The 2026 Story Catcher Festival will take place on the Western Colorado University Campus in Gunnison, Colorado, April 10-12, 2026.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORKSHOP VISIT THE STORY CATCHER WORKSHOP WEBSITE (CLICK HERE)
Photo credit: Tenola Plaxico
The 2026 Story Catcher Festival Features Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of the book of food essays Bite By Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees and the New York Times best-selling illustrated collection of nature essays, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks & Other Astonishments. She also wrote five previous poetry collections including Night Owl and Oceanic. Her most recent chapbook is Lace & Pyrite, a collaboration of epistolary garden poems with the poet Ross Gay. Honors include a poetry fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pushcart Prize, a Mississippi Arts Council grant, NAAEE’s 2024 Pepe Marcos-Iga Award for Innovation in Environmental Education, and being named a Guggenheim Fellow in poetry. She is poetry editor for Sierra magazine, the story-telling arm of The Sierra Club. She is professor of English and Creative Writing in the University of Mississippi’s MFA program.
LEARN MORE ABOUT AIMEE:
• www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/aimee-nezhukumatathil
• orionmagazine.org/?s=Aimee+Nezhukumatathil
• blueflowerarts.com/artist/aimee-nezhukumatathil/
A variety of writers and workshop leaders will join Aimee in exploring our place in this world of wonders, addressing issues related to our environment and living in the West. Stay tuned for updates as the rest of the program comes together!
