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Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026

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Nancy Douglas de Baca

Charter School

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South Valley Academy

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8:30am MDT

Emotional Resonance: Or How I Made My Dad Not Talk to Me for a Week Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeKevin Ikenberry

9:45am MDT

Lending a Voice to Your Voice: Mastering the Author-Narrator Relationship PalmerChris Mandeville • Aaron Fors

11:00am MDT

0 to 60: Write Pacing Your Readers Won’t Forget PalmerStant Litore

12:15pm MDT

Welcome Lunch BallroomMary Robinette Kowal • Pippa Grant • Reavis Z. Wortham

2:00pm MDT

Why the First 10 Pages Make or Break Your Novel (with Live Editing) DouglasJessica Berg

3:15pm MDT

Ten Editing Hacks El PasoJessica Snyder

4:15pm MDT

Snack Break Ballroom

4:45pm MDT

Beyond the Bedroom: Using Physical and Emotional Intimacy to Create Authentic Character Relationships El PasoDawn Alexander

7:00am MDT

Breakfast Ballroom

8:30am MDT

Critique Like a Boss: Get the Most from Your Critique Group Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeKelley J. P. Lindberg

9:45am MDT

Brainstorming Using the Plotting Board AcademyPam McCutcheon

11:00am MDT

The Human Side of Crime: Survivors, Detectives, and Emotional Intelligence AcademyDavid Lyons

12:15pm MDT

Lunch BallroomPippa Grant

2:00pm MDT

Why Genre (Really) Matters DouglasCallie Stoker

3:15pm MDT

Protagonists: The Center of Your Story AcademyKevin Ikenberry

4:15pm MDT

Snack Break Ballroom

4:45pm MDT

Deeper Reading for Deeper Writing DouglasJohnny Worthen

7:30pm MDT

Banquet BallroomReavis Z. Wortham

7:30am MDT

Breakfast Ballroom

9:00am MDT

Self-Publishing: Is It Your Friend or Foe? PalmerLaurie Marr Wasmund

10:15am MDT

Be the Author YOU Want to Be Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeBowen Gillings

11:30am MDT

Tough Talk: Writing Effective Dialogue AcademyLaurie Marr Wasmund