IMPORTANT UPDATE TO WRITERS: SATURDAY MORNING WALK-IN REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE AT 8 A.M. TO 8:45 A.M.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FRIDAY NIGHT’S EVENT, EMAIL US AT CASTLEROCKWRITERS@GMAIL.COM
The Write Spark! Castle Rock Writers Conference 2023
Friday Kick-off: Fri., Sept. 29, 6:30 to 8 p.m. (Zoom; $20 prepaid online)
Title: A Conversation with Michael Finkel, journalist & memoirist. Author of The Art Thief: A True Story of Passion, Obsession, and a Monumental Crime Spree”
Sat., Sept. 30, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Conference Day: In-Person $85 to register + extras Venue: The Lone Tree Hub, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, CO 80124
8-8:30 a.m. Check-in & Silent Auction Open.
Coffee/tea and pastries provided. Bring your own water. Bring a notebook.
8:30-8:45 a.m. Hang out & Welcome in Track Classrooms
8:45-10 a.m. Workshop Session #1: all tracks
10:00-10:15 a.m. Break Time. Silent Auction is open
10:15-11:30 a.m. Workshop Session #2: all tracks
11:30-12:15 p.m. Lunch in Gathering Area or Outdoors
Last Bids for Silent Auction (closes at 12:45 p.m.)
12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Workshop Session #3
1:45-2:45 p.m. Silent Auction Pick-up (no shipping available)
Session 4 Various Options available 2:00-3:15 Workshop A: “Self-Publishing 101” (included in registration) OR
2:00-3:15 Workshop B: “Creating Compelling Comp Titles for Traditional Publishers” (included in registration)
2:00-3:30 Pitch to Agent no fee, limited spaces/slots. Sign up Sat. morning.
2:00-3:30 Critiques (prepaid)
2:00-3:30 Headshots (prepaid)
3:15-3:30 p.m. Conference Close—Gathering Area
Drawing for free 2024 Conference (must be present to win)
Castle Rock Writers, P.O. Box 96, Castle Rock, CO 80108 castlerockwriters@gmail.com www.castlerockwriters.com emerg. phone 303-521-8615
Download and print schedule here
Important Note: Online registration closes on Sept. 24, 9 p.m. Walk-in registration will be accepted at the event on Sept. 30 between 8:00-8:45 a.m., space permitting. Walk-ins must bring their own lunches.