Aspen Words

JUST ANNOUNCED: The Aspen Literary Festival schedule is LIVE! 3⃣ days of author talks, book signings, panels, family fun & more in the Rockies. 🗻 📅 View the schedule: aspenliteraryfestival.org

Congrats to the 15 works of fiction that comprise the 2026 @AspenWords Lit Prize longlist! Review the full Longlist at aspenwords.org/literary-prize/ #AspenLitPrize

The 2026 longlist tackles the fractures and forces that shape contemporary life—gender, class, migration, technology, identity—with imagination and moral clarity. Congratulations to the 15 writers whose work reminds us that storytelling is one of our deepest ways of seeing.

.@AspenWords revealed the lineup for its first-ever Aspen Literary Festival, presented by @bookofthemonth. The festival will take place in Colorado in late September and feature authors including Elin Hilderbrand, Michael Lewis, and Kevin Kwan. ow.ly/jqXQ50WEHtW

Tommy Orange, the author of “Wandering Stars” is the 2025 winner of the #AspenLitPrize! Watch the ceremony with prize finalists Percival Everett, Afabwaje Kurian and Ruben Reyes Jr. in conversation with broadcaster, essayist, and critic Bilal Qureshi youtube.com/live/pk6PdCVIr…

The 2025 Literary Prize shortlist is here! These 5 works of fiction explore social issues, including identity, faith, dispossession & the lasting impact of immigration, erasure & slavery with depth and urgency. Which have you read? #AspenLitPrize aspenwords.org/literary-prize

Register now for Summer Words general admission workshops! Join us for book branding w/ Taryn Roeder, generative writing w/ Laura Zigman or a readers retreat Leigh Newman! Spots for all workshops are available on a first come, first served basis more at aspenwords.org

2025 Summer Words writers conference juried workshops include fiction (w/@stevealmondjoy, @vanjchan & @NK_Adjei) memoir (w/ @TobarWriter), sci-fi/fantasy (w/ @pdjeliclark), screenwriting (w/ Christina Lazaridi) Deadline to apply: Feb 26! Learn more at aspenwords.org/programs/summe…

2025 Summer Words writers conference applications open TODAY! Hone your craft, connect with fellow writers & immerse yourself in 360° of inspiring beauty in Snowmass Village, CO. Learn more at aspenwords.org/programs/summe…

Generational trauma, immigration & gender equity are among the social challenges raised by the 2025 @AspenWords longlist. Both emerging & established voices comprise the 13 novels & 1 story collection in the running for the $35k award #AspenLitPrize aspenwords.org/literary-prize

Congrats to Summer Words alumni Allison Alsup on her new book, "Foreign Seed," coming out June 4! bookshop.org/p/books/foreig…

Congratulations to Isabella Hammad for winning the Aspen Words Literary Prize!!!

Congratulations to Isabella Hammad for winning @AspenWords literary prize with Enter Ghost, also shortlisted for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Isabella Hammad’s ENTER GHOST is the winner of this year’s @AspenWords Literary Prize. Hammad’s novel, published last April by @groveatlantic, was also announced this week as a finalist for the @WomensPrize for Fiction. ow.ly/ypv850Rpiv7

"A poignant narrative of resilience and the quest for belonging, ENTER GHOST is a dazzling story of self-discovery against the backdrop of displacement." Congratulations to Isabella Hammad, winner of the 2024 @AspenWords Literary Prize! 📚 aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/isa…

Congratulations to “Enter Ghost” by Isabella Hammad, winner of the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize #AspenLitPrize youtube.com/watch?v=50Sjw7…

Congratulations to the finalists for the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize! These three novels and two story collections are in the running for the $35,000 award, presented by the @AspenInstitute aspenwords.org/literary-prize/ #AspenLitPrize

The Aspen Words Literary Prize Names Its 2024 Longlist: @Porter_Anderson bit.ly/3ucp8vq @PubPerspectives #wkb84

The hits keep coming! 🎉 Congratulations to Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All-Stars, longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize! @nk_adjei aspenwords.org/programs/liter…

Afternoon Bites: Lindsay Hunter on Writing, Aspen Words Longlist, Revisiting “Vurt,” and More vol1brooklyn.com/2023/11/09/aft…