I'm a big fan of writing conferences. Sure, some meet our personal budget and current needs better than others, and not everyone you encounter leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy about your future potential, but if you go along with an open mind, the positives far outweigh any negatives.
If you know of a writing conference taking place this year, please share a link to its homepage in a comment. I'll upload it into the main post here.
FEBRUARY
SCBWI Winter ConferenceFri-Sun, February 12-14 2016 - New York, New York
Farpoint ConventionFri-Sun, February 12-14 2016 - Timonium, Maryland
MARCH
Create Something Magical Writers & Readers ConferenceSat-Sun, March 19th - 20th, 2016 - Iselin, New Jersey
APRIL
The Write Stuff ConferenceThurs-Sat, April 9th - 11th, 2016 - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Pikes Peak Writers ConferenceFri-Sun, April 15th-17th, 2016 - Colorado Springs, CO
Malice DomesticFri-Sun, Apr 29th - May 1st, 2016 - Bethesda, Maryland
DFW Writer's ConferenceSat-Sun, April 23rd-24th, 2016 - Dallas, Texas
MAY
BalticonThurs-Sun, May 27th - 30th, 2016 - Baltimore, Maryland
JUNE
Philadelphia Writers' ConferenceFri-Sun, June, 2016 (exact dates tba) - Philadelphia, PA
SCBWI NJ Chapter - Summer ConferenceSat-Sun, June, 2016 (exact dates tba) - Plainsboro , New Jersey
JULY
Thurs-Mon, July 15th - 22nd, 2016 - Litchfield, CT
Shore LeaveFri-Sun, July 15th - 17th, 2016 - Hunt Valley, Maryland
AUGUST
Deadly InkFri-Sun, August 5th – 7th, 2016 - New Brunswick, New Jersey
Killer NashvilleThurs-Sun, August 18th – 21st, 2016 - Nashville, Tennessee
SEPTEMBER
Women Who Write (Men are also welcome at the conference)
Saturday, September, 2016 (exact dates tba) - Madison, NJ
OCTOBER
Fri-Sat, October 2016 (exact dates tba) - Iselin, NJ
Magna Cum MurderFri-Sun, October 2016 (exact dates tba) - Indianapolis, Indiana
NOVEMBER
Philcon 2016Fri-Sun, November 2016 (exact dates tba) - Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Crime BakeFri-Sun, November 2016 (exact dates tba) - Dedham, Massachusetts
DECEMBER
SOME FUN, CONFERENCE-RELATED LINKS:
10 Things You Shouldn’t Say to an Agent During an In-Person Pitch
The Agent Pitch: 10 Responses You Don't Want to Hear
Profile
jongibbs- Jon Gibbs
- My writing website
Things What I Wrote and Other Stuff
No longer in print but there are still some copies floating around out there
No longer in print but there are still some copies floating around out there
THE MEAGER PUDDLE OF LIMELIGHT AWARDS
No longer in print but there are still some copies floating around out there
THE MEAGER PUDDLE OF LIMELIGHT AWARDS
Comments
I'd promote it to a writing league.