform their recent works. Afterwards, you can shop at the Lit Fest pop-up bookstore operated by Spell Books and get your book signed. This is the livestream version of this event.
Monday June 15, 2026 7:00pm - 8:15pm MDT
Virtual
  All Genres
 

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