41st Annual Writers’ Workshop celebrates rich history of Yampa Valley authorship at The Depot Arts Center

Members of the Steamboat Writers’ Workshop (top row, from left) John Grassby, Bryan Kennedy, Kathleen Guler, Ken Proper, Polly Holyoke, Rick Silverman and (bottom row, from left) Pete the dog, Hayden Chase, Sharla Sapp, Aaron Keyes, Marian Tolles and Greg Jenkins. Over four decades of collective local writing talent will be on display Friday and Saturday as the 41st annual Steamboat Writers’ Conference kicks off at the Depot Arts Center, 1001 13th St. Steamboat Creates is hosting the 41st workshop where over four decades of “inspiration and encouragement” will come together to support writers from all walks of life. The evening will start at 5:30 p.m., with dinner being served at 6 p.m. The group, which was founded by the Steamboat Springs Council of the Arts and Humanities in 1982, has come to represent a thriving writing presence in the Yampa Valley. Dee and Joe McManus, who are the public relations team for the event, spoke to the power the group holds for them and other writers throughout the area. Though both had written extensively as part of their careers, their reentry into the world of authorship led to them becoming “novices” after retirement. “We sought out new areas of life-long learning,” said both Dee and Joe. “We read the Steamboat Pilot Community Calendar and noticed an open invitation to join the Steamboat Writers’ Group. We joined the group four years ago.” The Steamboat Writers’ Group has served as a collaborative support and conduit towards innovation for many of the region’s authors. Cesare F. Rosati, who started writing poetry in his teens and is now a retired novelist, has used the group to support his literary endeavors. “The Steamboat Writers Group is open and welcoming to writers of all levels,” he said. “Since I joined in 1998, it has become not only my weekly inspiration to write, but a center for my social interaction in town.” Polly Holyoke, who was once a schoolteacher, used her summers to write “fantastical new worlds and stories” for children. She experienced the lasting benefit of the Steamboat Writers’ Group and annual workshop. Her […]

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