Hey Clan!
We’re closing in on writers conference season. If you’re considering attending a writers conference for the first time, or looking for new conferences, then you’ll love this episode of Writers Chat!
Our community gathered to talk about the Conferences We Love and give you the details you’re after to pick the ideal conference for you in 2019.
Live Chat Links
- Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference is May 19-23, 2019.
- 2019 Writers Police Academy is Aug. 1-4. The theme this year is Murder-Con. Writers will go to a private Sirchie facility to get hands-on CSI training. For more information you can email them at: 2019wpa@gmail.com
- Florida Christian Writers Conference is March 6-10. You can register here!
- Kentucky Christian Writers Conference June 20-22nd.
Rhonda Dragomir is their webmaster (and will teach classes there as well). If you have questions you can email her at info@kychristianwriters.com - Mid-South Christian Writers Conference is March 15-16.
- Do you write Christian speculative fiction, fantasy, or science fiction? If so, Realm Makers is for you! Registration is now open. Realm Makers will be July 18-20.
- Serious Writer holds three-day events at several conferences. North Carolina Christian Writers Conference, Aug. 8-10; Write-To-Publish, June 19-22; Ohio Christian Writers Conference, Nov. 7-9; and BEA May 28-31. You can find links for all these in the Serious Writer link above.
- Writing for Your Life Conference happens several times a year in different locations.
- The Erma Bombeck Writers Conference is a general market conference Apr. 2-4 in 2020. They meet every other year and registration lasts only for a day, so you need to be quick to register. Proposal deadline is Apr. 5, 2019. This conference focuses on on humor and human interest writing. Keep your eyes on the site so you don’t miss registration!
- The Bloggy Conference
for bloggers is Mid-September. - American Christian Fiction Writers Conference is Sep. 26-29. ACFW is the premier conference for Christian fiction writers.
- Montrose Christian Writers Conference is July 14-19. The conference host has not updated the website yet, so don’t be confused by the old dates.
- Midwest Writers Conference is held in Muncie, Indiana, on July 25-27.
- The Flourish Writers Conference is a virtual conference that you can attend absolutely free for a four-week open period from Feb. 12-Mar. 12th, 2019. Afterward, the links will only be available to those who purchased the All Access Pass (AAP).
- The Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference & The Colorado Christian Writers Conference are both directed by Marlene Bagnull, and worth their weight in gold! Greater Philly takes place August 8-10. Colorado Christian Writers Conference is May 15-18.
- Highlights Foundation has upcoming workshops for children’s writers.
- Literary agent, Donald Maass, will be offering a special post conference session at Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. You won’t want to miss this phenomenal opportunity if you attend! Donald also has great resources for fiction writers. Check out his books: Writing Fiction for the 21st Century, and The Fire in Fiction.
- Susan May Warren (Keynote Speaker for Kentucky Christian Writers Conference) offers more resource for fiction writers: How to Write a Brilliant Novel, and The Story Equation.
- reNEW is a Christian writers retreat in New England. This year it starts Oct. 4-6.
