DIRECTOR’S NOTE TABLE OF CONTENTS Twenty-five years. Can you believe that much time PAGE 2 PAGES 7-11 has passed? I can remember the first Pikes Peak Staff/Volunteers List Authors & Specialists Writers Conference in 1993. I was one of the Audio Orders bookstore volunteers, the one who remembered to Booksigning PAGE 11 get change and figured out how to track consigned books. Scholarship Fund PAGE 3 Jump to 2001. The core group of volunteers said Query 1-on-1 PAGES 11-15 thanks for the support to our sponsors, the Friends of the Read & Critique, Friday Schedule Pikes Peak Library District and The Kennedy Center Headshots Imagination Celebration, and formed our own parent organization, Flash Fiction Contest PAGES 15-20 Pikes Peak Writers, as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated to providing Saturday Schedule quality education for writers year-round. PAGE 4 Now, we’re about to embark on our 25th Keynote Speakers PAGE 20 consecutive conference, still dedicated to our core Upcoming Zebulon Winners values—education and networking. We’ve put together Non-Conference Events PAGES 20 -23 a sterling faculty made up of award-wining authors and Sunday Schedule well-respected publishing professionals who are going to present to PAGE 5 you a wide variety of workshops, geared to help you create, maintain Acquiring Editors PAGE 23 and advance your writing career. Hotel Map So my advice to you is to study this program with care, PAGE 6 & 7 choose the workshops that fit your career aspirations the Agents PAGE 24 best. Ask questions, listen to the answers, learn, enjoy! Sponsors Laura Hayden 2017 Director Code of Conduct Pikes Peak Writers GENERAL SCHEDULE FRIDAY, APRIL 28 SATURDAY, APRIL 29 SUNDAY, APRIL 30 Registration opens 7:30am. Registration opens 7:30 am Breakfast – 7:30 am – 9:00 am Newcomer’s Orientation 8:00 am Breakfast – 7:00 am – 8:30 am Session 13: 9:00 am to 10:00 Session 1: 8:30 am to 9:30 am Newcomer’s Orientation 8:00 am am Session 2: 9:40 am to 10:40 am Session 7: 8:30 am to 9:30 am Session 14: 10:10 am to 11:10 Session 3: 10:50 am to 11:50 am Session 8: 9:40 am to 10:40 am am Welcome Lunch 12:15 Session 9: 10:50 am to 11:50 am Session 15: 11:20 am to 12:20 Session 4: 1:40 pm – 2:40 pm Lunch with Kevin Hearne 12:15 pm Session 5: 2:50 pm – 3:50 pm pm Farewell Lunch with Donald Snack Break: 3:50 pm – 4:20 pm Session 10: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Maass 12:40 pm Session 6: 4:20 pm – 5:20 pm Session 11: 3:10 pm – 4:10 pm Write Drunk, Edit Sober** Snack Break: 4:10 pm – 4:40 pm ** Write Drunk requires 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Session 12: 4:40 pm – 5:40 pm prepayment Dinner with Darynda Jones, Zebulon Winners and Silver Jubilee Costume Contest, PPW & PPWC Celebration Dinner with Tess Volunteer Awards 7:15 pm Gerritsen - 7:15 pm Our 2017 STAFF & VOLUNTEERS CONFERENCE STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Conference Director: Laura Hayden President: Bowen Gillings Assistant Director: Charise Simpson Vice- President: M.B. Partlow Programming Director: MB Partlow Treasurer: Shannon Lawrence Faculty Coordinator: Patrick Hester Secretary: Stacy Jensen Admin Director: Jennifer LaPointe Non-Conference Events Coordinator: Linda Tschappat Registrar: Karen Fox Member at Large: Patrick Hester Member at Large: Charise Simpson Allergy Meal Coordinator: Shannon Lawrence Member at Large: Donnell Bell Awards Coordinator: Jennifer Webster-Valant Member at Large: Karen Fox Ballroom Coordinators: Member at Large: KL Cooper Maria Falconer and Barbara Nickless Immediate Past President: JT Evans Booksigning Coordinator: Mandy Houk Bookstore Coordinator: Michelle Baker Bookstore Inventory Coordinator: Pam McCutcheon NON-CONFERENCE VOLUNTEERS Bookstore Supervisor: Bill May Costume Coordinator: Chris Mandeville Writers’ Night: Conference Volunteer Coordinator: Jennifer LaPointe Damon Smithwick Hospitality Coordinator: Tori Fox-Phillips Social Media Team: Handout Coordinator: Pam Goodhue KL Cooper, Charise Simpson, S.M. Rose, Moderator Coordinator: Magda Rakoczy Mountain of Authors Liaison: Debbie Allen Onsite Contest Coordinator: Deb Courtney Venue Coordinator: Photographer: Jared Hagan Linda Tschappat PR/Marketing Director: Susan Mitchell Webmaster: J.T. Evans Query 1-on-1 Coordinator: Stacy Jensen Blog Editor: Donnell Bell Read & Critique Coordinator: Kameron Claire Open Critique: Donnell Bell Registration Desk Coordinator: Debby Brewer Scholarship Coordinator: Bonnie Hagan Pikes Peak Writers exists because of the Signs Coordinator: Jeff Schmoyer support and dedication of its volunteers. Special Projects: Chris Mandeville We send our greatest thanks to everyone Survey Coordinator: Jennifer Rose who has helped us thrive. Tech Team