Pictured are Tahoe Literary Festival organizers Katherine Hill, Priya Hutner, Wendy Voorsanger and Jeff Brunings. Photo courtesy of Tahoe Literary Festival

TAHOE CITY, CA (MPG) - The Tahoe Literary Festival returns for its third year Oct. 9–10. The event is a weekend celebrating the literary arts, creativity and community. The festival is set on the shores of beautiful Lake Tahoe, and brings together acclaimed authors, poets, publishers, industry leaders and emerging voices. A grassroots non-profit organization, The Tahoe Literary Festival fosters creativity, cultivates community and support for the literary arts in the Tahoe region.

Proposals for workshops, panels, craft talks, author conversations and literary programming are now open until July 10. To submit visit the website at TahoelLitFest.com.

Featured authors for the 2026 festival include: author, entrepreneur, and television personality Parvati Shallow, California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick, Nevada Poet Laureate Shaun Griffin, author, co-founder of Memoir Nation Podcast and executive producer of America’s Next Great Author, Grant Faulkner, award-winning author Suzanne Roberts, and acclaimed novelist and writing teacher Sands Hall. Additional featured guests will be announced throughout the summer.

This year the festival also showcases a Business of Writing track, offering practical guidance for authors, writers and creatives seeking to build sustainable careers. Sessions will explore publishing pathways, marketing, platform-building, branding, entrepreneurship and navigating today’s evolving literary landscape.

This year the festival also showcases a Business of Writing track, offering practical guidance for authors, writers and creatives seeking to build sustainable careers. 

Programming includes both free and ticketed events, literary conversations, workshops, community book fair and opportunities to connect with writers from across the region and beyond. A complete schedule and ticket information will be announced later this summer. 

The call for submissions is open through July 10. Organizers invite proposals for workshops, panels, craft talks and sessions related to the Business of Writing. Submit proposals at TahoelLitFest.com

Ticket sales are forthcoming at TahoeLitFest.com. Follow Tahoe Literary Festival on Instagram and Facebook.

About Tahoe Literary Festival

The Tahoe Literary Festival is a celebration of the literary arts to strengthening and expanding Tahoe’s literary community. Co-founded in 2023 by Tahoe Guide Publisher Katherine E. Hill, author and journalist Priya Hutner. Created to bring together writers, poets, songwriters, publishers, and readers it highlights diverse voices and explores the power of place in shaping narrative while fostering meaningful engagement between literary artists and audiences. The Tahoe Literary Festival also produces the Truckee Literary Crawl reflecting its ongoing commitment to cultivating a thriving literary culture in the Sierra region.