#AWP25
March 26–29, 2025 Los Angeles Convention Center The Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference & Bookfair is the essential gathering for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers. Join thousands…
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Killer Nashville’s 20th Annual International Writers’ Conference
August 21–25, 2025 For all crime genres incorporating mystery, thriller, suspense, action, or romance. Voted #1 Writing Conference in the USA in The Writer magazine. More info at killernashville.com
11th Biennial Historical Novel Society North America Conference
The 11th Biennial Historical Novel Society North America Conference will be held in Las Vegas from June 26 to 28, 2025. This year, the conference celebrates the many subgenres of…
2024 Printers Row Lit Fest
The 2024 Printers Row Lit Fest is set for Saturday, September 7th & Sunday, September 8th, from 10AM-6PM. Printers Row Lit Fest is an annual book fair and literary festival…
Tulsa Nightwriters
The 8th annual Craft of Writing Conference held October 19th and 20th at the Center for Poets and Writers at OSU-Tulsa. Speakers are still being added, and this year’s event…
Desert Sleuths Annual Writers Conference
Craft ♦ Publish ♦ Market Virtual September 20 & 21, 2024 Pre-conference sessions include Pitch Now, Edit Now (featuring our own Jay Hartman), and Craft Now. The list of amazing…
IBPA Book Award
The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award is now the IBPA Book Award. Recognizing excellence in independent book publishing for 40 years. Publishers of print and audiobooks with a copyright date of…
Iceland Noir
November 20-23, 2024 Iceland Noir Reykjavik, Iceland Special Guests: Ann Cleves, Brenda Blethyn, Anthony Horowitz, Sara Blaedel, Marc Levy, Robert Zemekis
Author Nation Writers Conference
November 11-15, 2024 Author Nation Writers Conference Las Vegas, Nevada
Midwest Mystery Conference
November 9, 2024 Midwest Mystery Conference Chicago, Illinois