2026 Appearances + Learning Opportunities
January
01/06 Writers Bridge with Allison K Williams: free live pitch critique and platform suggestions
01/13 Lauren Kay Q&A
01/21 Rosecliff Roundtable: A warm, candid, no-gatekeeping small-group event (formerly Lunch with an Agent) where writers get real industry insight and clear next steps
01/22 WDU – Beta Reader Ready: A four-week guided course that helps writers build a complete, repeatable beta-reading system—from choosing the right readers to prepping for revision.
February
02/06 Writers Bridge with Allison K Williams: free live pitch critique and platform suggestions
02/18 Rosecliff Roundtable: A warm, candid, no-gatekeeping small-group event (formerly Lunch with an Agent) where writers get real industry insight and clear next steps
02/19 WDU Webinar – Query Letters that Win Over Agents: 90-minute live training teaches a repeatable query framework (hook + book paragraph + bio), how agents actually read the inbox, and the fixes for the most common query mistakes (recording included with registration)
02/26 WDU Revive Your Draft: A four-week, self-paced online course for getting back into a stalled or messy draft using diagnostic tools, guided exercises, and revision strategies.
02/27 Lauren Kay Pitching Event
02/28 Publish Now! Writer’s Conference at The Writer’s Center: A one-day publishing conference with expert panels on the full publishing cycle (including querying and short-form publishing) designed to help writers learn the landscape and make connections.
March
03/03 Writers Bridge with Allison K Williams – a free live pitch critique and platform suggestions
03/06-03/07 AWP: The big annual gathering for writers and the literary world—four days of panels/readings plus a massive bookfair with hundreds of events and exhibitors.
03/18 Rosecliff Roundtable: A warm, candid, no-gatekeeping small-group event (formerly Lunch with an Agent) where writers get real industry insight and clear next steps
03/19 WDU – Submitting Short Fiction: A four-week submission lab that takes one polished short story through market targeting, professional formatting, a strong cover letter + bio, and a clear submission plan.
03/21 Writing Day Workshop – Arlington: A one-day, in-person “How to Get Published” workshop with intensive classes and optional one-on-one pitch meetings with agents/editors.
03/27-03/29 History Through Fiction Writer’s Conference: A two-day, in-person conference for historical fiction writers (and history lovers) built around craft sessions and community, hosted at Endicott College in Beverly, MA.
April
04/06-04/15 Writer’s Digest Tuscany Retreat: A week in the Tuscan countryside dedicated to writing time + craft support, with publishing pros on-site and a built-in retreat structure.
04/15 Rosecliff Roundtable: A warm, candid, no-gatekeeping small-group event (formerly Lunch with an Agent) where writers get real industry insight and clear next steps
04/16 WDU From Idea to Logline: A self-paced workshop that shows you how to distill a story idea into a logline (plus a one-sheet/elevator pitch and query-letter structure) so you can pitch it clearly.
04/17-04/19 Pikes Peak Writers Conference: A 3-day fiction writers’ conference with craft + business workshops and access to agents/editors and established authors across genres.
04/25-04/26 Query Bootcamp with Allison K Williams
04/30 WDU Webinar
May
05/05 Your Platform Year Kick Off
05/16 Writing Day Workshop – Cincinnati: A one-day, in-person “How to Get Published” workshop with intensive classes and optional one-on-one pitch meetings with agents/editors.
05/20 Rosecliff Roundtable: A warm, candid, no-gatekeeping small-group event (formerly Lunch with an Agent) where writers get real industry insight and clear next steps
05/21 WDU Show Me the Stakes: A five-week craft course on making every scene matter—clarifying what’s truly at risk, raising the cost of failure, and revising for page-turning consequence.
June
06/11 WDU Webinar
06/17 Rosecliff Roundtable: A warm, candid, no-gatekeeping small-group event (formerly Lunch with an Agent) where writers get real industry insight and clear next steps
06/18 WDU – Beta Reader Ready: A four-week guided course that helps writers build a complete, repeatable beta-reading system—from choosing the right readers to prepping for revision.
06/19-06/21 Let’s Just Write Chicago: CWA’s annual Chicago conference—a packed day of craft + publishing programming, with optional pitch sessions, hosted at Steppenwolf Theatre.
