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. Lit Fest 2026 will take place June 12–19.
Choose workshops and events à la carte or sign up for one of our festival passes for the full experience. Click here to browse the 2026 Lit Fest Guide to get a sense of the programming.
Visiting Authors include fiction writers Steve Almond, Melissa Broder, Danielle Evans, Mat Johnson, Megha Majumdar, Rebecca Makkai, and Brandon Taylor; nonfiction writers Emily Rapp Black, Heather Christle, Christopher Castellani, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Andre Dubus III, Beth Nguyen, and Rachel Louise Snyder; poets Layli Long Soldier, Eileen Myles, and Paul Muldoon; and screenwriter Dean Bakopoulos.
Attending virtually? Come to Lit Fest from anywhere in the world!
Have questions? Visit our Lit Fest FAQs or give us a call at 303.297.1185.
Passes
We have passes available for every type of festival goer, from evening events to full-access passes to seminars and panels. Passes will go live in April.
Agent Consultations
Need publishing advice? Our Full-Access Business Pass gets you a one-on-one consultation with Lit Fest's visiting literary agents and editors. Visiting agents and editors will be announced in April.
Advanced Workshops
Lit Fest features advanced weeklong and weekend courses taught by visiting authors of the highest caliber. Participation is by application only, and classes are limited to 10 (prose) or 12 (poetry and generative workshops) students each. Priority applications closed March 9, 2026, but you can still apply to join the waitlist!
Fellowships
If you are seeking financial assistance to participate in Lit Fest, there are three types of fellowships available: the Lit Fest Fellowship for Emerging Writers, the Veterans Writing Award, and the LARRK Fellowship for Writers with Physical Disabilities. Applications open in January 2026.
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 learning more about breaking into blogging, creating colorful characters, or perfecting that fight scene, we’ve got a class for you.
Evening Events
Stick around after class for our nighttime events, including readings, on-stage conversations, trivia, and more.
Two-Day Intensives
Want to learn more about a specific element of craft? Dive into the work of a certain writer? Lit Fest weekend intensives offer participants the chance to spend one or two weekends in focused study on a particular topic.
Lunchtime Business Panels
How do you submit to literary magazines? What’s the best way to find an agent? Our daily lunchtime Business Panels provide the advice you need to master the publishing side of writing. Bring a lunch and join us.