Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026: Full Schedule

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9:45am MDT

Beat Writer’s Block and Reignite Your Creativity

Saturday April 18, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am MDT

Douglas

Unblock your writing and recapture the playfulness of fiction. Maybe you just can't start. Maybe you complete a first draft only to discover that it feels like a betrayal of your vision, a pale imitation of the story you had in mind. Maybe your drive toward perfection keeps you continuously editing the same scene; you just can't get it right. Maybe you don't know where your story is going anymore, or maybe you're waiting for time to get magically freed up so that you can devote long afternoons or long days to creating your story. In this class, Stant Litore shares approaches that will help you unblock your writing and rekindle your creativity. What we forget easily is that storytelling is play!

Faculty

Stant Litore

Stant Litore is the author of Ansible, The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur (recently adapted into an Emmy-nominated episode of Love, Death, and Robots), The Zombie Bible, and Dante’s Heart. Besides science fiction and fantasy, he has written the writers’ toolkits Write Wo... Read More →

Saturday April 18, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Douglas

Craft of Writing

Moderator Bailey Finn

2:00pm MDT

Things No One Told Me

Saturday April 18, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT

Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge

It’s an informal discussion about what I learned after my first novel was accepted for publication. Writing is the easy part, but there’s a whole world of work and experiences that follow. This one is like those old-fashioned magazine articles called, “This Happened to Me.”

Faculty

Reavis Z. Wortham

Keynote

NYT Bestselling author, Reavis Z. Wortham, is the recipient of many awards, including two Spur Awards from the Western Writers Association, and six Will Rogers Medallions. Kirkus Reviews listed his first novel in the historical Red River series, The Rock Hole, as one of their Top... Read More →

Saturday April 18, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge

Writing Life

Moderator Bailey Finn

3:15pm MDT

Book Fair Business

Saturday April 18, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT

Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge

Congratulations! You book has been published, and you’re ready to sell at your first book fair. Whether it’s local with only a few authors or one of the major “cons” or regional events, you’ll want your work to stand out from the crowd. How do you draw attention to yourself and your book(s)? What kind of sales pitch will bring and keep customers at your table? How do you speak about your book to the general public? In this workshop, we’ll discuss the secrets of successful sales at book fairs.

Faculty

Laurie Marr Wasmund

Author, lost ranch books

Laurie Marr Wasmund holds an M.A. in literature from the University of Denver. She has been an editor, community college instructor, and national writing workshop presenter. Her short stories have appeared in literary magazines such as Cimarron Review and Weber Studies. She is... Read More →

Saturday April 18, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge

Business of Writing

Moderator Bailey Finn
Audience Beginner

Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026

9:45am MDT

Stant Litore

2:00pm MDT

Reavis Z. Wortham

3:15pm MDT

Laurie Marr Wasmund

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