Name: Read & Critique Session 1
Start: 2026-04-17T08:30:00-0600
End: 2026-04-17T09:30:00-0600

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Read & Critique Session 1

Friday April 17, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am MDT

Fremont

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

Faculty

Mary Robinette Kowal

Keynote

Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award winning alternate history novel The Calculating Stars, the first book in the Lady Astronaut series which continues in 2025 with The Martian Contingency. She is also the author of The Glamourist Histories series, Ghost... Read More →

Agents & Editors

Anna Michels

Senior Editorial Director, Sourcebooks

Anna Michels has been at Sourcebooks for more than thirteen years and is Senior Editorial Director of Sourcebooks nonfiction and Poisoned Pen Press. Anna is looking for a wide variety of books under the nonfiction umbrella, including history, narrative and prescriptive nonfiction... Read More →

Bowen Gillings

Associate Agent, Savvy Literary

Bowen Gillings joined Savvy Literary in 2025 and has nearly a decade of experience as an author and champion of authors. Currently building his list, Bowen seeks to partner with writers who possess a sense of professionalism and a sense of humor. He loves books with a strong narrative... Read More →

Friday April 17, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am MDT
Fremont

Business of Writing

Moderator DJ Cochran, Torie Fox-Phillips

Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026

Mary Robinette Kowal

Anna Michels

Bowen Gillings

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Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026

Mary Robinette Kowal

Anna Michels

Bowen Gillings

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