Join Colorado Humanities and the 2026 Colorado Book Awards finalists 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. Connect with our state’s literary community over food and drinks while perusing finalist books, sold by our bookseller partner Second Star to the Right, and get your books signed by the authors. Ryan Warner, host of CPR’s Colorado Matters, will deliver a keynote address, and Adrian Miller will be the MC. The Colorado Poet Laureate, Crisosto Apache, will also take the stage for a brief poetry reading. Meet the winning authors at the dessert reception following the awards presentation.
The 2026 Colorado Book Awards are presented in partnership with the Metropolitan State University of Denver and the Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry (Dphi). Design credit: Mia Moreno (MSU Denver student).