Want a great investment idea for your writing career? Go to a Christian writers Conference. You will meet the best writers, get the best advice and meet other writers who will become your friends. Going to a conference is like a mental boot camp. Your brain will hurt, you will be exhausted but the result are worth it. Here is a short list of Christian conferences for the next few months. Remember, most of these conferences have scholarships. I attended my first three from scholarship monies. You pay for travel, food and board. It is well worth it. If you know of a Christian writing conference that is not on the list, please put it in the comments below.
UPDATED: ACFW Virginia Writer’s Conference: July 25th, Woodbridge, VA
Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference: July 29-August 1, Langhorne PA
Christian Indie Authors and Readers Conference: July 30- August 2, Davenport IA
UPDATED: Realm Makers: August 7-8, St. Louis, MO
Oregon Christian Writers Conference: August 10 – August 13, Portland, O
Atlanta’s Christian Writing Conference: August 20-22, 2015, Marietta, GA
Christian Communicators Conference: August 26-30, 2015, Asheville, NC.
American Christian Fiction Writers Conference: September 17-20, 2015, Grapevine, TX
Writer to Writer Conference: Sept 18-20 2015 Murfreesboro, TN
Breathe Christian Writers Conference: October 9-10, 2015, Grand Rapids, MI
Blue Ridge Christian Novelist Retreat: October 18-22, 2015, Ridgecrest, NC
Indiana Faith and Writing Conference: October 30-31, Anderson, IN
Next Step Writers Contreat: November 12-14, 2015, Albuquerque, NM
Writer to Writer Conference, February 5-7, 2016 Hershey PA
Writers Advance Boot Camp: February 19-21, 2016, Asheville, NC
Here are a few websites that display all conferences and retreats, both Christian and non-Christian.
awpwriter.org/wcc/directory_conferences_centers
newpages.com/writers-resources/writing-conferences-events
Don’t forget to check Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Market Writers Guide for more listings.
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Realm Makers Conference next month
We added it… Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for adding this.
Ooh. I’ve heard of some of these conferences, but a lot of them I haven’t. Thanks for putting together the list!
I’m actually going to be going to my first writer’s conference in August. It’s called Realm Makers ( http://www.realmmakers.com/ ) and it is specifically for Christian fantasy and sci-fi writers. I just though I’d tell you so you could add them to the post; it looks like an awesome conference.
I’ve heard it’s awesome… We added it! 🙂
ACFW Virginia Chapter is having a conference on the 25th of this month. (https://acfwvirginia.wordpress.com/acfw-virginia-writers-conference/)
Thanks for the heads up… we added it. 🙂
Great post, Cyle. For those who write for children-YA there’s a wonderful, Christian conference held in the spring each year at North Greenville University- Write2Ignite! Conference http://www.write2ignite.com The 2016 conference is April 2-3.
Thanks.