Coordinator: Sergey Barbotko Write Drunk, Edit Sober Coordinator: Deb Courtney Zebulon Contest Coordinator: Dawn Smit Miller AUDIO ORDERS If you purchased an AUDIO FLASH DRIVE, they will be available for pickup in the bookstore immediately following lunch on Sunday. Please look for a ticket in your registration materials. If you don’t claim your recording on Sunday, it will be mailed to you. Didn’t order one? Orders placed in the bookstore by the last session on Saturday will be available for pick up on Sunday. Any orders placed after the last Saturday session aren’t guaranteed for onsite pick up. Please double check on Sunday. If it’s not ready, it will be mailed to you. The on-site price is $80. Many thanks to Jenny and Glen Hodges for their audio expertise. BOOKSIGNINGS This year, rather than hold one large booksigning event, we’re pleased to say that our faculty authors will be signing their books in small groups in the comfort of the hotel lobby, through the conference. Please check your registration materials for the schedule. You’re welcome to purchase your books in advance in our on-site bookstore, conveniently located in the lobby board room. 2 QUERY 1-ON-1 READ & CRITIQUE All Query 1-on-1 appointments take place only on Saturday All R&C appointments take place only on Friday. This on the second floor, just beyond the elevators. Check your program has the locations of all sessions. Check your registration materials for your appointment card; you’ll registration materials for your appointment card which need it to check into your appointment along with the two includes your R&C type, appointment time, and meeting copies of your properly formatted, one-page query letter. location. Be sure to arrive early. Turn this card and your pages in to the session moderator when you arrive. Arrive on time so you don’t disturb an If you no longer want your appointment, or if you active session. have questions, please visit the query desk before the end of Friday afternoon sessions. Take a deep breath If you no longer want your appointment, or if you and relax. You’ll do great! have questions, visit the R&C desk before lunch on Friday. AUTHOR HEADSHOTS R&C 123: Appointment only. A designated reader reads your first page aloud. You remain anonymous. An agent, an editor, and a published author will offer their thoughts and If you pre-ordered a headshot session, please check your suggestions. You need FOUR copies of properly formatted badge holder/registration materials for your appointment first page. Open to all attendees to observe. card. The photo studio will be in Rockrimmon 3. R&C X: Appointment only. You bring THREE copies of Didn’t preorder a package and need a professional your properly formatted first page and read aloud to the headshot for your author press package, website or media editor/agent. Open to all attendees to observe. platform? Our photographer, Jared Hagan has a few appointments still available. Please inquire in the bookstore R&C AUTHOR: Appointment only. Bring TWO copies to secure one and prepay there. The cost is $70 for a 25- of the first two pages of your properly formatted minute photo shoot and you’ll receive a professional manuscript. You read them aloud to your assigned author portfolio of author photos to which you’ll own the rights. in a private, small group session. Not open to other Jared will donate 50% of the proceeds to the PPWC observers. Scholarship fund. WORD HUNT! FLASH FICTION CONTEST Pikes Peak Writers Conference offers many ways for you to further your writing career – from classes to chances to have your work critiqued, to opportunities to pitch your works to industry professionals. The contacts you make at PPWC can be invaluable. This year our onsite writing contest is designed to assist with making those contacts. Several members of our faculty and staff have each been given a writing prompt (word or phrase). Your job is to introduce yourself and obtain as many of those words as you can. Participating faculty will be identified by a silver star sticker on their ID badges. Using a minimum of 5 prompts (there will be 20 total), write a short work of fiction, up to 250 words. To your entry, attach a single sheet of paper with your name/contact information on it. Please fold that second page such that your name is not visible. This will facilitate blind judging. Entries may be turned in at the Registration desk, and are due before dinner on Saturday night. Among other things, points will be awarded for the number of available prompts you have included. Winners will be announced on Sunday as part of the Conference final luncheon. PPWC TIP #246 SEATED MEALS: Where do I sit? Our faculty members host tables at every meal, giving you an additional chance to meet them.