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I can't afford the conference. Can you help me? |
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Q: I can't afford the conference this year, can you help me?
A: Yes a limited number of scholarships are available every year.
Pikes Peak Writers Scholarship Fund
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Is lodging included in registration fees? |
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Q: Does the amount I pay for the conference include the hotel? What about meals?
A: Lodging is not included. The conference registration does include five meals and a continental breakfast on Saturday.
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Standard Manuscript Format |
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Q: What is Standard Manuscript Format - you refer to it several times.
A: For our purposes, and the purposes of many agents/editors in the industry, standard manuscript format consists of the following:
- 1" Margins all around
- Double-Spaced
- 12 point Courier, Courier NEW, Dark Courier, (and many editors/agents prefer Times New Roman) fonts. We require the one of the Courier formats for our contest entries because it ensures that all entries will have approximately the same number of total available words to be judged.
- Double-spaced, 12 point type should result in either 24 or 25 lines per page.
- 1/2" indentation for the first line of each paragraph
- The first line on the first page, and of each chapter begins on line 8 (1/3 the way down the page).
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What does Subscribe to this Page Mean? |
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Q: On many of your pages, there is something on the right side that says "Subscribe to this Page". What does that mean?
A: PPWCON.ORG allows you to subscribe to certain pages using RSS (Really Simple Syndication) in the same way that you might subscribe to a blog or on-line news magazine.
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What is the PPW Conference about? |
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Q: What is this conference all about? How can it help me?
A: The Pikes Peak Writers Conference is a three-day, jam-packed expedition into the world of commercial fiction writing.
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Q: You have banners at the top of your website with pictures of bags, shirts, etc. Are you going to sell that stuff at the conference?
A: No, we have a special shop set up on CafePress.com where you can buy a number of goodies related to the 2010 Pikes Peak Writers Conference. Our share of the proceeds from all purchases in the shop benefit our Conference Scholarship Fund and PPW Ongoing Programming. No matter what you choose, you will be Cool!
   
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Where's the Workshop Schedule? |
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Q: Where is the detailed schedule for the workshops, so I can know when they are?
A: To eliminate confusion, and minimize corrections, our detailed workshop timetables are not published until immediately prior to conference. There are a number of reasons for this, the primary one is travel schedules for faculty. We also find that changing needs for Audio Visual equipment and adjusted room size projections may change both the time and location for rooms. Every conference registrant will receive a detailed workshop schedule in their registration packet at check-in. |
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