Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026: Full Schedule

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12:15pm MDT

Welcome Lunch

Friday April 17, 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 →

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 →

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 →

Friday April 17, 2026 12:15pm - 1:45pm MDT
Ballroom

Meal

4:15pm MDT

Snack Break

Friday April 17, 2026 4:15pm - 4:45pm MDT

Ballroom

Friday April 17, 2026 4:15pm - 4:45pm MDT
Ballroom

Meal

7:30pm MDT

Dinner

Friday April 17, 2026 7:30pm - 9:00pm MDT

Ballroom

Friday April 17, 2026 7:30pm - 9:00pm MDT
Ballroom

Meal

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

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