Kelley Armstrong has been telling stories since before she could write. Her earliest written efforts were disastrous. If asked for a story about girls and dolls, hers would invariably feature undead girls and evil dolls, much to her teachers' dismay. All efforts to make her produce "normal" stories failed. Today, she continues to spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves, while safely locked away in her basement writing dungeon. She's the #1 NYT bestselling author of the "Darkest Powers" young adult urban fantasy trilogy, the "Women of the Otherworld" paranormal suspense series and "Nadia Stafford" crime series.

http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com

Tim Dorsey was born in Indiana but grew up in Florida. He graduated from Auburn University and became a police and courts reporter in Montgomery, Alabama. He moved to The Tampa Tribune as a political reporter, copy desk editor, and eventually as the night metro editor and news coordinator. He left the paper in 1999 to write full time. Tim has since published eleven novels in several languages.  His most recent novel is Gator A-Go-Go, featuring the continuing character of Serge Storms.

http://www.timdorsey.com

A refugee from the world of politics, Scott Hoffman is one of the founding partners of Folio Literary Management, LLC. Prior to starting Folio, Scott was at PMA Literary and Film Management, Inc. He holds an MBA from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business, and a BA from the College of William and Mary.

"My tastes are extremely eclectic; about the only types of projects I won't consider are series romance, cozy mysteries, or Westerns. My current list is about half fiction and half nonfiction. My fiction is about half literary, and half commercial (chick lit? Sure - if it's smart and fresh, and has a strong voice.) My nonfiction is spread out among serious journalistic or academic nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, and quirkier pop-culture books.  If your project doesn't fit one of the "established" categories, I'm probably your guy - I love projects that can't be easily classified." 

Kristin established the Nelson Literary Agency in 2002 and has since has sold over a 100 books to all the major publishers. She specializes in representing commercial fiction (mainstream, women’s fiction, romance, science fiction, fantasy, young adult & middle grade) and literary fiction with a commercial bent. In general, she does not handle nonfiction projects with the exception of an occasional memoir.  Clients include New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ally Carter (I’d Tell You I Love You But Then I’d Have to Kill You), New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Ford (Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet), RITA-award winner Linnea Sinclair (Gabriel’s Ghost), Locus bestselling authors Lisa Shearin (Armed & Magical) and Gail Carriger (Soulless), andAgatha-award winner Hank Phillippi Ryan (Prime Time). Member: AAR, RWA, SFWA, SCBWI.

Note: Kristin will not be taking appointments.

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Caryn has been an Agent with the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc. since 2003, and has sold over 100 children’s books, young adult and middle-grade fiction and non-fiction, chapter books, and picture books (fiction and non-fiction).  Caryn's interests include: humorous middle-grade fiction for girls and boys; YA that falls at the intersection of commercial and literary; YA that is edgy without being gratuitous; non-institutional biography and other unique nonfiction for children and teens; and African-American and Latino-themed literature in all children's and teen age groups.    www.andreabrownlit.com

Caryn is looking for young adult, non-fiction and biography. 

Founded by Mark E. Cull and Kate Gale, Red Hen Press is a nonprofit literary press specializing poetry, literary fiction as well as memoirs and literary criticism. We are dedicated to advancing the arts by means of helping to support quality writing that is being ignored or overlooked by large or commercial publishers. We were established to help keep creative and stimulating literature alive. We help educate our community by donating books to schools and other institutions.  Red Hen has published more than 170 books and has established a significant cultural presence in Southern California and beyond. In 2007, Red Hen published twenty books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, including significant works by David Mason, Maurya Simon, Chris Abani, Charles Harper Webb, and Eloise Klein Healy.  http://www.redhen.org/

Kate is looking for: poetry and literary fiction

Allison is looking for romantic suspense, anything that fits a Harlequin line

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Independent editor Lisa Rector specializes in late-stage story issues, sagging middles and third draft woes. She works with thrillers, suspense, mystery, historical, fantasy, YA, mainstream and literary fiction.  Services include: one-on-one story development workshops, manuscript evaluations, revision assistance plus outline and query guidance.  Lisa has worked with dozens of authors worldwide, including the U.S., Canada, Australia and The Netherlands. 

"There's a reason Lisa Rector is so popular with fiction writers... she's the best. Few independent editors can match her expertise with late-stage novel development. For help with third draft woes, or anything before or after, look no further."  – Donald Maass, The Donald Maass Literary Agency, New York City

Note:  Lisa is not taking appointments.

Former software engineer Carol Berg never expected to become an award-winning author, but her hobby of writing epic fantasy novels got out of hand. Her eleven novels have won the Geffen, the Prism, and multiple Colorado Book Awards, and the 2009 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature. She’s taught writing in the US, Canada, Scotland, and Israel, and received reader mail from as far as the slopes of Denali and beneath the Mediterranean. All amazing for one who majored in math and computer science to avoid writing papers. Publishers Weekly calls Carol's newest novel, The Spirit Lens, "Superbly realized."

