Tahoe Literary Festival
Literary Voices. Local Roots. Lasting Impact.
The Tahoe Literary Festival champions literary arts high in the Sierra Nevada mountains by hosting the Tahoe Literary Festival, the Truckee Literary Crawl and pop-up events throughout the year.
Inspired by the natural beauty of Truckee and the North Lake Tahoe region our passion is to nurture emerging voices, celebrate established ones and bring community together to listen, share and learn.
Cultivating a vibrant literary arts community in the Tahoe-Truckee region and beyond.
Build an enduring bridge between people, place, and culture using the power of the written word.
Engage authors, writers, poets, and readers to share, listen, and learn.
Nurture creativity, spark dialogue, and create new connections.
Tahoe Literary Festival
October 9-10, 2026
An immersive, multi-day experience helping writers make their literary dreams a reality.
Held in Tahoe City amongst the breathtaking shores of Lake Tahoe, the Tahoe Literary Festival is an interactive, vibrant event for aspiring and established writers of all genres. Learn from small, intimate workshops, panels, readings and in-conversation discussions hosted by award-winning authors, poets and acclaimed publishers and publicists.
Truckee Literary Crawl
April 10-11, 2026
A one-of-a-kind celebration
of the written word.
The Truckee Literary Crawl is a free celebration of the written word that brings together authors and readers to share, listen, and learn. Held concurrently at venues throughout downtown Truckee listen to author readings from romance, thrilling fiction and memorable memoirs to narrative non-fiction, young adult novels and an open mic night - there’s something for everyone.
Our Purpose
The mission of the Tahoe Literary Festival is to engage authors, writers, aspiring writers, poets, publishers and readers to share, listen and cultivate a vibrant literary arts community in the Tahoe and Truckee region.
Our Vision
We envision the Tahoe Literary Festival curating world-class literary events where community and the written word become an enduring bridge between people, place, and culture.
