FoCo Book Fest 2026 may be over, but we couldn’t have even gotten started without all of our tremendous volunteers. Please join us in saying a special thank you to these wonderful and generous folks!
FoCo Book Fest is rolling right along. Local author @lauraresau is presenting on The Alchemy of a Novel. Next up is a panel on writing children’s books! Come check out our marketplace - 40+ authors present you can meet and find your next great read. Schedule and more: focobookfest.org
Last day of FoCo Book Fest 2026. We're at Foothills Mall today.
Main entrance → FoCo Book Fest Marketplace.
To find the talks → right at Zales → follow the signs. Sessions run 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM.
Thank you for two incredible weekends, Fort Collins. Let's finish up strong!
Saturday's full schedule:
9:30 AM — The Alchemy of a Novel (Laura Resau)
11:30 AM — Stories for Every Age: Children's & YA Fiction panel
1:30 PM — Tips for Writing (Juan Morales)
3:30 PM — Writing Tips for Young Writers (Jared Woodcox)
5:30 PM — Ask Me Anything (Hannah Patterson, Mariano A. Velasco, Louise Cutler & S.C. Culligan)
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Friday night is for POETS! Join us tomorrow at Foothills Mall for 40+ authors sharing their work with panels 9am to 7pm and a book marketplace from 9am to 4pm.
Tonight at Foothills Mall — poetry starts at 5:30 PM.
Workshop first, then reading. Melissa Mitchell, Michele Battiste, and Juan Morales. Free.
And tomorrow: one last full day. See you at the mall.
focobookfest.org/attend/
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Tomorrow night we're back at Foothills Mall! There's no Marketplace on Friday, but we kick things off at 5:30PM with a poetry workshop + reading. Come join us!
Saturday at Foothills Mall is our final full day — and it's going out strong.
Laura Resau opens the day talking about the alchemy of writing a novel.
At 11:30 AM join us for Stories for Every Age: Writing Across Children’s & YA Fiction featuring Sheala Dawn Henke, Jenny Elder Moke, Jessica Joelson
Four Colorado authors who write for young readers — from picture books to middle grade to YA — discuss their craft, their audiences, and what it means to tell stories that shape the way kids see the world.
Sheala Dawn Henke has been an elementary educator for over 27 years and is the author of the IDEA33 YA science fiction trilogy and the forthcoming middle-grade title Prickle Magic (2026). 🔗 sdhenke.com
Jenny Elder Moke is the award-winning author of children’s and adult fiction. Her adult debut, She Doesn’t Have a Clue, is a murder-mystery rom-com published by Minotaur Books. 🔗 jennyeldermoke.com
Jessica Joelson is the creator of the Planet Palz series, helping young readers become Planet Protectors through interactive storytime adventures. 🔗 myplanetpalz.com
Then Juan Morales shares writing tips for poets and everyone else. And we close out the festival with an Ask Me Anything panel featuring Hannah Patterson, Mariano A. Velasco, Louise Cutler, and S.C. Culligan.
The Book Fest Marketplace is open all day Saturday.
focobookfest.org/attend/
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This Friday at Foothills Mall — two poetry events back to back.
5:30 PM: Poetry Curious workshop with Fort Collins Poet Laureate Melissa Mitchell. Drop in, no experience needed.
7:30 PM: Poetry Reading with Melissa Mitchell, Michele Battiste, and Juan Morales. Three Colorado poets. One Friday night.
focobookfest.org/attend/
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Round 2 of FoCo Book Fest starts this Friday.
Friday, April 17: poetry workshop + reading at Foothills Mall (5:30 PM + 7:30 PM)
Saturday, April 18: full day at Foothills Mall (9:30 AM – 7:00 PM)
Laura Resau. Juan Morales. Jared Woodcox. Hannah Patterson. Mariano A. Velasco. And 30+ authors in the Book Fest Marketplace.
Pay-what-you-can tickets: focobookfest.org/attend/
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