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Fire in Fiction with Donald Maass |
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2010 Special Events
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THE FIRE IN FICTION - In this workshop based upon his recent book The Fire in Fiction, New York agent Donald Maass reveals how master contemporary novelists make every book great-and how participants can use the techniques of greatness in their current manuscripts.
This is an intensive, hands-on workshop for advanced fiction writers. Participants should bring a WIP and writing materials.
The Fire in Fiction, 2009 from Writer's Digest Books. Click the cover image to learn more.
Sunday, April 25, 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Colorado Springs Marriott, Aspen Leaf
This workshop is available to the general public, and discounted for conference attendees. (Rates)
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2010 Special Events
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The Paul Gillette Awards, for the winners of the Pikes Peak Writers Fiction Writing Contest, will be awarded at the Saturday night banquet. You can buy extra guest tickets for the Saturday night banquet when you register.
These awards, and the Pikes Peak Writers Fiction Writing Contest, are traditional parts of our annual Pikes Peak Writers Conference. Mr. Gillette, a prolific screenwriter and novelist was a early supporter of the Pikes Peak Writers organization. The author of "Play Misty For Me" and a regular byline in magazines like Playboy and Esquire, he passed away in 1996. Each of the links below displays the winners for a specific year. |
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Conference Audio Recordings |
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2010 News Briefs
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UPDATED: You will be able to order DVDs at the conference registration desk during conference for $37.25 plus tax. You must pick them up by 1:00 pm Sunday.
For 2010, we are using a new method and process for conference audio. Instead of individual audio CDs for each workshop, attendees will be able to preorder a single DVD containing the Friday and Saturday sessions and workshops in standard MP3 format that can be played on your computer or transferred to your MP3 player, iPod®, or other portable music device. This new process will dramatically reduce YOUR costs and simplify our delivery process. No more time spent picking out the sessions you want to buy, you’ll get everything on ONE disc.
The following sessions will NOT be recorded:
- Thursday Sessions
- Sunday Sessions
- Keynote Speakers
- Pam McCutcheon Sessions
- Read & Critique Sessions
- R&C "X" Sessions
- 1-2-3 Sessions
- Pitch Practice Sessions
The price of the DVD is $27.95 with $2.05 Colorado Springs Sales Tax, for a total of $30.00 for CONFERENCE ATTENDEES ONLY. The sale of audio recordings is by PRE-ORDER ONLY. For those who register for conference AFTER February 27, there will be a check box on the registration form, and $30 will be added to your total registration costs when you check the box. For those who have already registered before February 28, you will receive an email with a special link to place your preorder. ALL DVDs will be available for pickup at the Conference Registration Desk on Sunday Morning (April 25). If you order a DVD and will not be able to pick it up on Sunday, you must deliver a postage-paid, pre-addressed, CD Mailer to the registration desk no later than Saturday afternoon.
How to order:
To pre-order your Sessions Audio DVD, just select "Audio DVD $ 30.00" in the appropriate box on the registration form. $30.00 will be added to your calculated conference total.
If you registered BEFORE March 1, 2010, you received an email on March 1 providing a link to order the DVD. If you registered BEFORE March 1, 2010 and did not receive that email,
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2010 News Briefs
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We are rapidly nearing capacity. When you submit your registration, your registration will NOT be confirmed until you receive a separate notification from our Executive Director, Jodi Anderson - or our registrar Karen Fox. If space is not available, your registration fees will be refunded. |
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Support PPWCScholarships... |
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2010 News Briefs
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 ...and look good doing it!
Get ready for conference with apparel and other goodies from our CafePress shop. Shirts, mugs, bags, and more! Even a cute little Teddie bear in a conference t-shirt. Our portion of everything you buy will go to support our Conference Scholarship Fund and programming. These items will NOT be sold at Conference, the earlier you buy, the more we will have available for 2010 scholarships (purchases after April 15 will go into the 2011 fund).
Need to know more about Conference Scholarships?
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