Mountain Words Festival 2026

Authors Cosmo Langsfeld and Dane Bahr read from their newest works and discuss with their editor the collaborative nature of the relationship from working the words to navigating the production and publication process.

Harry Kirchner is a Contributing Editor at Counterpoint Press. His interests include literary fiction,narrative nonfiction, mystery, memoir, and natural history.Born and raised in NJ, Harry received a BA at Rutgers University and MA in English Lit at the Universityof Wis, Milwaukee. Upon completion of graduate school, he moved to Washington and into a career inpublishing. After 30 years as a sales representative and National Accounts Manager for PGW and IPS,Harry made the move into the editorial side of the business. He and his wife Anne currently reside inEdmonds, WA.Among the authors he’s worked with are Peter Rock (Spells and the forthcoming Makeshift), TereseMailhot (Heart Berries), Kirk Walsh (The Elephant of Belfast), Thomas Kohnstamm (Lake City andSupersonic), Sash Lapointe (Red Paint and Thunder Song), Dennis E. Staples {This Town Sleeps andPassing Through a Prairie Country), Kristine Ervin (A Rabbit Heart), Ryan Burruss (American Crow10/2026 release), Cosmo Langsfeld (Salvation) and Dane Bahr (Houseboat, Stag and The Dead Ringer).