Loading…
Attending this event?
Welcome, writers! If you have any questions about the schedule or the conference at large, please refer to the conference website at rmfw.org/conference or email conference@rmfw.org. To view the conference floor plan, select or click on map from the menu.
Simple
Expanded
Grid
By Room
Restricted Event clear filter
Thursday, September 26
 

8:00am MDT

Traditional Publishing Bootcamp ~ Block One: Traditional Publishing Overview
Thursday September 26, 2024 8:00am - 9:50am MDT
Conference Room VII
From idea to manuscript, from published novel to reverted rights, trace a story’s typical journey across the mountains and valleys of the traditional-publishing landscape.
Speakers
avatar for Angie Hodapp

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 →
Thursday September 26, 2024 8:00am - 9:50am MDT
Conference Room VII
  Conference Room VII

8:00am MDT

Genre Fusion ~ Block One: Auto-Fiction: I is Another
Thursday September 26, 2024 8:00am - 9:50am MDT
Conference Room VIII
In this generative and discussion-based workshop, we will explore writing that fuses fiction with memoir. Through the lens of a variety of craft elements such as sequence of disclosure, intimacy & distance, persona, memory & truth, we will consider the rich constellations where self and character converge. Our guides will include Cindy Sherman, Frida Kahlo, Teresa Carmody, Steven Dunn, Addie Tsai, Selah Saterstrom, and Kathy Acker.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Andrea Rexilius

Dr. Andrea Rexilius

Program Director, Regis University
Andrea Rexilius is the author of Sister Urn (Sidebrow, 2019), New Organism: Essais (Letter Machine, 2014), Half of What They Carried Flew Away (Letter Machine, 2012), and To Be Human Is To Be A Conversation (Rescue Press, 2011), as well as the chapbooks, Séance (Coconut Books... Read More →
Thursday September 26, 2024 8:00am - 9:50am MDT
Conference Room VIII
  Conference Room VIII

10:00am MDT

Traditional Publishing Bootcamp ~ Block Two: Contracts and Royalties: Know Your Rights, Manage Your Money
Thursday September 26, 2024 10:00am - 11:50am MDT
Conference Room VII
Angie will put into easy-to-understand language the major sections and clauses of a typical Big Five contract. Get a peek at the full laundry list of rights and subrights (including film/TV deals) on the table during a negotiation and learn to spot red flags that mean an author should walk away. Want to understand how the money moves in publishing and learn how to read a royalty statement to catch typical Big Five accounting errors? Be sure to catch this session!
Speakers
avatar for Angie Hodapp

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 →
Thursday September 26, 2024 10:00am - 11:50am MDT
Conference Room VII
  Conference Room VII

10:00am MDT

Genre Fusion ~ Block Two: Effective Genre-Fusing Fiction
Thursday September 26, 2024 10:00am - 11:50am MDT
Conference Room VIII
Genre fusion isn’t new but with the rise of romantisies, fantasies set in space, and every burgeoning combination in-between it can be challenging for authors to combine their big, genre-spanning ideas successfully. This workshop will explore what makes genre-fusing fiction effective and how to avoid common pitfalls. We’ll also discuss where these unique works find their niche in the literary marketplace and how to play up the strengths of genre fusion when publishing.
Speakers
avatar for Alexandra Grana

Alexandra Grana

Associate Literary Agent, Corvisiero Literary Agency
Alexandra Grana represents authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers. She holds a degree in professional writing from Miami University and a JD from The University of Toledo College of Law, and now uses her legal background to... Read More →
Thursday September 26, 2024 10:00am - 11:50am MDT
Conference Room VIII
  Conference Room VIII

1:00pm MDT

Traditional Publishing Bootcamp ~ Block Three: Agents and Editors: Hook ’em Deep and Reel ’em In
Thursday September 26, 2024 1:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Conference Room VII
By this point in the day, you’ll already have a pretty good idea what agents and editors do—and what they don’t. Now we’ll cover not only how to land an agent or editor (which includes knowing how to craft compelling pitches, query letters, synopses, and opening pages), but also how to maintain these professional relationships as your career progresses…and how to know when it might be time to break up.
Speakers
avatar for Angie Hodapp

