Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026: Full Schedule

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9:45am MDT

Q&A with Pippa Grant

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

Cherry Creek/Cripple Creek

Faculty

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 →

Saturday April 18, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Cherry Creek/Cripple Creek

Craft of Writing

Moderator Torie Fox-Phillips

3:15pm MDT

Protagonists: The Center of Your Story

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

Academy

A protagonist drives the story and is the center of everything. This session teaches how to build a protagonist from backstory through emotional journey, assembling a cast that supports their arc while making them sympathetic, believable, and charismatic.

Faculty

Kevin Ikenberry

Author

Kevin Ikenberry is a life-long space geek and retired Army officer. As an adult, he managed the U.S. Space Camp program, two Challenger Learning Centers, and served on active duty in space operations before Space Force was a thing. He’s an international bestselling science fiction... Read More →

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

Craft of Writing

Moderator Torie Fox-Phillips
Audience Beginner

Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026

9:45am MDT

Pippa Grant

3:15pm MDT

Kevin Ikenberry

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