A curated, regularly-updated calendar of the best writers conferences, author events, and publishing fairs — craft workshops, agent pitching, self-publishing summits, and book fairs. Find your next one, then confirm the details on the official site.
Dates are tracked automatically and verified periodically — always confirm on the official event site before booking travel.
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs' annual conference — the largest literary conference in North America, with one of the biggest bookfairs in publishing. Rotates cities each spring.
The World Mystery Convention — the largest annual gathering of crime, mystery and thriller readers and writers. Host city rotates.
The only conference exclusively for multi-published, career novelists — deep on the business of writing. Famously high-value for working authors.
A long-running craft + publishing conference connecting writers with agents, editors and indie-publishing experts, held in San Francisco each winter.
One of North America's most respected writing conferences for craft, career and community — held near Vancouver each autumn.
International Thriller Writers' annual celebration of the thriller genre — CraftFest, PitchFest (agent pitching), and AgentFest in NYC.
Writer's Digest's flagship conference — craft sessions plus the famous "Pitch Slam" speed-pitching event with literary agents, in New York.
Between conferences, keep the writing muscle warm. Every Monday a fresh prompt drops at the write.cafe weekly contest — write to it, get peer-reviewed, and the best stories get an author page and narration.