- Chris Abani
Chris Abani 2005
- Rudolfo Anaya
Rudolfo Anaya 1999
- Jimmy Santiago Baca
Jimmy Santiago Baca 1994
- Alison Baker
Alison Baker 1996
- Regina Barreca
Regina Barreca 1996
- Richard Bausch
Richard Bausch 2009
- Elizabeth Berg
Elizabeth Berg 1997
- Sarah Bird
Sarah Bird 1994
- Amy Bloom
Amy Bloom 1999
- Chris Bohjalian
Chris Bohjalian 2001
“[Literary Sojourn] is an absolutely wondrous event. It was also - and this is no small thing - massive amounts of fun!”
- Rick Bragg
Rick Bragg 2002
- Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine Brooks 2006 web site
- Jan Burke
Jan Burke 1993
- Tim Cahill
Tim Cahill 2003
“The most convivial of literary events.”
- Dan Chaon
Dan Chaon 2010 web site
- Denise Chavez
Denise Chavez 1999
- Chris Cleave
Chris Cleave 2010 web site
“One of the best literary festivals I've ever participated in. The atmosphere was electric. A great success!”
- Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly 1997
- Robert Crais
Robert Crais 1998
- Sandra Dallas
Sandra Dallas 1996 web site
“I left for London for a book tour on Monday after Literary Sojourn. It's lovely, but I keep thinking I could be in Steamboat...”
- John Darnton
John Darnton 2009 web site
- Thulani Davis
Thulani Davis 1993
- Frank Delaney
Frank Delaney 2007, 2010 web site
- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2010 web site
- Mark Doty
Mark Doty 1999
- Andre Dubus III
Andre Dubus III 2001 web site
“Thank you for a wonderful weekend in sunny, snowbound, completely enchanting, Alpine-glowing Steamboat Springs! It was an inspiring celebration of the written word.”
- Jennifer Egan
Jennifer Egan 2011 web site
- Gretel Ehrlich
Gretel Ehrlich 1997
- Karen Joy Fowler
Karen Joy Fowler 2008 web site
- Judith Freeman
Judith Freeman 1994
- Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman 1999
- Alexandra Fuller
Alexandra Fuller 2003 web site
“Lots of fun! Very much thank you and much respect. It was truly an amazing, amazing event.”
- James Galvin
James Galvin 1995
- Cristina Garcia
Cristina Garcia 2004 web site
- Donna Gershten
Donna Gershten 2001
- Amitav Ghosh
Amitav Ghosh 2009 web site
- Julia Glass
Julia Glass 2011
- Myla Goldberg
Myla Goldberg 2006
- Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg 1998
“This is a deep, elegant, compassionate, smart, kind and wild event.”
- Andrew Greer
Andrew Greer 2008 web site
- James Halperin
James Halperin 1997
- Jane Hamilton
Jane Hamilton 2007
- Ron Hansen
Ron Hansen 2000
- Tony Hillerman
Tony Hillerman 1996
- Linda Hogan
Linda Hogan 2009
- Wendy Hornsby
Wendy Hornsby 1993
- Pam Houston
- Gish Jen
Gish Jen 2005
- Haven Kimmel
Haven Kimmel 2005
- Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston 2003
“I loved being here in my community of readers and writers. I need to be inspired and re-inspired constantly by other authors, reminding me it is possible to do this task we do.”
- William Kittredge
William Kittredge 1995
- William Kowalski
William Kowalski 2000
- Michael Kun
Michael Kun 2007
- Wally Lamb
Wally Lamb 2010
“The organizers are consummate pros, the town is quirky and interesting, and the audience is fun, smart, well read, and wonderfully appreciative. I had a blast.”
- Lorna Landvik
Lorna Landvik 1997 web site
“This event seemed like the Cannes of the book world.”
- Jane Langton
Jane Langton 1993
- Lori Lansens
Lori Lansens 2010 web site
- Erik Larson
Erik Larson 2006
- Gus Lee
Gus Lee 2003
- Alan Lightman
Alan Lightman 2002
- Elinor Lipman
Elinor Lipman 1995
- Bret Lott
Bret Lott 1996
- Ann-Marie MacDonald
Ann-Marie MacDonald 2004
“Thank you for such a wonderful event…for bringing together readers & writers so warmly and so intelligently.”
