Will you attend a conference this year? Believe it or not, 2025 is nearly here, and in a lot of cases those Early Bird Discounts expirations come up before you realize.
We’ve previously collected opportunities, and keep you informed on an ongoing basis via our “Conferences, Classes, Workshops, etc.” category, but here’s a fresh new list (concentrating on the West) that we’ve researched:
Note: It should go without saying that an appearance on this list is not an endorsement.
- Vancouver Writers Fest – 16 Dec. 2024 – 31 Jan. 2025 (Digital/Online)
- San Francisco Writers Conference – 06-09 Feb. 2025 (San Francisco, Calif.)
- League of Utah Writers, Pre-Quill – 29 Mar. 2025 (West Valley City, Utah)
- Las Vegas Writers Conference – 03-05 Apr. 2025 (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Pikes Peak Writers Conference – 02-04 May 2025 (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
- Better-Faster Academy – 05 May (Denver, Colo.)
- Inkers Con – 07-20 June 2025 (Digital/Online)
- ReaderCon – 17-20 July 2025 (Burlington, Mass.)
- Sun Valley Writers’ Conference – 19-21 July 2025 (Sun Valley, Idaho)
- Understory in Park City – 24-27 July 2025 (Park City, Utah)
- Willamette Writers Conference – 30 July – 03 Aug. 2025 (Portland, Oregon)
- League of Utah Writers, Quills – 07-10 Aug. 2025 (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Write on the Sound – 03-05 Oct. 2025 (Edmonds, Wash.)
- Surrey Int’l Writers’ Conference – 24-26 Oct. 2025 (Surrey, BC, Canada)
- Portland Book Festival – 08 Nov. 2025 (Portland, Oregon)
- Author Nation – 03-07 Nov. 2025 (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- Kauai Writers Conference – 10-16 November (Kauai, Hawaii)
Edit (2025-03-02) Added dates for two events above, plus this pretty comprehensive list of US conferences.
Edit (2025-05-31) Added Understory, a new find.
Edit (2025-06-05) Added ReaderCon, a new find.
