Southwest Washington Writers Conference
Supporting writers throughout Southwest Washington
After each conference, our amazing volunteer team carefully reviews the feedback our participants give on the conference evaluation forms, and we take to heart what you write.
In 2023, several of you commented about how much you enjoyed talking to other writers and networking over lunch. Those comments inspired us to try something new at our 2024 conference—our first-ever Genre Lunch.
When I first started writing again, the lure of going to writers’ conferences enticed me, but I shied away from the expense. Plus, it seemed so intimidating, and I hadn’t finished writing anything yet. The dream was there, and I knew someday, when I could justify the expense, I’d go. I started taking random creative …
This year, the Evening with Authors takes place again in the TransAlta Commons featuring a question-and-answer hour with Jane Porter, the bestselling author of 44 romance and women’s fiction books that have sold 12 million copies, and Patrick Hutchison, whose debut memoir—Cabin: Off the Grid with a Clueless Craftsman—has garnered critical acclaim from the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Today Show, and others.
The 2019 Southwest Washington Writers Conference was a huge success. The comments from the attendees were overwhelmingly positive and our presenters were well-received. Our keynote speaker, Hallie Ephron, knocked it out of the park, both in her Master Class and her workshops. We have a high bar to meet next year. We’ve already started planning …
Writers Conference in September benefits the Centralia College Foundation. On Friday night, I listened to Napavine author Kyle Pratt at the Station in Centralia share with the Lewis County Writers Guild how to market a book. Pratt, the author and indie publisher of eight post-apocalyptic, speculative and science fiction novels, outlined what he does to …
Veronika (Ronnie), known professionally as The Marketing Coach, has taught at every Southwest Washington Writers Conference because people want to attend her workshops. She is the author of three books: “How to Create a Killer Elevator Speech,” “The 30-Minute Networking Secret Toolkit,” and “Marketing Strategies that Really Work.” A contributing columnist for local publications including …
Clare is an award-winning author of 11 books and 30 magazine stories for children. Her most recent publishing credits include the 2016 Junior Library Guild Spring Selection “Rhino rescue!” published by National Geographic Kids, “Soccer Dreams: Playing The Seattle Sounders FC Way” (licensed by Major League Soccer), and the Smithsonian Magazine Notable Book, “Lootas Little …
Our keynote speaker for the 2018 Southwest Washington Writers Conference is the USA Today bestselling author of “The One That Got Away,” Simon Wood. His latest thriller, “Saving Grace” has built a reputation for concocting wild and dangerous thrillers that would have given Hitchcock nightmares. His writing takes an even darker and stranger turn as …
Traci is the author of The Plain Jane Mysteries, The Mitzy Neuhaus Mysteries, and the Tillgiven Romantic Mysteries and is also new to our conference. She has been indie publishing since 2010, and though she’s had offers from small and large presses, she hasn’t gone hybrid yet. She was the mystery/Suspense Category winner for the …
The official poster of the Fifth Annual Southwest Washington Writers Conference is now available. The conference is scheduled for Saturday, September 8, 2018 in the Walton Science Center at Centralia College. Please help us spread the word by linking to the website or this blogpost. Feel free to use the unaltered poster image on your own blog …
