March 15 and 16
Denver, Colorado
Join us for a two-day celebration of all things thriller, mystery, suspense, crime, and horror, featuring David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Christa Faust, Tiffany Quay Tyson, Carter Wilson, Benjamin Whitmer, and more.
Plunge into a weekend full of seminars, panels, and conversations, and meet your fellow writers at readings and happy hours. You'll practice plotting and calibrating suspense; consult with experts about genre publishing; and eavesdrop on brilliant novelists confessing their (writing) crimes, all while networking with Denver's thriller, crime, and suspense community.
Passes
For those looking for the fullest experience, a pass gets you multiple events or classes at a discount.
Craft Seminars and Afternoon Workshops
Dive deeper into the craft of thrillers, mysteries, and suspense with some of Lighthouse’s favorite instructors.
Panels
Join panels of experts as they discuss the use of violence in their work and the world of genre publishing.
Evening events
Connect to your community during an on-stage reading and conversation with Christa Faust and Benjamin Whitmer, and an evening of happy hour drinks, games, and some casual but fun pitching practice.