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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.
Friday, May 2
 

8:30am MDT

Just-In-Time Description and World Building DouglasKelley J. P. Lindberg The Sequel to Every Scene AcademyCallie Stoker

9:45am MDT

Marketing Your Book to Success: Before, During & After Publication El PasoJennifer S. Wilkov Antagonists AcademyKevin Ikenberry

11:00am MDT

Non-verbal Communication in Fiction DouglasDeb Courtney Using Outlines and Synopses as Tools for Revision AcademyBrenna English-Loeb Unleash Your Inner Author Confidence: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome PalmerJennie Marts

12:15pm MDT

Welcome Lunch BallroomAvery Flynn

2:00pm MDT

Do Your Settings Work as Hard as You Do? (2 Hours) PalmerKelley J. P. Lindberg When You See It: A Practical Guide to Show, Don’t Tell El PasoDawn Alexander

3:15pm MDT

Q&A with John Gilstrap Seven FallsJohn Gilstrap Contemporary World Building: Tips and Tricks to Giving Readers the Full Experience AcademyAvery Flynn Refilling Your Creative Well DouglasJames Persichetti

4:15pm MDT

Snack Break Ballroom

4:45pm MDT

Decoding Blockbuster Plots and Synopses DouglasSusan Mitchell A Crash Course on Critique El PasoChristina Allen

7:30pm MDT

Dinner Ballroom

9:00pm MDT

Marketing Tips and Tricks Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeSusan Mitchell • Jenny Kate Mysteries, Monsters & Mayhem El PasoMB Partlow • Shannon Lawrence
 
Saturday, May 3
 

7:00am MDT

Breakfast Ballroom

8:30am MDT

Codes, Ciphers and Secret Messages Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeChristina Allen

9:45am MDT

Bangs & Booms 101: Technical Stuff That Writers Should Get Right Academy/PalmerJohn Gilstrap Beyond the Bedroom: Using Physical and Emotional Intimacy to Create Authentic Character Relationships Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeDawn Alexander

11:00am MDT

Write What You Feel: Emotion in Fiction Academy/PalmerDavid R. Slayton

12:15pm MDT

Lunch with Keynotes BallroomRicardo Fayet • Alexandra Diaz • David R. Slayton • Avery Flynn • John Gilstrap

2:00pm MDT

The Six Marketing Principles That Should Guide Your Writing Career El PasoRicardo Fayet Secrets of Pacing and Clarity Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeSteve Saffel Strong Language: For and Against Swearing in Fiction Academy/PalmerDeb Courtney

3:15pm MDT

Map Out Your Plot Using Story Structure Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeChris Mandeville

4:15pm MDT

Snack Break Ballroom

4:45pm MDT

The Writer’s Career Path Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeSteve Saffel Make ‘Em Laugh: How Bringing the Humor Heightens All Other Emotions Academy/PalmerAvery Flynn Plotting Your Character's Demise El PasoJames Persichetti

6:00pm MDT

Booksigning Fremont

7:30pm MDT

Banquet BallroomJohn Gilstrap
 
Sunday, May 4
 

7:30am MDT

Breakfast Ballroom

9:00am MDT

Boost Your Book Sales with Amazon Ads Academy/PalmerJennie Marts Full-on Fight Scenes: Tools and Tips to Fit Your Tale FremontBowen Gillings • AJ Metzger There's No "Right" Way to Write El PasoAlexandra Diaz

10:15am MDT

The Pitfalls of Literary Contracts El PasoKevin Ikenberry Microflashbacks as a Plot Device Pikes Peak/Royal GorgeDeb Courtney Excavating Inspiration in Unlikely Places Academy/PalmerSusan Mitchell

11:30am MDT

Write Towards the Ending El PasoJames Persichetti So You Went to a Writers Conference, Now What? DouglasKim Olgren

12:45pm MDT

Lunch BallroomDavid R. Slayton
 
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