Ronald Cree was raised in Greenhills, Ohio, and attended the University of Colorado, where he studied television production and mass media communications.  In 1993, Ronald adopted a thirteen-year-old Latino boy and raised him as a single father. Ronald began writing Desert Blood 10PM/9C as a class project taught by Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Rhys Bowen. Drawing on his relationship with his adopted son, as well as his close friendships with several popular Hollywood actors, Ronald crafted a unique first mystery involving highly successful Latinos in the entertainment industry.

At the 2004 Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Todd and his writing partner, Giles Carwyn, struck a chord with their collaborative fantasy novel, Heir of Autumn. They captured the interest of New York agent Donald Maass and landed a three-book contract with HarperCollins for the Heartstone Trilogy: Heir of Autumn, Mistress of Winter, and Queen of Oblivion.

Todd resides in Englewood, CO in an old Victorian house with his beautiful and talented wife Lara, their children Elowyn and Dashiell, a big blue dog named Lancelot, and a big red dog named Ade. He is currently working on an indpendent project, his next novel, Wildmane.

Janet Fogg’s focus on writing novel-length fiction and screenplays began in the 1990s when she was CFO for one of the coolest architectural firms in Colorado.  Her collaborative, feature-length screenplays have been considered by director James Cameron as well as HBO and the Sci Fi Channel, and solicited by Hollywood Agent, Brian Dreyfuss.  These collaborations include one with her husband Richard and three award-winning screenplays with Karen Albright Lin.  Janet and Richard have also collaborated on a narrative non-fiction and they are in discussions with a publisher for their WWII manuscript.  Her first novel, Soliloquy, came out in January from The Wild Rose Press.

Laura attended PPWC’s inaugural year as the bookstore coordinator and one of the first PPWC contest winners.  She ended up selling her winning manuscript to an attending editor on a two-book contract. Since then, she’s sold a total of fourteen books and four short stories to eight publishers under two names while living in six different states. Currently, she's ghostwriting a series for a Hollywood celebrity.  Laura has survived six PPWCs as either its director or co-director and served as PPW's first president.  Even though she moved to Alabama two years ago, she has returned for a seventh stint as PPWC conference director.

Random House Author Cicily Janus has conducted over four hundred interviews within the arts and entertainment industry. Her work has been featured in the Huffington Post, All About and over two dozen literary journals both in print and online. Her first book, The New Face of Jazz, is an oral history that highlights the voices of over 225 interviews with artists from around the country. Providing an intimate look into their lives and thoughts of these musicians, Cicily is also the founder/owner of the internationally recognized and award winning Writing Away Retreats which offers access and critique to and from the top pro's in the industry for writers of any level. She also offers private editing services, master-classes on writing about the arts industry and workshops for students of any level from elementary to college on jazz history and iits place in the modern world.

Chris Mandeville is a writer of fantasy, science fiction and young adult novels, and is currently developing her first book-length non-fiction project, 365 Ways to Tickle the Muse: Exercised to Break Through Any Writer's Block. She's taught writing workshops on a variety of subjects including "52 Ways to Get Unstuck", "The Writer's Journey", "World-Building", "Improv Writing", "How to Pitch Your Manuscript", "First Pages," and "Tools for Character Building." Chris is Pikes Peak Writers' Immediate Past President and Community Ambassador, and is in her seventh year of service on the Board of Directors.

Susan has a degree in English from Northern Arizona University. Her work has appeared in literary magazines including George and Mertie’s Place, Poetry Motel and Wordwrights. She writes and produces television commercials, promotions and programs locally. She has also written and produced projects for TLC, regional ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates. In addition Susan consults on a variety of Public Relations Projects including the Pikes Peak Writers Conference.

Barbara Samuel has has written a number of highly acclaimed novels, including No Place Like Home  Lady Luck's Map of Vegas and Madame Mirabou's School of Love. She has won five RITA awards, two Colorado Center for the Book awards, and has made many "Favorites" and Best Books of the Year" lists. Now writing for Bantam as Barbara O'Neal, her most current work, The Lost Recipe for Happiness, is in its 8th printing, and her next book, The Secret of Everything is a Winter 2010 release.  In addition to her writing, Barbara teaches creativity and writing workshops around the world. Her passions as a teacher include the spiritual aspects of writing and the sacred importance of the individual writer’s voice. She is on the faculty of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference and teaches a regular roster of online classes.

An insanely curious traveler and hiker, Barbara is a native of Colorado, where she learned to roam the forests all summer and read inside all winter. She currently lives on the skirts of Pikes Peak with her partner, a British endurance athlete, and five animals who convinced her they needed rescue.