When I was younger, dreaming of a writing future, I knew that building a career in this field can take time. I knew that so well that my ambition was tempered by it. As a pre-teen and a teenager there was this active thought: “I won’t have a book published until I’m in my 40s, […]
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First-ever Aspen Literary Festival offered inspiration for bookish community
Note: Annalise Grueter is a member of the Aspen Writers Network and participated in an Aspen Summer Words juried workshop this past June. Literature came alive in Aspen the last weekend of September. Tents full of books, artwork, readers and writers decorated the lawn of the Red Brick Center for the Arts. The main tent […]
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A writing initiation: Awestruck steps into the world of [Aspen] Words
Editor’s Note: Annalise Grueter is a member of the Aspen Writers Network. This column details her recent experience at the Aspen Summer Words juried workshops. If you’ve been reading The Sopris Sun for at least a couple of weeks, you already know that this valley harbors an impressive roster of passionate writers. From local journalists […]
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Aspen Writers Network strengthens voices of Valley creatives
Editor’s note: Annalise Grueter is a member of Aspen Writers Network. The third Thursday evening of each month, Carbondale’s Bonfire Coffee bustles with activity. Two to three dozen people mingle, sipping seltzer and wine, grazing from charcuterie boards and eagerly chatting about a shared interest: writing. The Aspen Writers’ Network (AWN) is a creative coalition […]