The first annual Grand Mesa Writers’ Symposium is a creative sharing and learning event featuring talented authors and skilled writing teachers. Situated in the small town of Cedaredge at the base of Grand Mesa, the largest flattop mountain in the world, the symposium features a trio of gifted writers who have indelible connections to the wild Western Slope of Colorado. Holding forth in the town’s Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center, novelist Shelley Read, historian Timothy Winegard, and poet Wendy Videlock will utilize large and small group settings to discuss their award-winning works. And a cadre of working authors and writing teachers will present workshops touching on timely topics related to fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.