The one day writing collective is back.
Write boldly. Create freely. Inspire change.
Welcome to AntiRanth Writer’s Collective 2026! We are excited and honored to offer an even more robust experience this year as we seek to engage and support YOUR creative community.
AntiRanth 2026 is taking place on Saturday, February 21st, 2026 @ The Historic Train Depot in Downtown Laramie (600 S 1st St.) from 8:00a-8:00p.
Expect a more varied offering than last year’s with space in between scheduled events to socialize, network, or just write!
In addition to the base conference, this year we are offering optional additional sessions, coaching and services to maximize your AntiRanth experience, and get the most of the conference.
Navigate below to purchase your AntiRanth 2026 ticket, and purchase add-on experiences (spots are limited and subject-to-approval by AntiRanth staff).
Event Schedule
Purchase AntiRanth Offerings
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AntiRanth 2026 Day Pass
Regular price $35.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
Mock Pitch Sesh
Regular price $5.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
Scarlet Edit Session
Regular price $10.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per
AntiRanth 2026 Keynote Speaker
D.L. Jennings
David “D. L.” Jennings is a fourteen-year veteran of the United States Air Force and Air Force Special Operations Command. He deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and several countries in Africa, creating his debut novel, Gift of the Shaper, during his ninth combat tour. Since completing his service in 2018, he spends his time reading and writing epic fantasy, traveling, listening to ’90s punk, and bemoaning being an Ohio sports fan.
He is the author of the award-winning fantasy HIGHGLADE trilogy, including Gift of the Shaper, Awaken the Three, and Days of the Dark.
AntiRanth 2026 Guests
Andre Gonzalez
Presenter & Panel Member
Andre Gonzalez is the international bestselling author of the Wealth of Time Series, and co-owner of M4L Publishing.
After surviving the Aurora Theater Shooting in 2012, Andre was inspired to chase his lifelong dream of pursuing a career as an author. This tragedy gave him a new appreciation for life along with a drive to make the world a better place by publishing books readers all around the world can enjoy.
He has written over twenty time-travel, thriller, and horror books after spending many years reading and studying the works of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Keeping readers up late and their hearts pumping faster than normal is his ultimate goal. Andre was the recipient of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers 2021 Independent Writer of the Year award.
When he’s not writing, you can find Andre buried underneath a long to-do list or chasing around his three hyper children. He and his wife are raising their family in their hometown of Denver, CO.
Lauren Lipp
Presenter
Lauren Lipp is a romance author and part-time poet. Despite being a Taurus opposed to inconsistency, she attended four different universities but eventually graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She was born and raised in Colorado, and still calls the mountains home. She’s never skied but does drive a Subaru, so she can be considered a true native. In typical millennial fashion, she has an infinite love of early 2000s emo pop-punk music and a good Rom-Com. She loves to write funny love stories and depressing poetry when she can find the time between chasing her two lively daughters and yapping her husband’s ear off.
Z.S. Diamanti
Panel Member
Z.S. Diamanti is the award-winning author of the Stone & Sky trilogy, an epic fantasy adventure, and the Fables of Finlestia cozy fantasy series, which includesGuard in the Garden. In 2025, Zac received the honor of being named Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer of the Year. He went to college forever and has too many pieces of paper on his wall. He is a USAF veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and worked in ministry for over 10 years. He and his wife live in Colorado with their four children, where they enjoy hikes and tabletop games.
Meet the AntiRanth 2026 Organizers
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Abel Ruiz, COO of Amaranth Publications
YOUR HOST & EMCEE
When he is not busy trying to make sense of the world, Abel is hard at work attempting to convince it of his normalcy. He cooks. He does business. He carries titles and certifications. He slaps keyboards and brandishes pens and on occasion finds that something of substance and coherence spills out of his disorganized mind.
An avid community organizer, poet and hype-man. Abel will be leading and overseeing AntiRanth 2026’s schedule of events—introducing presenters and events and guiding conference attendees through their day.
Catch his presentation, Creating Boldly: Where Poetry & Creativity meets Activism, or purchase a mock pitch session with Abel!
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V.L. "Vic/Spooky" Andromeda, Owner & CEO of Antimatter Publishing House
YOUR ORGANIZER & EDITOR
On any given day, Vic can be found at home with their beasties trying to complete tasks for one of their many jobs. By day, a tech writer and college instructor; by night, an author always straddling genres and battling with writer's block. They've been writing for nearly two decades (yes, if you know their age, you did that math right) and their work spans from professional journalism to published fiction and poetry to fanfiction. They’re an avid fan of “The X-Files” (peep their other nickname—given by a dear friend) and everything weird/horrific/fantastical.
Vic will be hosting Scarlet Edit sessions for one on one feedback with attending writers, hosting a collaborative writing exercise, and sitting on a panel with some colleagues. Through it all, Spooky will be making sure the day runs smoothly.