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 →
Thursday September 26, 2024 1:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Conference Room VII
  Conference Room VII

1:00pm MDT

Genre Fusion ~ Block Three: Genre Fusion and Hybridization: Experimenting with Literary Art Forms
Thursday September 26, 2024 1:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Conference Room VIII
The most important part of being comfortable experimenting with genre fusion is being brave and learning the writing tools to feel comfortable creating within the forms that work best for your writing. In this two-hour workshop, we’ll learn how to fuse your own fiction with plays, poems, essays, and epistolary forms by reading examples from various writers and practicing fusion with writing exercises that allow for play combined with learning. May this be an opportunity to experiment and create your own forms without rules!
Speakers
avatar for Hillary Leftwich

Hillary Leftwich

Author, Editor
Hillary Leftwich teaches contemporary and hybrid nonfiction; lyric essays: hermit crab, collage, segmented, braided; digital storytelling; documentary poetics; poetics; fiction; environmental studies, anti-racist and contemplative andragogy, narrative medicine, and empathetic medical... Read More →
Thursday September 26, 2024 1:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Conference Room VIII
  Conference Room VIII

3:00pm MDT

Traditional Publishing Bootcamp ~ Block Four: You Be the Agent: Live Pitch Read
Thursday September 26, 2024 3:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Conference Room VII
Don’t miss this fun, action-packed, end-of-day session wherein you’ll be the literary agents! Angie will read aloud pitches submitted anonymously, ahead of time, by you, the audience—and you, the audience, will decide which pitches would have you scrambling to offer representation. (Everyone who registers for the Thursday Intensive will receive an email from Angie with instructions for submitting your pitch.)
Speakers
avatar for Angie Hodapp

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 →
Thursday September 26, 2024 3:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Conference Room VII
  Conference Room VII

3:00pm MDT

Genre Fusion ~ Block Four: Love Makes the (Book) World Go ‘Round: Romance for Any Genre
Thursday September 26, 2024 3:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Conference Room VIII
Readers love love stories. From mystery to science fiction to horror, adding a romantic subplot engages readers, deepens characterization, and ups the stakes of your conflict. Learn how to take your stories to the next level by weaving in romance with this workshop from a prolific, award-winning romance author.
Speakers
avatar for Cindi Myers

Cindi Myers

Award-Winning Author
Cindi Myers became one of the most popular people in eighth grade when she and a friend wrote and illustrated their first romance novel. It would be another couple of decades before Cindi saw her first novel published, but since then she has published over 100 novels -- historical... Read More →
Thursday September 26, 2024 3:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Conference Room VIII
  Conference Room VIII

5:30pm MDT

Kick-Off Party
Thursday September 26, 2024 5:30pm - 7:30pm MDT
Aurora III
Thursday September 26, 2024 5:30pm - 7:30pm MDT
Aurora III
  Aurora III
 
Friday, September 27
 

8:00am MDT

Critique Round Table
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 11:30am MDT
Board Room I
Speakers
avatar for Angie Hodapp

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 →
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 11:30am MDT
Board Room I
  Board Room I

8:00am MDT

Critique Round Table
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 11:30am MDT
Board Room II
Speakers
avatar for Nicole Luongo

Nicole Luongo

Editor, Park Row Books
Nicole Luongo is an editor at Park Row Books. She joined the Park Row team in 2021, after working as an Editorial Assistant at Mango Publishing, an independent publisher based in Miami, Florida. Prior to this, she interned at Foundry Literary & Media and Pegasus Books, and she has... Read More →
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 11:30am MDT
Board Room II
  Board Room II

8:00am MDT

Critique Round Table
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 11:30am MDT
Board Room III
Speakers
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 →
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 11:30am MDT
Board Room III
  Board Room III

