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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.
Venue: Seven Falls clear filter
Friday, May 2
 

8:00am MDT

Zeb's Lounge
Friday May 2, 2025 8:00am - 9:45am MDT
Seven Falls
Welcome to Zeb’s Lounge, a cozy space where you can read, write, relax, and recharge your electronics.
Friday May 2, 2025 8:00am - 9:45am MDT
Seven Falls
  Conference

9:45am MDT

Group Storytelling
Friday May 2, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Seven Falls
Join us in an informal group storytelling session in Zeb's Lounge. This session allows attendees the opportunity to practice the oral tradition of telling stories. Come prepared to share a story (ghost stories, adventures, or whatever else you can think of).
Agents & Editors
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Steve Saffel

Editor
STEVE SAFFEL has been an editor at Marvel Comics, Del Rey Books, Perseus Books, and Titan Entertainment, working on science fiction, fantasy, horror, and licensed fiction, with a focus on the author’s voice, pacing, clarity, career path, concept development, and creating fiction... Read More →
Friday May 2, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Seven Falls
  Writing Life

10:45am MDT

Zeb's Lounge
Friday May 2, 2025 10:45am - 3:15pm MDT
Seven Falls
Welcome to Zeb’s Lounge, a cozy space where you can read, write, relax, and recharge your electronics.
Friday May 2, 2025 10:45am - 3:15pm MDT
Seven Falls
  Conference

3:15pm MDT

Q&A with John Gilstrap
Friday May 2, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Seven Falls
Faculty
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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 →
Friday May 2, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Seven Falls
  Conference

4:15pm MDT

Zeb's Lounge
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:45pm MDT
Seven Falls
Welcome to Zeb’s Lounge, a cozy space where you can read, write, relax, and recharge your electronics.
Friday May 2, 2025 4:15pm - 5:45pm MDT
Seven Falls
  Conference
 
Saturday, May 3
 

8:00am MDT

Zeb's Lounge
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:45am MDT
Seven Falls
Welcome to Zeb’s Lounge, a cozy space where you can read, write, relax, and recharge your electronics.
Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:45am MDT
Seven Falls
  Conference

9:45am MDT

Drop-in Chat with Avery Flynn
Saturday May 3, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Seven Falls
Faculty
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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 →
Saturday May 3, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am MDT
Seven Falls
  Conference

11:00am MDT

Write Drunk Edit Sober Follow-up
Saturday May 3, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Seven Falls
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.
Faculty
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Deb Courtney

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 May 3, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Seven Falls
  Craft of Writing

12:00pm MDT

Zeb's Lounge
Saturday May 3, 2025 12:00pm - 3:15pm MDT
Seven Falls
Welcome to Zeb’s Lounge, a cozy space where you can read, write, relax, and recharge your electronics.
Saturday May 3, 2025 12:00pm - 3:15pm MDT
Seven Falls
  Conference

3:15pm MDT

Drop-in Chat with David R Slayton
Saturday May 3, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Seven Falls
Faculty
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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 →
Saturday May 3, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Seven Falls
  Conference

4:15pm MDT

Zeb's Lounge
Saturday May 3, 2025 4:15pm - 5:45pm MDT
Seven Falls
Welcome to Zeb’s Lounge, a cozy space where you can read, write, relax, and recharge your electronics.
Saturday May 3, 2025 4:15pm - 5:45pm MDT
Seven Falls
  Conference
 
Sunday, May 4
 

8:30am MDT

Zeb's Lounge
Sunday May 4, 2025 8:30am - 10:15am MDT
Seven Falls
Welcome to Zeb’s Lounge, a cozy space where you can read, write, relax, and recharge your electronics.
Sunday May 4, 2025 8:30am - 10:15am MDT
Seven Falls
  Conference

10:15am MDT

Short Story Generative Workshop (Part 2)
Sunday May 4, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
Seven Falls
Split over two days, an hour each.  Short stories have made a comeback. They're fun, but also beneficial to honing writing skills. Learn about the dynamics of short story writing then use prompts to start stories during the hour. Work on them overnight if you choose. Come back on day two to break into partners/groups to look over what you've started and get feedback. For the last twenty minutes we'll go over finding markets and submitting.
Faculty
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Shannon Lawrence

A fan of all things fantastical and frightening, Shannon Lawrence writes primarily horror and fantasy. Her short stories can be found in over sixty anthologies and magazines in addition to her collections. Her nonfiction title, The Business of Short Stories, and debut urban fantasy... Read More →
Sunday May 4, 2025 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
Seven Falls
  Craft of Writing

11:15am MDT

Zeb's Lounge
Sunday May 4, 2025 11:15am - 12:30pm MDT
Seven Falls
Welcome to Zeb’s Lounge, a cozy space where you can read, write, relax, and recharge your electronics.
Sunday May 4, 2025 11:15am - 12:30pm MDT
Seven Falls
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