The
Romance Writers of America (RWA) national conference is in July and the American
Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) conference is in August this year. These are
two fantastic conferences held annually and I’ve been blessed to attend them in
the past. Both conferences have unique attributes and I’ve learned so much at
them.
There
are also a host of smaller conferences available for writes to attend. I’m less
familiar with these, but would love to attend a few in the future. Some of the
conferences on my “hope to attend” list are:
Mount Hermon, Colorado Christian Writers, and the Oregon Christian
Writers. I’ll be honest, I partially want to attend Mount Hermon because of
where it is held. I’m telling you go online and look at the gorgeous scenery
and you’ll be making plans to go with me.
I’m
fortunate that my local ACFW chapter holds a one day mini-conference each year.
We just had one in April and Allen Arnold was our speaker. Everything I had
heard about his workshop, The Wildness of Writing with God, was true. The
conference was phenomenal! If you have the opportunity to hear Allen teach – go
for it. You’ll be glad you did.
Don’t
get me wrong, there are definite pluses to national conferences such as the
opportunity to meet online friends face to face. Plus the sheer number of
editors and agents who attend the conference that you can make appointments
with or chat with, and the chance to meet your favorite authors.
How
about you? Have you had the opportunity to attend one or more conferences? Are
you attending one this year? Unfortunately I won’t be at RWA or ACFW, but
hopefully next year!
