We believe conferences are one of the best ways for writers to meet agents and editors and get feedback on their writing and book ideas. We attend and support a number of conferences each year and encourage aspiring and previously published authors to attend writers conferences to (a) gain professional opinions on their proposal(s), (b) learn to take critiques from various industry representatives, and (c) understand and work with the publishing industry rather than trying to guess or go around those who are making decisions about what’s getting published.
The following conferences are ones we recommend (a) because we know the staff of each and (b) believe they are among the best conferences for writers to mature and improve their writing and connect with publishing professionals who are in a position to help them.
Conferences we’ve attended in 2018:
Florida Christian Writers Conference
Leesburg, Florida
http://www.floridacwc.net
Colorado Christian Writers Conference
Estes Park, Colorado
http://colorado.writehisanswer.com
Blue Ridge Christian Writers Conference
Ridgecrest, North Carolina
https://www.blueridgeconference.com
Northwest Christian Writers Renewal
Bellevue, Washington
https://www.nwchristianwriters.org/Renewal2018
SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference
La Mirada, California
https://socalcwc.com
Speak Up Conference
Grand Rapids, Michigan
http://speakupconference.com
Northwestern Christian Writers Conference
St. Paul, Minnesota
http://www.northwesternchristianwritersconference.com
She Speaks
Concord, North Carolina
https://shespeaksconference.com
The Declare Conference
Southlake, Texas
http://declareconference.com
2019 Conferences:
Blue Ridge Christian Writers Conference
Ridgecrest, North Carolina
May 19-23, 2019
https://www.blueridgeconference.com