Ron | August 1, 2010
Oh, crud! The deadline for American Icon 6 is almost here and I haven’t registered yet. What the heck is wrong with me? If I don’t register by 5:00 on Tuesday August 3, I might be out of luck. Oh no! After 5:00 on Tuesday I can only get in on a space available basis. [...]
Ron | July 30, 2010
You can have the same kind of fun these people had at American Icon 4. See that thing behind them? It’s a cash bar. But you have to wonder… Are they looking at the reader on stage, or are they looking at the scrumptious desserts just a few feet away? From the size of the [...]
Ron | July 29, 2010
Read from your work in front of a live audience. An audience that’s been fed, refreshed, and is very receptive! Prizes include partial manuscript critiques by agents and editors, a free night at the Marriott Colorado Springs (ooooh…), bookstore certificates and more. You can be one of the winners. Pikes Peak Writers American Icon 6, [...]
Ron | July 27, 2010
Kirk Farber, whose novel Postcards from a Dead Girl was on the Denver Post’s best seller list the first week out, took both Best Overall and Best Character honors at American Icon 3 in 2007. He obtained an agent to represent him at the 2008 Pikes Peak Writers Conference, and Postcards from a Dead Girl [...]
Ron | July 22, 2010
Enter to read from your work in the 6th Annual Pikes Peak Writers American Icon Contest! August 6, 2010 6:30 PM, Colorado Springs Marriott Read a short selection in front of a live audience and three “celebrity” judges. This year we have writer/producer Trai Cartwright, editor Carolyn Sobczak, and agent Ange Tysdal. Great prizes, munchies, [...]
Ron | July 20, 2010
The “celebrity” judges for PPW American Icon 6, August 6, 2010, 6:30 PM at the Colorado Springs Marriot are: TRAI CARTWRIGHT is a writer, producer and professional writing coach and teacher. She has consulted on thousands of books and scripts, produced three independent films and worked as a feature film and online entertainment creative executive [...]
Ron | November 2, 2009
We are excited to announce the following VIP judges, who will be judging the final round of the 2010 Pikes Peak Writers Fiction Contest: The Paul Gillette Awards. Children’s: Jennifer Rees, Scholastic Historical Fiction: Rachelle Gardner, WordServe Literary Group Mainstream: Donald Maass, Donald Maass Literary Agency Mystery/Suspense/Intrigue: Kathleen Gilligan, Thomas Dunne (St. Martins) Books Romance: [...]
Deb Courtney | January 5, 2009
Apropos of nothing: –”He’d been told the target was an ill-tempered dwarf of a woman, with a bad haircut and a worse disposition, but…” Respond using the comments feature. And don’t forget, our contest is still going on…read about it here. Have fun writing — I always do.
Deb Courtney | December 21, 2008
As the holidays loom menacingly above me, mocking me with all that I have not yet completed, I, Deb Courtney, am thinking about food. Yes, I understand that I ought to be thinking about getting things done, but I am unfortunately thinking about what I am going to cook. For dinner. Tonight. Food — the preparation [...]
Deb Courtney | December 14, 2008
Now that NaNo is over, we’ve all made it safely past Thanksgiving, and Christmas is right around the corner, I, Deb Courtney, want to give you one more thing to do. Why? Because I am a very giving person. Actually, I’m only going to give you information about the contest that I’ve mentioned now several times. [...]
