24th Annual Aspen Winter Words
Continuing their legacy of encouraging writers, inspiring readers, and connecting through stories, Aspen Writers' Foundation presents a virtual edition of Aspen Winter Words.
The 24th annual Winter Words series brings six top authors and poets (virtually) to Aspen during the winter season to engage the literary community with in-depth discussions, fresh ideas, and new perspectives.
From nonfiction that examines some of America’s most urgent social issues to fiction that reimagines the life of a famous U.S. politician to poetry that contemplates the wonders of being alive, this season promises to inspire readers and provide new insights into our time.
The virtual events will be held from November through March. Tickets are $10 for individual tickets. Series passes for 2020-21 are $275.
Dec. 15, 2020 from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. MST:
Curtis Sittenfeld in conversation with activist and writer Charlotte Clymer
Curtis Sittenfeld is the bestselling author of seven novels: “Prep,” “The Man of My Dreams,” “American Wife,” “Sisterland,” “Eligible,” and “Rodham.” Her first story collection, “You Think It, I’ll Say It,” was published in 2018 and picked for Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club. Her books have been selected by The New York Times, Time, Entertainment Weekly, and People for their “Ten Best Books of the Year” lists, optioned for television and film, and translated into 30 languages. Her short stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and Esquire, and in the Best American Short Stories anthology, of which she is the 2020 guest editor. Her non-fiction has appeared in The New York Times, Time, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, Slate, and on “This American Life.”
Charlotte Clymer is an activist, writer and the former press secretary for rapid response at the Human Rights Campaign, an American LGBTQ civil rights organization.