Mancos Creative District

05/31/2026

05/26/2026

Hey Creative Creators📚🎭🎨🎵💃🏾 Mark your social calendars! While your there, hello to the Mancos Creative Districts event hosts- Lisa and Mark and register for the Mesa Verde Writers Conference and Literary Festival. To sign up for our newsletter go to our website.
https://mancoscreativedistrict.com/

To be added to our email for Artist opportunities in the region email
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05/26/2026

Hello Creative Creators📚🎭🎨🎵

Mark your social calendars for JUNE 13th- to attend the Four Corners Poetry Festival in Durango, CO.

Say hello and sign up for the Mesa Verdes Writers Conference & Literary Event (September 2-5,2026) more info here. https://www.mesaverdewriters.org/

To sign up for our newsletter go to our website.
https://mancoscreativedistrict.com/

To be added to our email for Artist opportunities in the region email
[email protected]

05/22/2026

https://www.the-journal.com/articles/organizers-highlight-unique-atmosphere-and-opportunities-for-2026-mesa-verde-writers-conference/

Registration is open for the 2026 Mesa Verde Writers Conference, a three-day event in September that will offer workshops, panels, close faculty interaction and more for writers of all levels. There a...

05/19/2026

In a starred review of Kathryn Wilder’s The Last Cows: On Ranching, Wonder, and a Woman’s Heart, Booklist says that Wilder is “fearless in her prose and perspective.” This has won her a Western Heritage Award, Ellen Meloy Desert Writers Award, and Colorado Book Award, among others. With an MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts, Wilder writes, cowboys, and lives among mustangs in Dolores and Disappointment Valley.
“I’ve been thinking a lot about fear and loss, which happen to be components of both The Last Cows and Desert Chrome, as well as of many of our lives. The Booklist reviewer called me ‘fearless.’ How do grief and fear show up in my writing, and in my impetus to write, seek publication, and aspire toward receiving awards?”
Please join us for what promises to be an inspiring and memorable evening with this widely celebrated local author.
As always, all genres and experience levels are welcome and admission is free. If you can, show up early to purchase a snack or beverage (or a book!) in support of our generous hosts at ZU Gallery!