The Bookmarked Literary Arts Festival began in 2020 when a Wyoming author approached a Lander librarian looking for help launching her book. A book that WASN’T about cowboys. A book that explored the SHARED WYOMING EXPERIENCE. The Wyoming experience that is MORE THAN, but also includes, the Wild West. The library didn’t have a system for helping connect local authors to local readers and as a writer herself, that librarian began to wonder what it might look like to create a space that celebrated Wyoming writers as literary artists and connected them with Wyoming readers.
The idea bloomed through the pandemic years and grew into a literary art show for writers and a story festival for readers.
Over three days each fall, we gather to share stories:
Poetry Slam
Houlihan Narratives
Youth Short Story Contest
Readings from Wyoming authors who write: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Romance, Fantasy, YA, Memoir, Research, Inspirational
Well known keynote speaker with ties to Wyoming
Bookmarked Literary Arts Festival 