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2009 Pikes Peak Writers Fiction Contest |
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Written by Ron Heimbecher
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 |
Opens September 1!
Objectives:
• To provide aspiring authors an opportunity to gain feedback from experienced writers.
• To provide experience in preparing a submission.
• To encourage aspiring authors to focus on producing a marketable project.
• To provide an opportunity for recognition for unpublished writers who have honed their storytelling skills to the publishable or near publishable level.
• To provide unpublished writers a goal and a deadline, thereby encouraging them to write, write, write.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 August 2008 )
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Written by Web Editor
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Saturday, 12 July 2008 |
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Munchies and Great Entertainment for 8 Bucks You can't ask for more than that on a Friday Night!
Back by popular demand, PPW hosts "American Icon," a writing contest (fiction and non-fiction) in the spirit of American Idol™. American Icon 4 will be held at the Colorado Springs Marriott, 5580 Tech Center Drive (map) on Friday, August 22, 2008, with registration from 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. The event is from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Prizes will be awarded in various categories. Light desserts will be provided and beverages are available in the bar. Our "Celebrity Judges" this year are Sandra Bond with the Bond Literary Agency, Doris Baker with Filter Press, and Edgar-award Winning Author Alane Ferguson. Jodi Anderson will act as Master of Ceremonies Reservations are being accepted now for both contestants and audience members. We will only register the first 20 contestants. After that, we will start a waiting list. Register! Mail-In Form click the Read More... link below to see the prizes! |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 August 2008 )
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Tell a Great Story in Five Words or Less |
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Written by Ron Heimbecher
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
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Karen Fox and Pam McCutcheon are excited to accept the appointment as co-directors for the 2009 Pikes Peak Writers Conference. We want this conference, our 17th, to have a strong focus on the craft of writing. To emphasize that, we'd like a catchy slogan for the conference to drive it home. And, we'd like to give all of you the chance to help us find one! If you've got a great idea (and what writer doesn't?), send them to us! Submit a Slogan Now... |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 18 July 2008 )
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Lee Lofland's Book Nominated for Macavity Award |
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Written by Ron Heimbecher
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
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 Our congratulations to Lee Lofland, a veteran police investigator and popular faculty member at our 2008 conference. His book in the Writer's Digest How-Done-It Series, Police Procedure & Investigation, has been nominated for the Macavity award for best non-fiction.
For more information visit http://www.writersdigest.com/article/Police-Procedure-Macavity/
Learn more about Lee, author of The Graveyard Shift, a guide to all things cops and robbers at his website www.leelofland.com and blog for writers - http://www.leelofland.com/wordpress/ |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 27 June 2008 )
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Written by Web Editor
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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Writer's Digest Magazine has listed the Pikes Peak Writers Conference as one of the top ten conferences in the country. These comments from our 2008 Faculty can tell you why: |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 10 May 2008 )
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2008 Volunteer Award Winners Announced |
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Written by Web Editor
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
Yeah! Congrat's to all our Volunteer award winners:Barb Dyess for Reporter of the Year
Barb Nickless for PPW Volunteer of the Year
Beth Groundwater for PPW Volunteer of the Year
Martha Lancaster for PPWC Volunteer of the Year
Charlie Rush for the first ever "Legacy" award
And many, many thanks to ALL our volunteers for a terrific year and a fabulous conference. You guys are the best.
Chris Mandeville, President (Please visit our Awards section for more details on our winners) |
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Written by Ron Heimbecher
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
Thank You!To our outstanding faculty, enthusiastic attendees, dedicated volunteers, and our membership, who made the 2008 16th Annual Pikes Peak Writers Conference a resounding success! Stand up and give yourselves a hand! Sincerely, Christine Mandeville, President; Kirsten Akens, Conference Director, Ron Heimbecher, Vice President of Operations and the entire staff of the 16th Annual Pikes Peak Writers Conference. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 April 2008 )
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