Following a brief break, returning to the SCWC for the first time with not only a few of her exceptional workshops, but the latest release in her Love and Loss series, none other than Claudia Whitsitt will be our third Special Guest Speaker for San Diego 37. In Lingering Clouds, a jad[Click For The Rest...]

Of her work legendary mystery novelist Tony Hillerman lauded, “Neat, suspenseful plots about the kind of people you worry about, written with skill.” L. C. Hayden (Harry Bronson Mystery Thrillers) calls her latest, “A must-read … A fascinating, well-written story.” J[Click For The Rest...]

Unlike conferences aimed solely to lure as many aspiring authors as possible with big-name superstars far removed from the realities new writers today face trying to break into an increasingly fickle publishing world, or with agents & editors who participate only on the condition [Click For The Rest...]

In every major European invasion of the war, a force of volunteers on specialized duty that their own government projected would have a 50 percent casualty rate, led the way. Joining us for the first time, veteran journalist and New York Times bestselling author Scott McGaugh will dis[Click For The Rest...]

The conference kitty, Willis Wiggin Boyo, is ready and looking at you. Dates for our 37th annual winter event in San Diego are Presidents’ Day Weekend, February 17-19, 2023. Steeply discounted pre-registration is now open. Even this far out, it’s already shaping up to be another[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...]

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...]