8:00am MDT

Critique Round Table
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 11:30am MDT
TBD
Speakers
avatar for Rachel Letofsky

Rachel Letofsky

Agent, Cooke McDermid Literary Management
Rachel is an agent at CookeMcDermid. She specializes in children’s literature (middle-grade and YA with some picture books), literary fiction, upmarket fiction, historical fiction, narrative-driven memoir and quirky non-fiction for adults. Her clients include National and International... Read More →
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 11:30am MDT
TBD
  TBD

8:00am MDT

Novels 101 - Master Class
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Conference Room III
Inspired by Discovering Story Magic, developed by Robin Perini and Laura Baker. Great stories have 12 elements this workshop identifies and draws together to create compelling fiction. Participants are encouraged to bring their own work-in-progress to use as a basis for applying the material.
Speakers
avatar for Sharon Migerney

Sharon Migerney

Author
Sharon Mignerey is one of the founding members of RMFW, which has been her writing home since the beginning. She is the author of thirteen novels in romance and women's fiction, and one non-fiction title. She holds an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction. A frequent presenter at local and... Read More →
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Conference Room III
  Conference Room III

8:00am MDT

How to Self Publish Your Novel on a Budget - Master Class
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Conference Room IV
Independently published Novels are now the norm. But how does a writer navigate the ins and outs of putting a professional-looking product on the market? More importantly, how does a writer complete this project in a timely manner without being taken advantage of, going crazy, or breaking the bank?
Speakers
avatar for Jason Evans

Jason Evans

Author
Jason Henry Evans has been an active member in the Colorado Writing community for over ten years. He has published four novels, including his debut, the Gallowglass, which was released in July of 2019 to much acclaim. He has had a dozen short stories published and has taught writing... Read More →
avatar for Melissa Koons

Melissa Koons

Award-Winning Author
Melissa Koons has a passion for books and creative writing. She has won the Editor’s Choice Award for both her novel, Orion’s Honor, and her poetry. Melissa writes in various genres but primarily publishes historical fiction, short story horror, and poetry. Melissa works as a... Read More →
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Conference Room IV
  Conference Room IV

8:00am MDT

Adrenaline Rush: How to Write Suspense Fiction - Master Class
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Conference Room VI
John Gilstrap presents a four-hour-long seminar on the construction of intelligent suspense fiction. Through lively lectures and writing exercises, students get a peek at the skeleton that gives structure to the stories that keep us reading long into the night.
Speakers
avatar for John Gilstrap

John Gilstrap

NYT Bestselling Author
When John Gilstrap's first novel, Nathan's Run, hit the market in 1996, it set the literary world on fire. Publication rights sold in 23 countries, the movie rights were scooped up at auction by Warner Brothers, and John changed professions. A safety engineer by training and education... Read More →
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Conference Room VI
  Conference Room VI

8:00am MDT

Audiobooks: What The Author Needs to Know - Master Class
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Conference Room VII
With eleven consecutive years of double-digit growth and revenues of 1.79 billion in 2022 (APA Survey, 2023), can you ignore audiobooks any longer? The workshop focuses upon audiobook production. Co-presenter and narrator, Josh Innerst, will give you insight into compelling audiobook narration.
Speakers
avatar for Tom Farrell

Tom Farrell

Author
Tom Farrell Tom Farrell has worked as a golf course starter, a chemist and clerked at City Hall in Chicago while attending law school. He is the author of The Wager Series, including Wager Tough (Book One), WagerEasy (Book Two) and Wager Smart (Book Three). Each book has received... Read More →
avatar for Susan Brooks

Susan Brooks

Editor in Chief, Literary Wanderlust
Susan Brooks is Editor-in-Chief at Literary Wanderlust. She has many years of editoral experience and a master's degree in publishing from George Washington University. SHe was on the board of directors for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and played many roles from 2009 through 20... Read More →
avatar for Josh Innerst

