Mesa Verde Writers Conference at Deer Hill in Mancos.
Faculty for 2026
Monica Barron, Wendy J. Fox, Anette McGivney, Lisa C. Taylor
Lisa is a faculty member offering two generative workshops,
She Did What: Surprise in Fiction
and
Freeze the Moment: Using a Freeze Frame Technique in Poetry and Prose.
All faculty will be available to attendees throughout the conference.
Mesa Verde Literary Festival in downtown Mancos, Colorado.
Faculty for 2026
Monica Barron, Wendy J. Fox, Anette McGivney, Lisa C. Taylor
Join Lisa and 50 other authors from around the country for panels, discussions, author talks. The festival is free for attendees and all participating authors will have books for sale at the book fair at Mancos Community Center (administered by Hand in Hand Books and Bottles). A keynote speaker will present at Mancos Opera House in the evening.
Saturday, September 5, 2026
All Day
Mancos Opera House
136 West Grand Avenue
Mancos, Colorado, 81328
Mesa Verde Literary Festival
Rare Reunion of East-West Writers in Wellfleet!
Lisa C. Taylor with Pegi Dietz Shea, Margaret Plaganis, Lee Derosiers sharing poetry, prose, and spontaneous entertainment!
Wednesday June 3, 2026
At 7:00 PM
Wellfleet Public Library
55 West Main Street
Wellfleet, Massachusetts 02667
508-349-0310
Wellfleet Public Library
Durango Literary Festival
Poetry Workshop/Reading with Lisa,
"Make This Moment Your Moment".
Join Lisa for an interactive poetry workshop
followed by a short reading.
Be prepared to write!
Lisa's six books of poetry and fiction will be for purchase at this event.
Wednesday May 6, 2026
From 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Durango Public Library
1900 East Third Street
Durango, Colorado 81301
970-375-3380
Durango Public Library
Four Corners Writers Free Workshops
The third Wednesday of every month
From 6:00 to 7:30
Zu Gallery
48 West Main Street
Cortez, Colorado 81321
Zu Gallery
Author Book Talk
with Lisa C Taylor and Alyse Knorr
Tuesday September 9, 2025
At 5:30 PM
Tattered Cover Aspen Grove
7301 S. Santa Fe Drive
Littleton, Colorado 81321
Tattered Cover Events
The Shape of What Remains Author Showcase
Monday August 16, 2025
1:00 PM
Douglas County Libraries
20105 East Mainstreet
Parker, Colorado 80138
303-791-7323
The Shape of What Remains
Golden State Media Concepts Podcast
with Sarah Meckler
Saturday July 26, 2025
10:00 AM
Mesa Verde Literary Festival
This will be the first annual literary festival in Mancos. It will be a town center festival for writers and readers to meet and talk about books and the written word.
Saturday July 12, 2025
Mancos Town Center
Main Street and Grand Avenue
Mancos, Colorado, 81328
Mesa Verde Literary Festival
The Shape of What Remains Reading and Book Talk
Friday June 27, 2025
5:00 - 8:00 PM
This event is part of Downtown Monument Art Hop
Covered Treasures Bookstore
105 Second Street
Monument, Colorado 80132
719-481-2665
Podcast with DC Gomez "Inside the Minds of Authors"
Friday June 21, 2025
1:00 PM