- John Maclean
John Maclean 2000
- Gregory Maguire
Gregory Maguire 2000 web site
“The courtesy was top drawer, the arrangements impeccable, the site out of dreamscape, and the audience was made up of readers. What more can an itinerant author want?”
- Jo-Ann Mapson
Jo-Ann Mapson 1996
- Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen 2011
- Colum McCann
Colum McCann 2003
“Never before have I seen readers open up to books in such a generous and inspiring manner.”
- Jill McCorkle
Jill McCorkle 1996
- Elizabeth McCracken
Elizabeth McCracken 2002
- Patrick McGrath
Patrick McGrath 2005
- Erin McKean
Erin McKean 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Paula McLain
Paula McLain 2011
- Deirdre McNamer
Deirdre McNamer 1996
- Marlys Millhiser
Marlys Millhiser 1993
- Jacquelyn Mitchard
Jacquelyn Mitchard 2001
“What a glorious, stupendous program you put together. I was humbled, truly humbled.”
- N. Scott Momaday
N. Scott Momaday 1995
- Pat Mora
Pat Mora 1998
- Roger Morris
Roger Morris 1998
- Bharati Mukherjee
Bharati Mukherjee 2002
- Sena Jeter Naslund
Sena Jeter Naslund 2001 web site
- Audrey Niffenegger
Audrey Niffenegger 2004
- Vera Norwood
Vera Norwood 1994
- Stewart O'Nan
Stewart O'Nan 2006 web site
“It was lovely, great people, great event, wonderful fellow authors, and of course your incredible hospitality.”
- Julie Orringer
Julie Orringer 2011 web site
- Ruth Ozeki
Ruth Ozeki 2005
- Jake Page
Jake Page 1994
- T. Jefferson Parker
T. Jefferson Parker 1997
- Nancy Pearl
Nancy Pearl 2005
- Nathaniel Philbrick
Nathaniel Philbrick 2008 web site
- Jayne Anne Phillips
Jayne Anne Phillips 2009 web site
- E. Annie Proulx
E. Annie Proulx 1998
- David Quammen
David Quammen 2004
- Nancy V. Raine
Nancy V. Raine 1999
- Tim Sandlin
Tim Sandlin 1994
- Mary Scott
Mary Scott 1993
- Carolyn See
Carolyn See 1995
- Lisa See
Lisa See 2006 web site
- Lawrence Shames
Lawrence Shames 2000
“Literary Sojourn was a thoroughly congenial, graciously choreographed, happy collision of writers and readers in a magnificent setting.”
- Jim Shepard
Jim Shepard 2011 web site
- Elizabeth Strout
Elizabeth Strout 2008 web site
- Manil Suri
Manil Suri 2008 web site
- Gail Tsukiyama
Gail Tsukiyama 2002
- Brady Udall
Brady Udall 2004 web site
- Luis Alberto Urrea
Luis Alberto Urrea 2007
- Amanda Eyre Ward
Amanda Eyre Ward 2007
- Larry Watson
Larry Watson 1994
- Philip Lee Williams
Philip Lee Williams 1995
Ann-Marie MacDonald
“Thank you for such a wonderful event…for bringing together readers & writers so warmly and so intelligently.”
Pam Houston
“The best show in the West—this is one class act.”
Alexandra Fuller
“Lots of fun! Very much thank you and much respect. It was truly an amazing, amazing event.”
Chris Cleave
“One of the best literary festivals I've ever participated in. The atmosphere was electric. A great success!”
Maxine Hong Kingston
“I loved being here in my community of readers and writers. I need to be inspired and re-inspired constantly by other authors, reminding me it is possible to do this task we do.”
Tim Cahill
“The most convivial of literary events.”
Stewart O'Nan
“It was lovely, great people, great event, wonderful fellow authors, and of course your incredible hospitality.”
Wally Lamb
“The organizers are consummate pros, the town is quirky and interesting, and the audience is fun, smart, well read, and wonderfully appreciative. I had a blast.”
Colum McCann
“Never before have I seen readers open up to books in such a generous and inspiring manner.”
Sandra Dallas
“I left for London for a book tour on Monday after Literary Sojourn. It's lovely, but I keep thinking I could be in Steamboat...”