Josh Innerst

Actor, Audio Book Narrator
Josh Innerst has narrated audiobooks for Penguin Random House Audio, Harper Collins Audio and others. He is the narrator for each of the books in The Wager Series by Tom Farrell. He was the recipient of an Earphone Award from AudioFile Magazine and was named as the Voice of the Month... Read More →
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Conference Room VII
  Conference Room VII

8:00am MDT

The Middle Edit: What Happens Between the First Draft and Line Edits - Master Class
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Conference Room VIII
This intensive workshop addresses middle stage edits when you tighten characterization, layer in themes and symbols, mirror chapters, perfect plot threads, scenes, dialogue, narration, style, action, and more. Learn to test your chapters without combing out your voice. Exercises and interaction.
Speakers
avatar for Karen A. Lin

Karen A. Lin

Award Winning Author, Coach, Writer's Launchpad
Karen is a pitch and writing coach for award-winning and bestselling authors. She teaches for cruise lines and writers conferences. Many of her stories are inspired by her experience marrying into a Taiwanese family. Food is often a subplot. Mu Shu Mac & Cheese and American Moon... Read More →
Friday September 27, 2024 8:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Conference Room VIII
  Conference Room VIII

9:00am MDT

Projector & Microphone Testing Room
Friday September 27, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Aurora IV
Friday September 27, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Aurora IV
  Aurora IV

12:15pm MDT

New Attendees Welcome & Orientation
Friday September 27, 2024 12:15pm - 12:50pm MDT
Conference Room VI
Speakers
avatar for Kevin Wolf

Kevin Wolf

Vice President, RMFW
Kevin Wolf needed to write a novel, but he didn’t know how. He attended his first Gold Conference in 2002, became a regular at Saturday workshops, entered contests, and critiqued with the Southwest Plaza Group. Wanting to give back, Kevin judged for the Gold, guided Conference newbies... Read More →
Friday September 27, 2024 12:15pm - 12:50pm MDT
Conference Room VI
  Conference Room VI
 
Sunday, September 29
 

9:00am MDT

Professional Authors Alliance (PAA) Meeting
Sunday September 29, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Conference Room VI
A meeting of all members of RMFW's PAA.
Speakers
avatar for Andre Gonzalez

Andre Gonzalez

International Bestselling Author
Andre Gonzalez is the author of all things thriller and horror. He has penned the Wealth of Time series and the Insanity trilogy. You’ll likely find him buried under a long to-do list or his three young (and energetic) children.
Sunday September 29, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am MDT
Conference Room VI
  Conference Room VI
 
Share Modal

Share this link via

Or copy link

Filter sessions
Apply filters to sessions.
Thursday, September 26
Friday, September 27
Saturday, September 28
Sunday, September 29
Aurora Foyer
Aurora III
Aurora IV
Ballroom
Board Room I
Board Room II
Board Room III
Boardroom A
Borealis Bar/Restaurant
Cafe Lounge
Conference Room I
Conference Room II
Conference Room III
Conference Room IV
Conference Room V
Conference Room VI
Conference Room VII
Conference Room VIII
Foyer
TBD
  • Aurora Foyer
  • Aurora III
  • Aurora IV
  • Ballroom
  • Board Room I
  • Board Room II
  • Board Room III
  • Boardroom A
  • Borealis
  • Café Lounge
  • Conference Rom VII
  • Conference Room I
  • Conference Room II
  • Conference Room III
  • Conference Room IV
  • Conference Room V
  • Conference Room VI
  • Conference Room VII
  • Conference Room VIII
  • Foyer
  • TBD
  • Topic
  • General Event
  • Panel
  • Restricted Event
  • Workshop
  • Audience
  • Advanced
  • Beginner
  • Conference Volunteers
  • Everyone
  • Intermediate
  • New Attendee
  • Presenters
  • RMFW Board
  • VIP
  • Subject
  • Craft
  • Editing
  • Genre
  • Marketing
  • Networking
  • Other
  • Productivity
  • Publishing
  • Area
  • Hybrid