July
07/09 WDU – Fixes for Soggy Middles
07/09 WDU Webinar
07/15 Rosecliff Roundtable: A warm, candid, no-gatekeeping small-group event (formerly Lunch with an Agent) where writers get real industry insight and clear next steps
07/24-07/26 Writer’s Digest Conference: A multi-day craft + publishing conference (sessions, networking, and agent/editor consults)
07/30-08/02 Cape Cod Writers Conference: A long-running summer writers conference with workshops across fiction/nonfiction/poetry plus mentoring options
August
08/06 WDU – Revive Your Draft: A four-week, self-paced online course for getting back into a stalled or messy draft using diagnostic tools, guided exercises, and revision strategies.
08/08-08/20 Solar Eclipse Cruise
08/19 Rosecliff Roundtable: A warm, candid, no-gatekeeping small-group event (formerly Lunch with an Agent) where writers get real industry insight and clear next steps
September
09/01-09/12 – Rebirth Your Book Queen Mary2 Cruise: A whole-book writing retreat with craft seminars + publishing panels + focused writing time (and substantial feedback/coaching), held aboard Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 during a transatlantic crossing.
09/16 Rosecliff Roundtable: A warm, candid, no-gatekeeping small-group event (formerly Lunch with an Agent) where writers get real industry insight and clear next steps 09/17 WDU – Submitting Short Fiction
09/17 WDU Webinar
October
10/08 WDU – Show Me the Stakes: A five-week craft course on making every scene matter—clarifying what’s truly at risk, raising the cost of failure, and revising for page-turning consequence.
10/15 WDU Webinar
10/21 Rosecliff Roundtable: A warm, candid, no-gatekeeping small-group event (formerly Lunch with an Agent) where writers get real industry insight and clear next steps
10/22-11/01 Flash & Flow Morocco Writing Retreat: A weeklong writing retreat in Morocco with dedicated time to write, read, and reflect
November
11/18 Rosecliff Roundtable: A warm, candid, no-gatekeeping small-group event (formerly Lunch with an Agent) where writers get real industry insight and clear next steps
11/19 WDU – From Idea to Logline: A self-paced workshop that shows you how to distill a story idea into a logline (plus a one-sheet/elevator pitch and query-letter structure) so you can pitch it clearly.
December
12/03 WDU Webinar
12/16 Rosecliff Roundtable: A warm, candid, no-gatekeeping small-group event (formerly Lunch with an Agent) where writers get real industry insight and clear next steps
12/17 WDU – Fixing Soggy Middles
Past Appearances + Learning Opportunties
2025
January 2025 | NovelBound Agent Panel
January 2025 | Query Bootcamp with Lauren Kay
February 2025 | Liberty States Fiction Writer’s Workshop | Online
February 2025 | Southern California Writer’s Conference | San Diego, CA
March 2025 | Publishing Summit, The Writer’s Center | Washington, DC
March 2025 | The Writer’s Center
March 2025 | Let’s Just Write | Chicago, IL
April 2025 | Story Summit Intensive
April 2025 | Writing Day Workshop
April 2025 | Pikes Peak Writers Conference | Colorado Springs, CO
May 2025 | Writing Day Workshop
June 2025 | Historical Novel Society North America Conference | Las Vegas, NV
July 2025 | Midwest Writers Workshop | Muncie, IN
July 2025 | Writer’s Digest Annual Conference
September 2025 | Rebirth Your Book Queen Mary2 cruise with Allison K Williams, Jane Friedman, Andromeda Romano-Lax
September 2025 | Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Conference | Denver, CO
October 2025 | Atlanta Writer’s Conference
November 2025 | New England Crime Bake
December 2025 | NovelBound Writing Retreat, Oregon
2024
October 2024 | Writer’s Digest Annual Conference | Cincinnati, Ohio
September 2024 | Okoboji Writers' Retreat | Okoboji, Iowa
August 2024 | Writing Away Refuge Online Pitch Fest
June 2024 | Agents Helping Authors | Online
June 2024 | Free Advice Fridays | Online
November 2024 | Midwest Writer’s Workshop Agent Fest | Online
November 2024 | New England Crime Bake | Boston, MA
November 2024 | Story Summit: From Draft to Deal | Online
November 2024 | Story Summit Online Pitch Fest | Online
December 2024 | Writing Day Workshop, Online – Chicago