Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026: Full Schedule

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7:00am MDT

Breakfast

Saturday April 18, 2026 7:00am - 8:30am MDT

Ballroom

Saturday April 18, 2026 7:00am - 8:30am MDT
Ballroom

Meal

12:15pm MDT

Lunch

Saturday April 18, 2026 12:15pm - 1:45pm MDT

Ballroom

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 12:15pm - 1:45pm MDT
Ballroom

Meal

2:00pm MDT

Write Drunk, Edit Sober Follow-up

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

Ballroom

The first session, Write Drunk, has you writing to various prompts while drinking. The follow-up Edit Sober session takes you through examining what you wrote and how to edit it into shape.

This workshop has an extra charge. Add via registration form.

Faculty

Deb Courtney

Past President, Pikes Peak Writers

Deb Courtney holds a degree in Fiction from the University of South Florida, where she was a Saunders Scholar in Fiction. She has had numerous short stories published and has worked as a freelance journalist, creativity coach and freelance editor. Her background also includes more... Read More →

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

Craft of Writing

Moderator John Neal

4:15pm MDT

Snack Break

Saturday April 18, 2026 4:15pm - 4:45pm MDT

Ballroom

Saturday April 18, 2026 4:15pm - 4:45pm MDT
Ballroom

Meal

7:30pm MDT

Banquet

Saturday April 18, 2026 7:30pm - 10:00pm MDT

Ballroom

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 7:30pm - 10:00pm MDT
Ballroom

Meal

Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026

7:00am MDT

12:15pm MDT

Pippa Grant

2:00pm MDT

Deb Courtney

4:15pm MDT

7:30pm MDT

Reavis Z. Wortham

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