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PPW CONFERENCE APRIL 17 – 19 2026

2026 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

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APRIL 17 – 19 2026

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Pikes Peak Writers Fourth Anthology, The Other Side of the Mountain

Featuring an all-new Monk Addison Case File by NYT bestselling author Jonathan Maberry

Join us as we travel to the other side. Who knows what we might find.

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NEWS

From TikTok to Threads: The 2026 Social Trends Shaping Fiction Authors

By Jenny Kate, Founder Writer Nation & PPWC Director Social media moves fast, and for fiction authors, it’s no longer just a place to post book links and hope for the best. Readers want connection, authenticity, and immersive experiences. And the platforms themselves are rewarding creators who deliver exactly that. […]

Sweet Success for Debra Hunt

Congratulations to Debra Hunt! This Air Force veteran and retired social worker recently released her debut novel, UNLIKELY HERO (Friesen Press, February 2026). This is the fulfillment of a dream she’d carried for a quarter century. After deciding that someday needed to be now, she wrote the book in just […]

A Little Peek into Publishing, from a Micro Press Point of View

By Sam Knight August of 2025, I was working on the biggest anthology I had done: Win in the End. (A fund-raising anthology for Annmarie SanSevero. With 34 contributors, it came in around 140,000 words, nearly three times the size of a typical anthology. Not a big deal, just more […]

Networking: Opening Doors at Conference

It’s Throwback Tuesday, and today we’re spotlighting an article that gets to the heart of what truly powers the Pikes Peak Writers Conference: the people. PPWC brings together writers, authors, agents, editors, and industry pros, and the relationships you build can open doors long after the weekend ends. If you’ve […]

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