Pikes Peak Writers and the Colorado Springs Marriott Present: American Icon 6

Date: Friday evening, August 6, 2010
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Colorado Springs Marriott, 5580 Tech Center Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80919   REGISTER NOW

American Icon is our literary version of American Idol. Contestants (limited to the first 20 who sign up), have two minutes to read from their work of fiction or non-fiction. A panel of three celebrity judges then gives on-the-spot feedback to the contestant. This year our judges are writer and producer Trai Cartwright, editor Carolyn Sobczak with Fulcrum Publishing, and agent Ange Tysdal with AKA Literary, LLC.

It's a glitzy evening of laughter, excitement, and really great desserts. So join in the fun! Enter to win acclaim and great prizes, or come to support your favorite authors and enjoy an evening guaranteed to entertain.

Cost:
$10 for attendees
$25 for PPW member contestants/$35 for non PPW member contestants
Pre-Registration Required for both Readers and Attendees - REGISTER NOW

Prizes include critiques by editors and agents, bookstore certificates, a fabulous hotel stay and more.

Don't Forget!

May PPW Fundraiser Book Signing May 29 - 30 2:00 - 4:00 (both days)

Barnes & Noble, 1565 Briargate Blvd. Colorado Springs (get map)

Please come and help us raise money for the 2011 PPW Conference Scholarship Fund at the book signing at the Briargate Barnes and Noble store on May 29 and 30 at 2 p.m.

Here's what we'll have:

May 29:

Book signings by Kirk Farber, with Postcards a Dead Girl, and Nancy Williams (Wisgirda), with Hawkmoon (from 2-4)

Plus a Workshop by Ron Heimbecher, on Social Media: Connecting Authors and Audiences (from 2-3)

May 30:

Book signing by Carol Hightshoe with Chaos Challenged and other books (from 2-4)

Plus a Workshop by Carol on Suspending Disbelief (from 2-3)

When you purchase anything from the Briargate Barnes & Noble store in Colorado springs from May 29 to June 2 (Wednesday), let them know that you're participating in the PPW Fundraiser OR show them our voucher (download vouchers). If you don't have a voucher, the clerks at the registers should have the codes at their registers regardless.

Depending on how much money we raise (with more money getting a better percentage), PPW gets at least 10% of the total.

Consider buying a mocha at the cafe--that counts, too.

Thank you so much, and our scholarship recipients thank you, too :)

DeAnna Knippling, PPW Published Author Connection

During our annual HOLIDAY BOOK SALE,

All Books In the PPW Bookstore are

40% OFF

at the December Write Brain, Tuesday December 15, Cottonwood Center for the Arts.

The following came from Sam Johnson, Best Overall Winner for American Icon 5!

"I am the winner of last August's American Icon competition, the prize for which was to send 30 pages of a manuscript to Steve Saffel in New York.