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October 28, 2024

First Guest Speaker, Many Staff Confirmed

First Guest Speaker, Many Staff Confirmed

First Guest Speaker, Many Staff Confirmed

First Guest Speaker, Many Staff Confirmed

The first release in a three-book deal, Elle Jauffret’s Threads of Deception is out November, 2024. Chronicling the travails of criminal attorney-turned-private-chef suffering with French foreign accent syndrome Claire Fontaine, USA Today bestselling suspense author Hank Phillippi Rya[Click For The Rest...]
September 13, 2024

New Home, Several Agents Aboard & More

New Home, Several Agents Aboard & More

New Home, Several Agents Aboard & More

New Home, Several Agents Aboard & More

Sheraton Mission Valley will be the physical site for our 39th annual San Diego conference. Conveniently located along the Hotel Circle corridor, where we’ve remained ensconced for so many years (though, this time, there’s a Denny’s within walking distance!). Much li[Click For The Rest...]
July 29, 2024

San Diego 39 Good “Muse” Report; Novel Boot Camp

San Diego 39 Good “Muse” Report; Novel Boot Camp

San Diego 39 Good “Muse” Report; Novel Boot Camp

San Diego 39 Good “Muse” Report; Novel Boot Camp

Before we start regular conference updates proper, a heads-up that bestselling author and SCWC Director Janis Thomas will once again conduct her popular Novel Boot Camp in San Diego. Limited to only 10 participants, this immersive, 8-workshop track requires pre-registration and tends [Click For The Rest...]
June 01, 2024

SD39 Discounted Registration is Now Open

SD39 Discounted Registration is Now Open

SD39 Discounted Registration is Now Open

SD39 Discounted Registration is Now Open

Dates for our 39th annual San Diego conference are Presidents’ Day Weekend, February 14-16, 2025. Discounted pre-registration is now open. While regular updates will begin in August, here’s all you need to know now: THE WEBSITE: WritersConference.com is currently being revitalized to [Click For The Rest...]
February 25, 2024

SD38 Awards & Wrap

SD38 Awards & Wrap

SD38 Awards & Wrap

SD38 Awards & Wrap

Craft is where it’s at. With a lucky break from the rain, and despite unanticipated challenges with the venue, our plot of writers celebrated the weekend by digging in and doing the work. Janis, Rick and I thank all for placing their trust in the SCWC. A hearty thanks to our workshop [Click For The Rest...]
January 29, 2024

Sunday Guest Speaker; New Workshop Introduced

Sunday Guest Speaker; New Workshop Introduced

Sunday Guest Speaker; New Workshop Introduced

Sunday Guest Speaker; New Workshop Introduced

Returning to the SCWC with her sixth novel, Where Butterflies Wander, out February 6th from Lake Union, #1 Amazon bestselling author Suzanne Redfearn will regale and inform us with her travels and travails negotiating an ever-evolving publishing landscape. She replaces our previously [Click For The Rest...]
January 22, 2024

Banquet Guest Speaker; Working Schedule Posted

Banquet Guest Speaker; Working Schedule Posted

Banquet Guest Speaker; Working Schedule Posted

Banquet Guest Speaker; Working Schedule Posted

In a starred review Publishers Weekly proclaimed, “Rick Cahill’s extreme physical and emotional vulnerability is on full display in Shamus Award-winner Coyle’s superior eighth outing [Last Redemption] . . . Contemporary hard-boiled PI novels don’t get any better than this.” Number ten[Click For The Rest...]
December 08, 2023

Sunday Guest Speaker and Advance Readers

Sunday Guest Speaker and Advance Readers

Sunday Guest Speaker and Advance Readers

Sunday Guest Speaker and Advance Readers

Rod Stewart’s lyric licked it best, “Every picture tells a story, don’t it?” Me likes to think, at least in the writing world, “Every person IS a story, idn’t it, if not a volume?” But where and how to publish that story is the challenge. There’s been big changes in the traditional pu[Click For The Rest...]
November 08, 2023

Friday Guest Speakers and Really Good Muse

Friday Guest Speakers and Really Good Muse

Friday Guest Speakers and Really Good Muse

Friday Guest Speakers and Really Good Muse

First off, we’re moving! Just minutes from the airport, a venue we’ve had our eyes on since returning to in-person events, one much better suited to the SCWC’s needs and long-term objectives, DoubleTree by Hilton San Diego – Hotel Circle will be our new home. Much like the pre-COVID p[Click For The Rest...]
September 26, 2023

A.I. Assist: Space Toilets and Exoplanets

A.I. Assist: Space Toilets and Exoplanets

A.I. Assist: Space Toilets and Exoplanets

A.I. Assist: Space Toilets and Exoplanets

Today’s guest blogger is Ryan K. Hunter, a technologist and AI engineer with a diverse career spanning twenty years. He debuted his “AI, The Writer: Pitfalls, Potential, Practices” workshop at our recent Irvine event. This article is cross-posted from: RKHunter.net Before we div[Click For The Rest...]