Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026: Full Schedule

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8:30am MDT

Critique Like a Boss: Get the Most from Your Critique Group

Saturday April 18, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am MDT

Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge

A constructive, positive critique group may be the most overlooked (and free!) way to make your manuscript stand out in this ultra-competitive market. Learn the types of critique groups, guidelines for review sessions, tips for being an effective reviewer, and why critiquing others’ writing is one of the best ways to improve your own skills.

Faculty

Kelley J. P. Lindberg

President, Blue Raven Services Inc.

Kelley J. P. Lindberg writes adult and YA fiction, but her writing history is littered with dozens of how-to books (including several bestsellers) and hundreds of articles. Her fiction and essays have appeared in literary magazines, in anthologies including PPW’s Journeys into... Read More →

Saturday April 18, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am MDT
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge

Craft of Writing

Moderator Kaitlyn Price

3:15pm MDT

Writing Worlds That Work

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

Palmer

How can we make our fictional world–especially those we invent–real and immediate? Let’s discuss the building blocks of believable societies, how to avoid common world-creation mistakes, and how to get our readers to see and experience that world without boring them with long passages of description.

Faculty

Carol Berg

Carol Berg, former software engineer, never expected to write epic fantasy novels. Nor did she expect to win the Colorado Book Award four times or hear that her books had been read on the slopes of Denali, in the war zone of Iraq, or underneath the Mediterranean. She certainly never... Read More →

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

Genre-Specific

Moderator Kaitlyn Price

Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026

8:30am MDT

Kelley J. P. Lindberg

3:15pm MDT

Carol Berg

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