Dear Writers,

This year the Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference is on hiatus. In the words of Douglas Adams, “Don’t Panic.” The conference will be back in 2026. For this year, the staff is planning a Summer Writers Fest! 

This long weekend of writing workshops, June 19-22, 2025 will be taught in different locations all around Santa Barbara by workshop leaders from the Santa Barbara Writers Conference.

There will be sessions on poetry, fiction, memoir, sci-fi, magical realism, and more. I’ll be teaching read and critiques. So please, come join us for what I know will be a spectacular weekend. We’ll have opportunities for writers to gather, network, hangout with fellow writers, eat, and drink.

You may signup for workshops individually or create your own weekend intensive by choosing as many workshops as the long weekend allows.

Workshops will be limited to 8-15 writers, so everyone will have a chance to get feedback on their writing.

Registration is now open.

Looking forward to seeing you there!