February 6-9, 2025

Superstars Writing Seminars, founded in 2010 and now a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit, is unique among writing seminars. The curriculum focuses on teaching writers the business of being successful in the publishing industry. The instructors are chosen from the top of the industry and include International Bestselling Authors, Top Editors, Indie Publishing Platform Managers, and many more. The primary goal at Superstars is to teach you how to have a successful writing career by sharing how those at the top of the industry manage their careers.

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Name: Superstars Writing Seminars 2025
Start: 2025-02-05T07:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-02-09T12:00:00-07:00
Location: Cheyenne Mountain Resort

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Cheyenne Mountain Resort
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3225 Broadmoor Valley Road, Colorado Springs, CO, 80906 US
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Local Airports: Colorado Springs (COS) and Denver (DEN, which is 1.5 hours away)

Conference Add-ons

Prologue: Wednesday Intensive Skills Day - February 5, 2025
"Intensive Skills Day" provides the opportunity for you to spend one day (the day prior to the main seminar) focusing on the craft of writing and other intensive skill sessions led by industry professionals and bestselling authors. You'll choose two sessions: one three-hour session for the morning, and another for the afternoon. We will notify you when it is time to choose the options. Workshops to be determined.

Those who sign up for Intensive Skills Day can also get $10 off for the MP3 recordings taken during the rest of the conference.
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Intensive Skills Day AM (Choose one AM session)

AM: Making Your Scenes Three-Dimensional Through the Five Senses with Craig Martelle
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AM: Sustainable Project Management for Creatives with Marie Whittaker
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AM: Supercharge Your Sales by Mastering the Customer Connection with Lydia Sherrer and David Sherrer
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AM: Outlining Mastery with Nick Thacker
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AM: From Idea to the End with Kevin Ikenberry
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AM: Setting the Stage on the Page: Making the WHERE Matter with Lisa Mangum
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AM: Playing God: Creating Planets and Peoples for Prose and Profit with Chuck Gannon
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Intensive Skills Day PM (Choose one PM session)

PM: Strata: the Underlying Layers of Skillful Writing with Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
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PM: Characterization and World Building with Jim Butcher
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PM: Automate to Dominate: Transforming Direct Sales with Email Automation” with Dana Claire
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PM: Chasing Hollywood with Jonathan Maberry
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PM: Sharpening Your Writer's Third Eye with Michael La Ronn
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PM: Top 20 Mistakes with Joshua Essoe
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PM: The Cover Story: A Workshop on Cover Design with James A. Owen
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Sell Your Books At Superstars with Author, Author! Bookstore!

Superstars has the privilege of working with Laura Hayden at Author, Author! to consign books at her bookstore during Superstars. Please download the form below and follow the directions to offer your books for sale during our conference.

Author, Author! Consignment Agreement

Apply for a table at the Superstars Bookstravaganza!

Additional to the Author, Author! bookstore, we host a public book sale on one night during our conference, a tradition we've named the Superstars Bookstravaganza!—a publicized, multi-author event. To apply for table space at this event, you must download the Author, Author! Consignment Agreement above and follow the directions for Author, Author!, and you must fill in this survey before January 1, 2025. Table space is limited and applicants will be accepted based on several elements including, but not limited to, genre, number of titles available, author experience, volunteerism, and more.

NOTE: Consignments intended for Bookstravaganza are due to Author, Author! by 5 p.m. MT on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. Our apologies in advance, but our staff will be hauling books and setting up for Bookstravangza by then and will not have time to handle any last-second consignments or additions.

Eggs Benedict Breakfast with James Artimus Owen

Eggs Benedict Breakfast with James Artimus Owen
This is a unique opportunity to spend time with the amazing James A. Owen, Superstars Founder and bestselling author and illustrator. You'll share a delicious Eggs Benedict breakfast with a small group of Superstars Tribe members while James regales you with stories, offers sage advice, and inspires you!

Ticket is nonrefundable after January 25, 2025. Ticket is transferable, although allergies and special requests cannot be accommodate in this instance.

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Merchandise Add-ons

MP3 Recordings

Mp3 Recordings
MP3 Recordings of conference sessions, including Intensive Skills Day. *Speakers have the option to withhold rights to recorded sessions.
$100.00 ea.
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Giving and Volunteering

Opportunities to Volunteer

Whether you're local or live across the sea, we'd love to have your help with set-up, tear-down, driving to/from the airport, or other tasks that help Superstars to run smoothly. It's a great way to connect with other Tribe members and give back. We appreciate your help! Check the box if you'd like to join us and someone will contact you.

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Endowments and Scholarships

Help us fund new writers! Superstars is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit and we offer scholarships each year to writers who would otherwise be unable to attend due to financial circumstances. Scholarships are funded by sales of anthologies published by WordFire Press as well as by contributions from individuals. All monies received by the endowments funds are distributed to scholarship winners, without a single penny subtracted for administrative costs. These donations are tax deductible.

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Cancellation and Refund Policy

Registrants who cancel by December 31, 2025 will receive a refund of 95% of the amount paid, not including processing fees.

On or after January 1, 2025, refunds are granted for instances of bona fide emergencies (which are at the discretion of Superstars administration). Amount of the refund may vary after the January 1 cut off.

If you would rather roll your registration credit to the next conference year (available one time and at the sole discretion of Superstars administration) email us with your request.

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