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The 2026 Storymakers Conference will be held May 14th through the 16th, and we are so excited for you to come!

2026 COMMITTEE APPLICATION
2026 CLASS PROPOSALS
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Pricing Comparison

In Person Ticket
770 cap
$
305
  • Live conference attendance
  • Keynote speakers
  • 110 classes for playback
  • No Whitney Gala
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Virtual Ticket
unlimited
$
205
  • No live attendance at conference
  • Keynote speakers live link only
  • 110 recorded classes for playback
  • No Whitney Gala
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Whitney Gala
280 cap
$
65
  • No live attendance at conference
  • No keynote speakers
  • No classes for playback
  • Whitney Gala dinner and ceremony
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available add-ons

Add-ons for In-Person ticket

Add-ons for Virtual ticket

Add-ons for Whitney ticket

  • Thursday Workshops
  • First Chapter Contest
  • Intensive Classes
  • Agent & Editor Consults
  • Premise & Plot Chats
  • Whitney Gala Ticket
  • First Chapter Contest
  • Intensive Class Bundle
  • Whitney Gala Ticket
  • Virtual Gala Tickets available
  • (May also purchase Whitney tickets in conjunction with either in-person or virtual ticket options)
REGISTRATION CLOSED

2025 Important Dates and Deadlines

November 29th through December 24th – Black Friday Sale

December 15th – Scholarship entries close

January 17th – Registration opens! (Virtual tickets are nonrefundable. Refunds for in-person tickets or conference add-ons available through April 16th and ONLY by emailing the registration team), First Chapter Contest opens for entries (all entries non-refundable)

March 1st – First Chapter Contest deadline (all entries non-refundable),

March 1st – Registration ends for Agents/Editors consults, Premise & Plot Chats, and the First Pages Thursday Workshops

March 7th – Pages due for Agents/Editor consults and Premise & Plot Chats

March 15th – Last day for cancellation or refund for Thursday Workshops and Manuscript pages/queries due for editor/agent consultations

March 28th – Group assignments/submission instructions sent out for Thursday Workshops

April 11th – First pages due for First Pages Thursday Workshop

April 18th – First pages given to instructors and members for First Pages Thursday Workshop

April 23rd – Registration ends for the full conference, Thursday Workshops (except First Pages), Intensives, and Whitneys. No refunds on Conference Registration or any other add-ons including intensives.

May 4th – Whitney Gala virtual ticket sales end

For information on parking, accommodations, location and more, check out these links!

Utah Valley Convention Center*
Provo Marriott Hotel

*PLEASE NOTE: This link for Utah Valley Convention Center will take you to an external site with a list of parking prices. It has been brought to our attention that some of the prices have increased from what is shown. We do not have control over the content on the linked site and are unable to update it to the current amounts.

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