Lifetime reader and admitted nerd about all things science fiction and fantasy, Ash Bishop will be with us in Irvine. His debut novel Intergalactic Exterminators Inc. chronicles the raucous exploits of an “ecosystem preservation” team sent to Earth to eliminate an alien threat with th[Click For The Rest...]

As the final late-night read & critique drew to a close at San Diego 36, we were already at work on September. Discounted Early “Bard” Pre-registration is now open for our 19th annual LA/Irvine conference. Do so today to save big. There’s so much information to unpack from F[Click For The Rest...]

The view from our new home in San Diego at sunset. Pretty welcome after two wounded years away. Good job, everybody. Thank you. Take a well-earned bow. And major elbow bumps to our special guest speakers, Jeff Pollak (First Second Coming), Joe Ide (The Goodbye Coast), and Grant Farley[Click For The Rest...]

In a starred review Booklist calls Bones of a Saint, “A celebration of the power of story … This ambitious debut invites serious contemplation as it examines the role of religion, a connection to The Canterbury Tales, and more … A compelling, unforgettable reading experien[Click For The Rest...]

For the safety and general well-being of all, during the course of conference weekend, we’ll be requiring that masks be worn by conferees inside all ground floor level areas–SCWC meeting spaces, lobby, bar, restaurant–as well as inside elevators. I’m told the Marriott Mission Valley s[Click For The Rest...]

Taken longer than ever before, but we finally have a new home for our annual San Diego event: Marriott Mission Valley, located roughly three miles from where we’ve dug in for so many years. Given the number of workshops debuting in February, it’s only fitting a fresh environment was w[Click For The Rest...]

Our initial return to in-person activities since February, 2020 exceeded all expectations. Lotsa work got done over conference weekend, tears fell, but laughter prevailed. An honor, truly, that so many placed their trust in the SCWC as we dipped our toes back into real-world conferenc[Click For The Rest...]

For the safety and general well-being of all, conferees will be required to show proof of vaccination, or a negative COVID test within three days prior to attending the conference. You can email me directly proof of poke or test at msg@WritersConference.com, if preferred. During the c[Click For The Rest...]

In the Christian fantasy Murphey’s Law series, Satan’s estranged daughter Delaney Murphy must grapple with the inheritance of her’s father’s infernal powers and combat succumbing to them in effort to protect herself and those she loves on the mortal plain. USA Today bestselling author[Click For The Rest...]

Joe Ide returns to the SCWC for San Diego 36 with his sixth novel, a departure from his critically–lauded, award-winning series tracking the life of private investigator Isaiah Quintabe, which includes IQ (New York Times Critics’ Best of the Year and winner of the Anthony, Macav[Click For The Rest...]