check out our 2025
General Conference schedule!
There's something for everyone!
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Friday, July 25th
11:00 am - 1:00 pm: Registration 1:00 - 2:00 pm: Keynote The 7 Criteria for Evaluating "Christian" Art -- Zena Dell Lowe 2:10 - 3:00 pm: Session 1 How to Get the Most Out of This Conference --Jim Watkins Your Manuscript Is a Fine Soup --Tisha Martin Mills The Secret S.A.U.C.E. of Children's Writing --Michelle Medlock Adams Finding the Creative Angle: Brainstorming, Writing, & Marketing for Every State of Your Book's Journey --Becca Schriner 3:10 - 4:00 pm: Session 2 Choosing Your Path Toward Publication --Dan Balow The Power of Your Author Platform --PeggySue Wells Short Stories: The SWAT Teams of Literature --Rick Barry Editorial Budgeting: Which Edits Are Worth the Cost? --Tim Pietz 4:10 - 5:00 pm: Session 3 The Power of Critique --Eva Marie Everson Proposals Publishers Love --Karen Neumair The Five Ws and One H of Research --Carol Baldwin Marketing for Gummies --Becky Antkowiak 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 26th 8:00 - 8:30 am: Breakfast 9:00 - 9:50 am: Keynote Why the World Needs Heroes Again -- Zena Dell Lowe 10:00 - 10:50 am: Session 4 How to Get Published (1): Getting Your Idea to the Right Audience --Lin Johnson Do I Need an Agent? If So, How Do I Get One? What Do They Do? --Dan Balow When Rhyme Is a Crime! --Michelle Medlock Adams Let's Talk Tax Tips: To Do or Not to Do --Valerie Juillerat 11:00 - 11:50 am: Session 5 How to Get Published (2): Submitting Your Manuscript so an Editor Will Read It --Lin Johnson Writing for Focus on the Family --Rachel Pfeiffer Questions! Questions! Questions! (That Every Novelist Must Ask Before, During, & After) --Eva Marie Everson Let's Talk Tax Tips Q & A Time --Valerie Juillerat 12:00 - 12:45 pm: Lunch 1:00 - 1:50 pm: Session 6 How to Get Published (3): Developing Positive Relationships with Editors --Lin Johnson Stewarding Our Stories: How to Best Use the Christian Writers Market Guide --Mary Anne Quinn From Facts to Fascinating: Tips for Writing Nonfiction for Kids --Rachel Pfeiffer Self-Publish Like a Pro --Cindy Lynn Sawyer 2:00 - 2:50 pm: Session 7 The Weight of the First Page --Linda Glaz You Can Scene It! --Tisha Martin Mills Comics Unlocked! A Brief Look at the World of Comics Creation --Caleb Heffron & Contessa Hussong Book Publishing & AI: The Buzz, the Fears, and What the Book Industry Really Thinks --Becca Schriner 3:00 - 3:50 pm: Session 8 Frustrations and Blessings of the Writing Life --Rick Barry Fiction Proposal Pitfalls: Common Reasons Publishers Turn Authors Down --Tim Pietz How to Structure a Nonfiction Book --Karen Neumair My Book Is Getting Published, Now What? --Carol Baldwin & Cindy Lynn Sawyer 4:00 - 5:00 pm: Keynote Key Characteristics of a Hero -- Zena Dell Lowe |
TOPICS FOR 2025!
We'll be running four concurrent breakout sessions throughout the conference (see the detailed schedule to the left and attached at the Schedule button below). These tracks will include:
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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