Join Colorado Humanities and the 2026 Colorado Book Awards finalists at 5:30 pm on Saturday, September 26, at the Tivoli Turnhalle, 900 Auraria Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204, for a celebration of Colorado’s best literature published in 2025.
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED HERE.
Author Cocktail Hour: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Meet the Colorado Book Awards 2026 finalists and connect with our state’s literary community over food and drinks. Books by this year’s finalists will be available for purchase on-site from Second Star to the Right, our official bookseller.
Ceremony: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Celebrate the very best of Colorado literature! Our MC, Adrian Miller, will lead us through the evening, featuring a keynote address from Ryan Warner, senior host of CPR’s Colorado Matters, reflecting on the Colorado Book Awards in this historic Colorado 150/America 250 year. Colorado Poet Laureate Crisosto Apache will share a special poetry reading before we reveal the winners of the 2026 Colorado Book Awards.
Dessert Reception: 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Stay and celebrate! Congratulate this year’s winners, enjoy dessert, snap a photo at the photo booth, and pick up copies of the winning books to take home.