Conferences

April 3-4, Blue Ridge, Georgia, writers, agents, and editors, Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association, 420 West Main Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513, 703-632-2144. blueridgewritersconference.com

March 26-29, 2020. Boca Raton, Florida, a premier conference for writers of all levels, sponsored by the Florida Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. sleuthfest.com

April 30-May 2, Fort Collins, agents and editors available, all genres including children’s books. Northern Colorado Writers Conference, 2580 East Harmony Road, Suite 201, Fort Collins, CO 80528 ph:970-430-7543. northerncoloradowritersconference.com

June 14-19, Santa Barbara, all genres welcome. Santa Barbara Writers Conference, 27 W. Anapamu Street. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 ph:805-729-3368. sbwriters.com

March 20-22, Culver City, authors and screenwriters. Agents and editors on hand. West Coast Writers Conference, PO Bos 2267, Redondo Beach, CA, 90278 ph:310-379-2650 wcwriters.com/ccwc

July 7–11, 2020 • Grand Hyatt • New York City Speakers include Michael Connelly, John Sandford, Harlan Coben, Diana Gabaldon, Veronica Roth, Joseph Finder, and more. Look for the ATF…

805 Writers Conference Returns to the Beach November 2 & 3. The conference has moved to the beautiful Mandalay Beach Resort in Oxnard Shores. Registration is now open for two…

The 2019 Bouchercon, Denim, Diamonds, and Death, October 31 to November 3, Dallas. And it’s not too soon to think ahead. Bouchercon 2020, Where Murder is a Capitol Crime,  October…

September 10 – 12, Nashville, Tennessee. The National Book Foundation, Audible, Penguin Random House, Kickstarter, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Simon & Schuster, Amazon Alexa, Hachette, the US Copyright Office, BISG,…

August 15–17, 2019, Chicago, at Northwestern University for a three-day institute on writing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Writers at all levels of experience are welcome, as are writers of all…