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Friday, April 17
 

8:30am MDT

Creative Writing Before and After AI: Navigating the New Literary Renaissance
Friday April 17, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am MDT
Grounded Authors Guild guidance and current U.S. copyright guidance for AI-assisted work.

AI is changing the writing life, and for serious writers, that change presents an extraordinary opening. In this workshop, we will examine how AI is reshaping the creative process, what it means for authorship and originality, and how writers can use these tools to deepen their thinking and sharpen their process while keeping human authorship at the center.

You will learn: 
  • What has changed in creative writing process in the age of AI
  • The two definitions every modern writer must understand
  • The three types of writers emerging in this new era, where do you fit?
  • The copyright guidance that matters now

This session will challenge old assumptions, clarify what is at stake, and offer a more intelligent path forward for writers who want to work with new tools.
Faculty
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Ana del Valle

AI Creative Writing Academy
In alignment with U.S. Copyright Law and the Author’s Guild’s 2025 guidelines on ethical AI use, Ana del Valle is an award-winning novelist, technologist, and recognized authority on AI in fiction writing. She is the host of The Novelist Studio podcast and YouTube channel, and... Read More →
Friday April 17, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am MDT
El Paso

9:45am MDT

They Want to Hear From You!
Friday April 17, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Pippa Grant launched her pen name with a newsletter plan, and that plan was crucial to the rise of her brand from complete unknown to Amazon Top 10 bestselling author within 16 months. This workshop is a guide on to how to attract readers to your newsletter, why you should send newsletters regularly, and how to identify newsletter content that you’ll want to write.
Faculty
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Pippa Grant

Keynote
Pippa Grant wanted to write books, so she did.Before she became a USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling romantic comedy author, she was a young military spouse who got into writing as self-therapy. That happened around the time she discovered reading romance novels, and the two eventually... Read More →
Friday April 17, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge

2:00pm MDT

Editor Panel
Friday April 17, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Share an hour with our attending editors and learn about them and their publishing companies.
Agents & Editors
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Anna Michels

Senior Editorial Director, Sourcebooks
Anna Michels has been at Sourcebooks for more than thirteen years and is Senior Editorial Director of Sourcebooks nonfiction and Poisoned Pen Press. Anna is looking for a wide variety of books under the nonfiction umbrella, including history, narrative and prescriptive nonfiction... Read More →
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Drue VanDuker

Assistant Editor, St. Martin's Press
Drue VanDuker is an assistant editor at St. Martin's Press, where she has worked since 2022 after graduating from The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in English and a minor in Rhetoric and Writing. At SMP, she has worked across a wide range of genres, including book club... Read More →
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Kelly Stone

Associate Editor, St. Martin’s Publishing Group
Kelly Stone is an associate editor at St. Martin’s Publishing Group. She joined St. Martin’s in 2021 after graduating from Cornell University with a degree in Communication. Her list consists of action-packed thrillers, rom-com/mystery mash-ups, elevated cozy mysteries, and humor-filled... Read More →
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Nicole Luongo

Associate Editor, Hachette Book Group
If you asked six-year-old me and present-day-me what a “perfect day” looked like, our answers would be identical: hot cocoa, a loaded bookstore gift card—with unlimited browsing time—mint chocolate chip ice cream, and an evening of uninterrupted reading. (I’m nothing if... Read More →
Friday April 17, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge

3:15pm MDT

Ask an Agent: Q&A with Elisa Saphier
Friday April 17, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT

Agents & Editors
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Elisa Saphier

Agent, MacGregor & Luedeke
Elisa Saphier is an agent with MacGregor & Luedeke where she is the exception, looking for nonreligious nonfiction and upmarket genre fiction (especially mystery/thriller and romance) to balance out her mostly literary list. She represents upper middle grade through adult (fiction... Read More →
Friday April 17, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Cherry Creek/Cripple Creek
 
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