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Brian McDonald
Bloomington, Illinois
https://authorbrianmcdonald.com
About me
I write crime thrillers. I self published my debut novel in March 2025, and released book two in the series in October 2025. Currently working on book three in the series.
Friday
, April 17
8:00am
MDT
Newcomers Briefing
Academy
Bowen Gillings
8:30am
MDT
Read & Critique Session 1
Fremont
Mary Robinette Kowal • Bowen Gillings • Anna Michels
9:45am
MDT
They Want to Hear From You!
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Pippa Grant
11:00am
MDT
Agent Panel
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Jessica Berg • T.S. Ferguson • Bowen Gillings • Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong • Elisa Saphier
12:15pm
MDT
Welcome Lunch
Ballroom
Pippa Grant • Mary Robinette Kowal • Reavis Z. Wortham
2:00pm
MDT
Editor Panel
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Nicole Luongo • Anna Michels • Kelly Stone • Drue VanDuker
3:15pm
MDT
Short Stories: Good for the Novelist, Good for the Career, Good for the Soul
Douglas
Sam Knight
4:15pm
MDT
Snack Break
Ballroom
4:45pm
MDT
Pitch Perfect
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong
7:30pm
MDT
Dinner
Ballroom
9:00pm
MDT
Write Drunk, Edit Sober
Fremont
Deb Courtney
Saturday
, April 18
7:00am
MDT
Breakfast
Ballroom
8:30am
MDT
♪ ♫ Do You Want to Kill a Snowman? ♪ ♫
Douglas
Sam Knight
11:00am
MDT
The Human Side of Crime: Survivors, Detectives, and Emotional Intelligence
Academy
David Lyons
12:15pm
MDT
Lunch
Ballroom
Pippa Grant
2:00pm
MDT
Write Drunk, Edit Sober Follow-up
Ballroom
Deb Courtney
3:15pm
MDT
Book Fair Business
Pikes Peak/Royal Gorge
Laurie Marr Wasmund
4:15pm
MDT
Snack Break
Ballroom
4:45pm
MDT
Ethics and Responsibility in Crime Writing
El Paso
David Lyons
7:30pm
MDT
Banquet
Ballroom
Reavis Z. Wortham
Sunday
, April 19
9:00am
MDT
The Ins and Outs of Writing Series
El Paso
Carol Berg
10:15am
MDT
Marketing 101 for Writers (2 hours)
Palmer
Jenny Kate
12:30pm
MDT
Lunch
Ballroom
Mary Robinette Kowal
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