Writers Conferences on the West Coast?

merlot143 · 02-01-2013, 05:46 PM

I don't know if this is the right place for this. But are there good writers conferences on the West Coast, ones with good speakers and reputable agents?
Thanks.

merlot143 · 02-01-2013, 06:08 PM

I posted this elsewhere, but it's a better fit here. Are there any decent conferences on the West Coast, or at least not in New York? I write HF but it would be a general writing conference.
Thanks.

Medievalist · 02-01-2013, 08:54 PM

There's The Pacific Northwest Writers Association conference in Seattle

Debbie V · 02-05-2013, 06:57 PM

The SCBWI has a conference for children's writers every summer. The novel track may be good for those writing for adults too.

Just about every organization for writers runs conferences. Look for organizations with local chapters to your region. Perhaps the Historical Novel Society will have something.

Karen Junker · 02-06-2013, 02:52 AM

Cascade Writers workshop will be in Portland, OR this July 25-28. We are mostly science fiction and fantasy writers, with a few YA and mystery writers too. We'll have an editor from Tor and an agent from the Donald Maass agency as well as several other authors and editors. It's a small workshop, limited to 40 attendees. You can see more about it at www.CascadeWriters.com

Myrealana · 02-06-2013, 06:42 PM

A bit further east, the one I go to every year is the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold conference.

http://www.rmfw.org/conference

Hip-Hop-a-potamus · 02-07-2013, 06:53 AM

Surrey International in Surrey, BC, outside of Vancouver, Canada in October of every year.

It was my first conference, this past fall, and it changed my life.

twasadark · 02-10-2013, 07:21 AM

I've heard positive things about the Santa Barbara Writers Conference: http://www.sbwriters.com/

It's a bit pricey for my blood but when I'm ready to schmooze my various projects to editors I'll likely attend, since I live nearby.

Fictionalizer · 02-19-2013, 02:44 PM

Whidbey Island in WA State used to have great conferences. I have read about them and not attended one.

http://www.nila.edu/wiwc/
This is their official website. The conference is in October 2013.

blacbird · 02-21-2013, 03:04 AM

The PNWA conference in the Seattle area, mentioned by Medievalist, is excellent, and has a long history.

The Santa Barbara conference has major star power. I found it rather cliquish the one time I attended. But I did get to meet Ray Bradbury, William Styron and Charles Schulz.

There's also a good conference in Salt Lake City (Writers at Work). Not on the coast, but in the west and easily reachable.

caw

02-01-2013, 05:46 PM	#1
merlot143 practical experience, FTW Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 176	Writers Conferences on the West Coast? I don't know if this is the right place for this. But are there good writers conferences on the West Coast, ones with good speakers and reputable agents? Thanks.

02-01-2013, 06:08 PM	#2
merlot143 practical experience, FTW Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 176	Writers conferences on the West Coast i.e. outside of NY I posted this elsewhere, but it's a better fit here. Are there any decent conferences on the West Coast, or at least not in New York? I write HF but it would be a general writing conference. Thanks.

02-01-2013, 08:54 PM	#3
Medievalist Cultus Gopherus MacAllister Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: þone þe in meoduhealle Posts: 22,688	There's The Pacific Northwest Writers Association conference in Seattle __________________ About.Me iPad Projects AWers On Twitter My opinions are my own. \| Who else would want them?

02-06-2013, 02:52 AM	#5
Karen Junker Live a little. Write a lot. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 1,981	Cascade Writers workshop will be in Portland, OR this July 25-28. We are mostly science fiction and fantasy writers, with a few YA and mystery writers too. We'll have an editor from Tor and an agent from the Donald Maass agency as well as several other authors and editors. It's a small workshop, limited to 40 attendees. You can see more about it at www.CascadeWriters.com __________________ Karen Junker www.CascadeWriters.com "Spend a passionate weekend with your muse!"

02-06-2013, 06:42 PM	#6
Myrealana I aim to misbehave Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 755	A bit further east, the one I go to every year is the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold conference. http://www.rmfw.org/conference __________________ -- Myrea "You don't fix faith. Faith fixes you." - Shepherd Book "It's not enough to bash in heads, You've got to bash in minds" - Captain Hammer

02-05-2013, 06:57 PM	#4
Debbie V Mentoring Myself and Others Join Date: May 2010 Location: New York Posts: 1,339	The SCBWI has a conference for children's writers every summer. The novel track may be good for those writing for adults too. Just about every organization for writers runs conferences. Look for organizations with local chapters to your region. Perhaps the Historical Novel Society will have something.

02-07-2013, 06:53 AM	#7
Hip-Hop-a-potamus My rhymes are bottomless Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canuckistan by way of Big D Posts: 1,529	Surrey International in Surrey, BC, outside of Vancouver, Canada in October of every year. It was my first conference, this past fall, and it changed my life. __________________ Coming April 12 from Musa Publishing! Bloggity blog Website Twitter

02-10-2013, 07:21 AM	#8
twasadark New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 17	I've heard positive things about the Santa Barbara Writers Conference: http://www.sbwriters.com/ It's a bit pricey for my blood but when I'm ready to schmooze my various projects to editors I'll likely attend, since I live nearby. __________________ Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket? http://www.xcpublishing.net

02-19-2013, 02:44 PM	#9
Fictionalizer figuring it all out Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 60	Whidbey Island in WA State used to have great conferences. I have read about them and not attended one. http://www.nila.edu/wiwc/ This is their official website. The conference is in October 2013. __________________ DBA Patrick M Stefan ––––––– WIP #1: Waterman: A Memoir, 75,000 +/- words. 1st edit.

02-21-2013, 03:04 AM	#10
blacbird That hairy-handed gent Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Who ran amok in Kent Posts: 26,233	The PNWA conference in the Seattle area, mentioned by Medievalist, is excellent, and has a long history. The Santa Barbara conference has major star power. I found it rather cliquish the one time I attended. But I did get to meet Ray Bradbury, William Styron and Charles Schulz. There's also a good conference in Salt Lake City (Writers at Work). Not on the coast, but in the west and easily reachable. caw __________________ Without a reader, the story doesn't exist -- James D. MacDonald

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