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Registration for the 2025 Pikes Peak Writers Conference is now open!
The current schedule, like much of our writing, is a work-in-progress and is subject to change.
Sched is sponsored by Reedsy.
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Saturday, May 3
 

7:00am MDT

Breakfast
Saturday May 3, 2025 7:00am - 8:30am MDT
Ballroom
Open seating.
Saturday May 3, 2025 7:00am - 8:30am MDT
Ballroom
  Meal

12:15pm MDT

Lunch with Keynotes
Saturday May 3, 2025 12:15pm - 1:45pm MDT
Ballroom
Faculty hosted tables. Host names will be posted on tables and a seating chart in the hallway outside the ballroom. Attendees, please feel free to sit wherever you don’t see a reserved table sign or a reserved seat name card. Attendee entrance doors will be opened at the time listed on the schedule.
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Ricardo Fayet

Reedsy
Ricardo Fayet is one of the four founders of Reedsy, a marketplace connecting authors to the world’s top publishing talent—from editors to cover designers, book marketers, or literary translators. He’s the author of two books on marketing: How to Market a Book: Overperform in... Read More →
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Alexandra Diaz

Author
Alexandra Diaz is the author of several award-winning books for children and teens, including The Only Road (Pura Belpré Honor and Américas Award), The Crossroads (New Mexico’s Great Read at the National Book Festival), and Santiago’s Road Home (ALA Notable Children’s Books... Read More →
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David R. Slayton

David R. Slayton (He/Him) grew up in Guthrie, Oklahoma, where finding fantasy novels was pretty challenging and finding fantasy novels with diverse characters was downright impossible. Now he lives in Denver, Colorado and writes the books he always wanted to read. His debut, White... Read More →
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Avery Flynn

USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling romance author Avery Flynn has sold more than a million books, which have been translated into multiple languages. She has three slightly-wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee... Read More →
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John Gilstrap

John Gilstrap is the Thriller Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of over two dozen thrillers, including Zero Sum, Harm’s Way, White Smoke, Deadly Game, Blue Fire, Stealth Attack, Crimson Phoenix, Hellfire, Total Mayhem, Scorpion Strike, Final Target, Friendly Fire... Read More →
Saturday May 3, 2025 12:15pm - 1:45pm MDT
Ballroom
  Meal

4:15pm MDT

Snack Break
Saturday May 3, 2025 4:15pm - 4:45pm MDT
Ballroom
Saturday May 3, 2025 4:15pm - 4:45pm MDT
Ballroom
  Meal

7:30pm MDT

Banquet
Saturday May 3, 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm MDT
Ballroom
Faculty hosted tables. Host names will be posted on tables and a seating chart in the hallway outside the ballroom. Attendees, please feel free to sit wherever you don’t see a reserved table sign or a reserved seat name card. Attendee entrance doors will be opened at the time listed on the schedule.

For this sparkling Saturday night dinner and keynote address, wear something a little fancy if you like.

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John Gilstrap

John Gilstrap is the Thriller Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of over two dozen thrillers, including Zero Sum, Harm’s Way, White Smoke, Deadly Game, Blue Fire, Stealth Attack, Crimson Phoenix, Hellfire, Total Mayhem, Scorpion Strike, Final Target, Friendly Fire... Read More →
Saturday May 3, 2025 7:30pm - 10:00pm MDT
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