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At Colorado Book Awards, Ryan Warner shares his favorite moments with writers

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17min 37sec
Brittany Nash
Colorado Matters Sr. Host Ryan Warner delivers the keynote speech at the Colorado Book Awards in Denver, July 26, 2025.

The Colorado Book Awards took place over the weekend. The gala celebrates novelists, mystery writers, children's authors and poets. Colorado Humanities puts on the event, which became a fundraiser. The group's federal funding has been slashed. This year, Sr. Host Ryan Warner delivered the keynote and shared some of his favorite moments with writers on Colorado Matters.