WHAT’S NEW
Submissions and volunteer judges/selector applications are open for the 2025 Colorado Book Awards. The 34th annual Colorado Book Awards season begins September 9, 2024 for books published for the first time between November 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024. The submission deadline is January 3rd, 2025. The deadline to volunteer as a judge/selector is December 1, 2024.
Our Author Talks program, formerly called Center for the Book Speakers Bureau, is an opportunity for our finalists and winners of the 2024 Colorado Book Awards to give talks at libraries, cultural centers, and schools across the state. View the updated roster of speakers on our page.
Museum on Main Street in Burlington
“Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition drawing on the history and culture of rural America to provoke fresh thinking and spark conversations about the future and sustainability of rural communities, will open in Burlington on September 23 at the Old Town Museum and will remain open until November 2.
PROGRAMS
Inspiring conversation and exploration of our shared cultural heritage
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
Community Conversations Are you interested in tackling difficult topics with your community? Host a facilitated community conversation with Colorado Humanities! Our facilitators are located in all parts of Colorado and have been
FACILITATOR TRAINING
Learn How to Facilitate Community Conversations Free Facilitator Training for Reflective Conversations prepares people to plan and facilitate conversations about vital issues and questions across different beliefs and backgrounds. Coloradans who complete
THE FIVE STATES OF COLORADO
Revealing the historic development of a population as diverse as the land itself. In 1861, the U.S. Congress carved Colorado’s boundaries representing no river, mountain range, tribe, or language group to enclose
COLORADO BOOK AWARDS
Celebrating the accomplishments of Colorado’s outstanding authors, editors, illustrators, and photographers.
CHANGING THE LEGACY OF RACE & ETHNICITY
These community conversations are designed to dive deeply into how we might change the legacy of race.
COSHARP
Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (COSHARP) grants
HISTORY LIVE DURANGO
A community round-table of organizations work together to plan this annual month-long series of events.
AUTHOR TALKS
These experienced, engaging local authors are available to come to your cultural center or school.
HIGH PLAINS CHAUTAUQUA
Enjoy education and entertainment presented through a unique combination of theatre and history.
COLORADO POET LAUREATE
Award-winning poet Andrea Gibson uses words to empower and forge connections.
MOTHEREAD/FATHEREAD COLORADO
Help your children be better communicators by implementing these family reading practices.
BLACK HISTORY LIVE
A prominent African American scholar portrays an important historical figure during this February tour.
CHANGE IN RURAL COLORADO
Loving Our Land Colorado Humanities and the Regional Economic Development Institute at Colorado State University offer a series of free, online conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing rural Colorado. Loving Our
