38th Annual Colorado
Teen Literature Conference
Leslie Vedder
2026 Keynote Author
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April 11, 2026
Past Conference Schedule
8:00 am Registration Opens
8:30 am Welcome & Intro
8:40 am Keynote with Byron Graves
9:15 am Break
9:30 am Session I
10:45 am Session II
11:50 pm Lunch
12:20 pm Announcement of the Colorado
Blue Spruce Award Winner
12:35 pm Local Author Panel Keynote
1:45 pm Session III
3:00 pm Teen Connection Panel
4:00 pm Author Signing
The mission of the Colorado Teen Literature Conference is to build a diverse community of teens, readers, writers, authors, and literacy advocates.
There are few conferences that I find as valuable and inspiriting as this. It’s a thrill to attend.
- Todd Mitchell
Author
About
The Colorado Teen Literature Conference is an annual event held each spring in the Denver Metro region of Colorado to promote and celebrate teen literature.
Fantastic job! Really one of the best conferences I've ever been a part of.
-Pete Hautman
Author
Special thanks for generous support:
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University of Colorado at Denver, School of Education and Human Development
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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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Este proyecto ha sido posible en parte por el Instituto de Servicios de Museos y Bibliotecas.