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Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2026

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Suzi Starks

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9:45am MDT

The Art of the Elevator Pitch DouglasNicole Luongo

11:00am MDT

Agent Panel Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeJessica Berg • T.S. Ferguson • Bowen Gillings • Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong • Elisa Saphier

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

4:45pm MDT

Pitch to H.Y. Gregor Cherry Creek/Cripple CreekH.Y. Gregor

7:30pm MDT

Dinner Ballroom

9:00pm MDT

Sandboxes: Building Castles with Co-Writing PalmerH.Y. Gregor

7:00am MDT

Breakfast Ballroom

12:15pm MDT

Lunch BallroomPippa Grant

2:00pm MDT

Back Cover Copy That Sells El PasoJessica Snyder

4:15pm MDT

Snack Break Ballroom

4:45pm MDT

Editing Beyond “Gut Feel”: A Checklist for Success PalmerKelley J. P. Lindberg

6:00pm MDT

Book Signing Fremont

7:30pm MDT

Banquet BallroomReavis Z. Wortham

9:00am MDT

The Ins and Outs of Writing Series El PasoCarol Berg

10:15am MDT

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

11:30am MDT

SEND IT!?! What to Do—and What Not to Do—When an Editor or Agents Wants Your Manuscript Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeChris Mandeville

12:30pm MDT

Lunch BallroomMary Robinette Kowal