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The 2026 conference will be held May 14-16, 2026

2026 COMMITTEE APPLICATION
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what is storymakers?

a little about our conference …

  1. The 2026 conference will be held on May 14-16, 2026 at the Provo Utah Valley Convention Center. In-person registration is closed. Registration for the 2025 online conference is still open!
  2. The Storymakers conference features over a hundred classes geared toward aspiring and established writers alike, taught by some of the best presenters in the publishing industry
  3. Some past keynote speakers have included such names as Brandon Sanderson, Lois Lowry, Jennifer A. Nielsen, Shannon Hale, Ally Condie, and more!
  4. We have special workshops on Thursday that are more hands-on, a first chapter contest for non-published writers, as well as agent & editor consults that attendees can sign up for prior to the conference
  5. The Storymakers Conference is not affiliated with any religious group and is open to all

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Storymakers Author Guild is a nonprofit 501c6 under the IRS code. While donations are welcome, they are not tax deductible.

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