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Call for Presenters Now Open!
 

SAVE THE DATE!
April 17, 2027 

Registration will open
January 15 for 2027

Teenagers posed with YA books
Teenagers standing before sticker art
Past Conference Schedule

8:00 am    Registration Opens 

8:30 am    Welcome & Intro 

8:40 am    Keynote with Leslie Vedder

9:15 am    Break

9:30 am    Session I

10:40 am  Session II 

11:50 pm  Lunch

12:15 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.

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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

Colorado Teen

Literature Conference

 

Conference Location:

CU Denver-Auraria Campus

Wellness Center

1355 12th St.

Denver, CO 80204

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PO Box 740152

Arvada, CO 80006

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Email: coteenlitconf@gmail.com

 

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