ThrillerFest is one of those conferences Terrie looks forward to every year. ITW has built something genuinely special, a gathering that manages to feel both intimate and electric, whether you […]

Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter puts on one of the most welcoming and well-organized regional conferences in the mystery community. A full day of panels and workshops across two rooms — the kind of event where you leave genuinely energized and with a list of new books to read. If you write mystery, crime, […]

SCBWI — the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators — hosts some of the most nurturing and professionally substantive conferences in children's publishing. The New England Spring Conference is […]

Medicine Wheels by Byron Graves (Heartdrum/HarperCollins) publishes today! Medicine Wheels is a stunning new novel from the award-winning author of Rez Ball. Graves's sophomore effort continues his powerful voice in Indigenous young adult fiction. The novel received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which called it "a gorgeous and heartfelt exploration of identity, community, and […]

The Women's Fiction Writers Association does something really well: they create space for writers who don't fit neatly into a genre box — the literary-leaning, the upmarket, the stories that […]

Romance Writers of America's annual conference is the flagship event for the romance and upmarket women's fiction community — and it is a serious professional gathering. The programming spans craft, […]

SCBWI's summer virtual conference brings together the children's book community from around the world — no travel required. Whether you write picture books, middle grade, or young adult, this is […]

ACFW is Terrie's home base in the Christian fiction world — and for good reason. The American Christian Fiction Writers National Conference brings together novelists, editors, and agents who share […]

Regional SCBWI conferences are some of the most intimate and writer-focused gatherings on the calendar — and the Midsouth Regional is no exception. If you write picture books, middle grade, […]

Bouchercon is the world mystery convention — and this year it heads north to Calgary, Alberta. For mystery, crime, and thriller readers and writers, there is simply nothing quite like […]