TRUCKEE, Calif. — The Tahoe Literary Festival is now accepting submissions for featured author readings at the second annual Truckee Literary Crawl on April 11, 2026, from 1 to 8 p.m. in downtown Truckee. The Truckee Literary Crawl, presented by Tahoe Literary Festival, is free and open to the public.
Celebrating the literary arts through curated readings and an evening open mic, the Literary Crawl invites audiences to experience new works in venues throughout downtown. A special featured author event and book signing with Priya Hutner for her new book “Chasing Nirvana” will take place on Friday, April 10. The Literary Crawl is sponsored by Tahoe Guide, The Seasoned Sage, Truckee Core Values program, Nevada County Arts, Truckee Cultural District and many local businesses.
Writers, poets, and other creatives are invited to submit proposals for featured readings at TahoeLitFest.com. Submissions are open to new or soon-to-be-released works and are due by Feb. 15. Works from 2025 are eligible for submission.
The Truckee Literary Crawl debuted in 2025 as an extension of the first Tahoe Literary Festival, held in October 2024. The Literary Crawl is a free community event held at businesses throughout downtown Truckee to celebrate the written word, works by new writers, authors, poets and other creatives, and to create a space to support and promote the arts.
In conjunction with this year’s call for submissions, the Tahoe Literary Festival also announced it is officially becoming a nonprofit organization, supporting expanded literary programming and long-term community impact in the Tahoe-Truckee region.
For details and submissions, visit TahoeLitFest.com. Programming questions may be directed to priya@tahoelitfest.com.
Save the Date: The Tahoe Literary Festival returns Oct. 9 and 10, 2026, in Tahoe City.