Second & Third Guest Speakers Confirmed

January 03, 2025

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Rounding out the Special Guest Speakers for our 39th annual San Diego event are two writers we especially like.

Ever-prolific USA Today bestselling novelist and short story writer Kristi (K.A.) Fox joins us. Writing across genres under a variety of names, spanning young adult urban fantasy to contemporary and paranormal romance, her latest is Hidden By Fate and Masks: A Cinderella Fairy Tale Romance (as Krysta Fox). Kristi will also be conducting workshops throughout the weekend.

Henry Lien, best known for his acclaimed young adult fantasy novels Peasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and Sword and Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions, and an accomplished short story writer whose works have been nominated for the Nebula Award, will discuss his latest: the nonfiction Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird: The Art of Eastern Storytelling. Out February from W. W. Norton & Company.

Dates for SD39 are Presidents’ Day Weekend, February 14-16, 2025. Discounted registration remains open at this time. Do so today and save!

–Michael Steven Gregory
Executive Director, SCWC

About the Author

Michael Steven Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker and WGA screenwriter of material ranging from mainstream drama and bio-pics to animated action-adventure and videogames. He has scripted series for Fox, UPN and HBO, directed television and features in a variety of genres, and been involved as a writer, producer or director in over 150 short films. His longform projects include the doculogues We, The Writer and We, The Screenwriter, the romantic-comedy A Valentine Carol, and groundbreaking Don King Presents: Prizefighter, for 2K Games. His books include the popular Disc Golf: All You Need to Know about the Game You Want to Play.