Las Vegas Writes is an annual collection of writings by local authors focused on a theme connected to Las Vegas. This year’s theme is stark: In Sin City, what does it mean to be sinful? And how much do we concede in order to see ourselves as “good”? A Valley of Light and Shadow walks the thin neon line between salvation and damnation. Surrounded by cannabis dispensaries and slot machines, these Las Vegas writers find their sense of right and wrong unmoored. Some reach a realization that their earlier moral lines were naively drawn. Others come to terms with the notion that Las Vegas is where good people go to submit to vice or where bad people land, hoping for a second chance. And some celebrate the best parts of Las Vegas, where good people can achieve great things. In this 11th volume of the annual Las Vegas Writes anthology, 14 local writers share their deepest and most tantalizing stories about surviving in shadow and thriving in light, crafting an enduring message for the future.

Featured authors: Keith Brantley, Brittany Bronson, Tim Chizmar, Laura Decker, Krista Diamond, Fawn Douglas, Eric Duran-Valle, Samantha Goodman, Don Hall, Dana Jerman, Glenn Puitt, Elizabeth Quiñones-Zaldaña, and Beth Rosenberg.

Edited by Jarret Keene
Cover Design: Christopher Smith
Cover Art: Aaron Mayes

Publisher: Huntington Press
Book Sales: Purchase here

Las Vegas Writes is a program of Nevada Humanities and is a featured project in collaboration with the Las Vegas Book Festival, published by Huntington Press. Learn more about Nevada Humanities, Las Vegas Writes, and the Las Vegas Book Festival.