check OUT our 2026
​General Conference schedule
There IS something for everyone!
(SESSION TIMES AND DETAILS TO COME)

Thursday, July 23 1:00 p.m. to Friday, July 24, 11:45 a.m. (pre-conference tracks--Advanced OR Fantasy)
GENERAL CONFERENCE
Friday, July 24th
11:00 am - 1:00 pm: 
Registration
1:00 - 1:50 pm: Keynote 
The Untouched Moment
Steven James
2:00 - 2:50 pm: Session 1
How to Get the Most Out of This Conference
--Jim Watkins

3:00 - 3:50 pm: Session 2

4:00 - 4:50 pm: Session 3

5:30 - 6:30 pm: Dinner
7:00 - 7:50 pm: Group Gatherings: Find Your Tribe
8:00 - 8:30 pm: Faculty Book Signing 
8:30 - 9:30 pm: Open Mic Readings
9:30 - 10:30 pm: Night Owl for High School Students (with conference staff)

Saturday, July 25th
8:00 - 8:30 am: Breakfast
9:00 - 9:50 am: Keynote
​The Parable of the Good Idea
Steven James
10:00 - 10:50 am: Session 4

11:00 - 11:50 am: Session 5

12:00 - 12:45 pm: Lunch
1:00 - 1:50 pm: Session 6

2:00 - 2:50 pm: Session 7

3:00 - 3:50 pm: Session 8

4:00 - 5:00 pm: Keynote
Fall in Love with the Wonder Again
Steven James
TOPICS FOR 2025!
"What's in this for me?" you may ask. Just check out the topics we have coming at you during the General Conference:
  • Writing biblical fiction
  • Writing for middle grade (ages 8-12)
  • Writing romance that's not cheesy (for adults) and the smoochy or swoony scenes (for teens)
  • Writing suspense and cozy mystery
  • Editorial advice on your memoir or nonfiction
  • Creating a social media calendar for your marketing
  • Marketing, platform building, and publicity
  • Building theme into your writing
  • How to get published (3 sessions)
  • Taxes!
  • Visual storytelling and screenwriting (for fantasy writers)
  • Picture books
  • Using AI to boost creativity
  • Writing devotionals
  • Save the planet AND write your book
You do not need to sign up ahead of time for these sessions.
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One-on-One Appointments
One of the best things about a conference like ours is the opportunity for you to sit one-on-one for 15 minutes with a faculty member. We'll give you a list of each faculty member and how they might be able to help you during a one-on-one appointment. After you register you can sign up! To read each faculty member's bio, check the Faculty page. (Note that the one-on-one appointments are during the General Conference only.)

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