In this episode I speak with Mark Stevens an award winning author and member of the Four Corners Writers who co-edited the first anthology of short stories, poems and essays by local authors titled Four Corners Voices.

Four Corners Arts Forum

Joining me today on the program is Mark Stevens from Mancos, Colorado who is an award winning author who has also worked as a reporter and a national television news producer specializing in public relations. He has recently written a new book called No Lie Lasts Forever which will be coming out this April. Today though we’ll be talking about the Four Corners Writers group and their first Anthology which was just published on December 10th titled Four Corners Voices. Mark co-edited the collection with Chuck Greaves and Lisa Taylor which includes 12 short stories, 24 poems and 13 essays written by regional authors. The authors include both experienced and beginning writers which were selected through submissions to a writing competition, the writers also vary in age from high school students to late 70s. The Four Corners Writers is an established 501c3 and they received generous financial support from the LOR Foundation and 81321 Launch which has made this book possible. The group is committed to highlighting the power of the written word and showcasing the enormous amount of talent here in the region. There is already discussion about a second anthology later this year if you missed the first one! The Four Corners Writers began meeting at the Mancos library in 2017 and has continued to grow in membership with the mission to identify, develop and promote literary voices in the area. In the future the group may grow to include additional areas in the Four Corners region such as Moab, Utah and Flagstaff, Arizona. On Saturday January 25th at 7pm at the Sunflower Theatre in Cortez there will be live readings from the Anthology by 14 of the writers reading from their work. The Four Corners Writers continues to hold monthly workshops at the Zu Gallery in Cortez. You can purchase the book at Maria’s Bookshop in Durango, Zu Gallery in Cortez and Hand in Hand in Mancos. You can also visit the website Bookshop.org. For more information on the Four Corners Writers you can visit their website at www.fourcornerswriters.com.