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Saturday, September 28
 

12:00pm MDT

Publishing Panel Luncheon
Saturday September 28, 2024 12:00pm - 1:20pm MDT
Aurora Ballroom
Saturday's buffet lunch will include an agent, editor, and scout panel moderated by RMFW President Bernadette Soehner as well as addresses from RMFW's sibling organizations.
Speakers
avatar for Bernadette Soehner

Bernadette Soehner

President, RMFW
Bestselling Author Bernadette Marie writes contemporary romances and believes in Happily Ever After. The married mother of five believes in love at first sight, quick love, and second chances. An avid martial artist, Bernadette Marie is a certified instructor and holds a second degree... Read More →
avatar for Mira Landry

Mira Landry

Associate Literary Agent, Corvisiero Literary Agency
Mira Landry is an associate literary agent with Corvisiero literary agency, currently acquiring upmarket and literary YA and Adult fiction. After a decade building her own business as a photographer, she’s eager to help authors turn their art into a career. As a chair on the Rocky... Read More →
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Angie Hodapp

Director of Literary Development, Nelson Literary Agency
As an active member of the Denver literary community, Angie Hodapp has served as a board member for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and she regularly teaches highly regarded writing and publishing workshops, including at Denver’s prestigious Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She is the... Read More →
Saturday September 28, 2024 12:00pm - 1:20pm MDT
Aurora Ballroom
  Ballroom

1:30pm MDT

Birds of a Feather ~ Humor
Saturday September 28, 2024 1:30pm - 2:20pm MDT
Boardroom A
Birds of a Feather are casual sessions between writers of the same genre hosted by an RMFW member published in that genre. Attend to ask genre-specific questions, get ideas, and/or make friends.
Speakers
avatar for A. Z. Sultana

A. Z. Sultana

Author
A.Z. Sultana has been writing for ten years. She has a bachelor's in marketing and a master's in library science. She has had over 80 paying jobs (not gigs, actual w2 jobs or under the table) which lends her a wealth of experience in many fields as well as a misspent youth. She is... Read More →
Saturday September 28, 2024 1:30pm - 2:20pm MDT
Boardroom A
  Boardroom A

2:30pm MDT

Birds of a Feather ~ Fantasy
Saturday September 28, 2024 2:30pm - 3:20pm MDT
Boardroom A
Birds of a Feather are casual sessions between writers of the same genre hosted by an RMFW member published in that genre. Attend to ask genre-specific questions, get ideas, and/or make friends.
Speakers
avatar for David R. Slayton

David R. Slayton

Author
David R. Slayton (He/Him) grew up in Guthrie, Oklahoma, where finding fantasy novels was pretty challenging and finding fantasy novels with diverse characters was downright impossible. Now he lives in Denver and writes the books he always wanted to read. His debut, White Trash Warlock... Read More →
Saturday September 28, 2024 2:30pm - 3:20pm MDT
Boardroom A
  Boardroom A

3:30pm MDT

Birds of a Feather ~ Women's Fiction
Saturday September 28, 2024 3:30pm - 4:20pm MDT
Boardroom A
Birds of a Feather are casual sessions between writers of the same genre hosted by an RMFW member published in that genre. Attend to ask genre-specific questions, get ideas, and/or make friends.
Speakers
avatar for Bernadette Soehner

Bernadette Soehner

President, RMFW
Bestselling Author Bernadette Marie writes contemporary romances and believes in Happily Ever After. The married mother of five believes in love at first sight, quick love, and second chances. An avid martial artist, Bernadette Marie is a certified instructor and holds a second degree... Read More →
Saturday September 28, 2024 3:30pm - 4:20pm MDT
Boardroom A
  Boardroom A

4:30pm MDT

Birds of a Feather ~ Crime/Thriller
Saturday September 28, 2024 4:30pm - 5:20pm MDT
Boardroom A
Birds of a Feather are casual sessions between writers of the same genre hosted by an RMFW member published in that genre. Attend to ask genre-specific questions, get ideas, and/or make friends.
Speakers
avatar for Nanette Gamily

Nanette Gamily

Author
Nanette Gamily’s debut Native American crime fiction novel, CRY FOR THE CHILD, is represented by Josh Getlzer at HG Literary. She’s an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, a Tin House Finalist, a Regis University MFA graduate, and a guest blogger for Rocky Mountain Fiction... Read More →
Saturday September 28, 2024 4:30pm - 5:20pm MDT
Boardroom A
  Boardroom A

6:30pm MDT

Gold Rush Awards Banquet
Saturday September 28, 2024 6:30pm - 8:30pm MDT
Aurora Ballroom
Saturday evening’s banquet will feature the much-awaited announcement of winners in the 2024 Colorado Gold Rush Literary Awards Contest as well as a keynote address by New York Times' bestseller Chuck Wendig.
  • Welcome – Bernadette Soehner
  • Jasmine Award winner
  • Colorado Gold Awards - presented by Mira Landry and Rachel Dempsey
  • Keynote Address – Chuck Wendig
Speakers
avatar for Bernadette Soehner

Bernadette Soehner

President, RMFW
Bestselling Author Bernadette Marie writes contemporary romances and believes in Happily Ever After. The married mother of five believes in love at first sight, quick love, and second chances. An avid martial artist, Bernadette Marie is a certified instructor and holds a second degree... Read More →
avatar for Mira Landry

Mira Landry

Associate Literary Agent, Corvisiero Literary Agency
Mira Landry is an associate literary agent with Corvisiero literary agency, currently acquiring upmarket and literary YA and Adult fiction. After a decade building her own business as a photographer, she’s eager to help authors turn their art into a career. As a chair on the Rocky... Read More →
avatar for Rachel Dempsey

Rachel Dempsey

Author
Rachel Dempsey is a writer of horror, mystery and thrillers living in Denver. Her short fiction has been published by Shacklebound Books, Brigids Gate Press, Timber Ghost Press and Twenty Bellows (Pushcart nominated, 2023). She holds a BFA in Drama and English from NYU'S Tisch, a... Read More →
avatar for Chuck Wendig

Chuck Wendig

NYT Bestselling Author
Chuck Wendig is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Star Wars: Aftermath, as well as the Miriam Black thrillers, the Atlanta Burns books, Zer0es/Invasive, Wanderers, and the upcoming Book of Accidents (July 2021). He’s also worked in a variety of other formats... Read More →
Saturday September 28, 2024 6:30pm - 8:30pm MDT
Aurora Ballroom
  Ballroom

8:30pm MDT

BarCon
Saturday September 28, 2024 8:30pm - 11:30pm MDT
Borealis Bar/Restaurant
Saturday September 28, 2024 8:30pm - 11:30pm MDT
Borealis Bar/Restaurant
  Borealis
 
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