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West Valley Farmers Market

West Valley Farmer's Market Appearance

Thursday May 20, 2023

5:00-9:00 p.m.

Centennial Park
5405 W 3100 S
West Valley City, UT 84119

 

 

 


88th Annivesary Mixer

League of Utah Writers
88th Anniversary Mixer and Fundraiser

Saturday, July 29th, 2023

6:00-10:00 p.m.

Marriott University Park
Bonneville Ballroom
480 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

 


Quills

Aug. 10–13, 2023

Salt Lake City Marriott University Park
480 Wakara Way
Lake City, Utah 84108

 

 

 

 

Schedule:

Thursday August 10, 2023

7:00-9:00 p.m. — Bonneville Ballroom

Mixer - cash bar

Get to know other attendees and mingle with speakers. Come and go as you please. Mingle, relax, have fun, and always keep our Code of Conduct in mind. This event is for conference attendees only!

Friday August 11, 2023

8:00-8:50 a.m. — Ft. Douglas

Morning Meditation and Writer Wellbeing: The Mindful Author

Join author Johnny for discoveries in eastern philosophy with their application to the life of an author with its many disappointments. Sessions include directed mindfulness meditation and lecture on concepts that directly speak to the writer’s journey. Day one: Basics - the Four Noble Truths and the Eight Fold Noble path. Each class meets in the morning before regular programming Though classes are meant as a three day seminar, attendees can come to any of them without prior or later attendance and still get useful information.

11:00-11:50 a.m. — Willow

Heinlein's 5 Rules of Writing

A discussion of Robert Heinlein’s (Starship Troopers, Stranger in a Strange Land) Famous “Five Rules of Writing.” These pragmatic, practical and practiced directives are for the working author and are the very career-enabling tips that steered a blue collar scribbler to becoming one of the seminal voices of his age.

1:00-1:50 p.m. — Bonneville Ballroom

Presenter Book Signing

Join the Quills presenters for a mass book signing event. Purchasing your books in advance from the bookstore in Summit is the best way to have a successful signing event!

9:00-9:50 p.m. — Connor

Horror After Dark

PANEL with: with C.R. Langille (moderator) Terra Luft, Willow Dawn Becker, Gabino Iglesias, Theresa Braun, Johnny Worthen

Horror: hard to define, harder to put down. Our panelists will keep you up at night (literally) with a discussion about the evolution of the horror genre, why horror is more popular today than it's ever been before, and where horror is headed next.

Saturday August 12, 2023

8:00-8:50 a.m. — Ft. Douglas

Morning Meditation and Writer Wellbeing: The Feeling Author

Join author Johnny for discoveries in eastern philosophy with their application to the life of an author with its many disappointments. Sessions include directed mindfulness meditation and lecture on concepts that directly speak to the writer’s journey. Day one: Basics - the Four Noble Truths and the Eight Fold Noble path. Each class meets in the morning before regular programming Though classes are meant as a three day seminar, attendees can come to any of them without prior or later attendance and still get useful information.

Sunday August 13, 2023

8:00-8:50 a.m. — Ft. Douglas

Morning Meditation and Writer Wellbeing: The Thoughtful Author

Join author Johnny for discoveries in eastern philosophy with their application to the life of an author with its many disappointments. Sessions include directed mindfulness meditation and lecture on concepts that directly speak to the writer’s journey. Day one: Basics - the Four Noble Truths and the Eight Fold Noble path. Each class meets in the morning before regular programming Though classes are meant as a three day seminar, attendees can come to any of them without prior or later attendance and still get useful information.

 


Murray B&N Author Celebration

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Murray Barnes and Noble
5249 S State St
Salt Lake City, Utah 84107

 


UofULifelong Learning - University of Utah

Continuing Education Building
540 Arapeen Drive (Research Park)
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108

Creative Writing 1 (LLWRC 780)LLWRC780

Tuesday Nights (6 sessions)
Aug. 29 - Oct. 3, 2023

6:30-9:00 p.m.

Creative Writing (LLWRC 780): How do we tell stories? What do we include in writing, and what remains unsaid? Build your voice as we focus on a group of specific techniques for shaping and informing your creative skills, including character, plot, point of view, description, dialogue, and setting. In class, we will read short selections of writing to see what techniques we can beg, borrow, and steal from them. We will experiment with in-class writing exercises and read and discuss each other's work. Writing can be inventive, illogical, chaotic, unexpected, strange, and wonderful. In this class, we will practice seeing the world in new ways and then recreating that experience on the page.

 


Rocky Mountain Fiction WritersUofU

September 8-10, 2023

Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver
13200 East 14th Place
Aurora, CO 80011

 

Schedule:

Saturday September 9, 2023

9:00-9:50 a.m. — Aurora III

PANEL: Censored

WITH: Z.J. Czupor, Andre Gonzalez, Kelley Lindberg and Johnny Worthen

Censorship is on the rise. From sensitivity readers, to banned books, to sanitizing classics, the charged political climate is taking a toll on authorship. How is this affecting publishing? What does a writer need to know?

2:30-3:20 p.m — Boardroom A

Birds of a Feather: Young Adult

Birds of a Feather are casual sessions between writers of the same genre hosted by an RMFW member published in that genre. Attend to ask genre-specific questions, get ideas, and/or make friends.

4:30-5:20 p.m. – Conference Room IV

Writing Young Adult

Investigate what makes fiction young adult and also what makes great young adult fiction. From gatekeepers to theme, taboos and responsibilities, it’s a time of change and we must embrace it. A class for writers and fans of the genre.

Sunday September 10, 2023

10:00-10:50 a.m. — Aurora IV

Zen Lessons for Writers

Join author Johnny for discoveries in eastern philosophy with their application to the life of an author with its many disappointments. Sessions include directed mindfulness meditation and lecture on concepts that directly speak to the writer’s journey.

 


Horror Conclave Writing Retreat

Sep. 14-17, 2023


FanX

Sep. 21-23, 2023

I'm scheduled, but there are conflicts with Saturday. Stay tuned. Also, Unfortunately, I will not have a table this year.

Lifelong Learning - University of UtahUofU

Continuing Education Building
540 Arapeen Drive (Research Park)
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108

HCHorrorHorror Writing Bookcamp
(LLWRC 862)

Saturdays (3 sessions)
Sep. 23, 30 & Oct. 7, 2023
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Horror is more than a genre, it’s a physical sensation, the place where the unknown lurks, where nothing can be assumed, and anything can happen. Explore the nuances of creating levels of fear, and effective techniques that allow your writing to create a desired reaction – fear! dread! disgust! -  from your readers.  This intensive two week course of lecture presentation and workshop will give you an opportunity to write and present your work for critique and discussion (which isn’t as scary as it sounds!) 

 



Authors Meeting Artists Event

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Kearns Library
4275 W 5345 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84118

I'll be doing the keynote around 4:00 p.m.

 


UofULifelong Learning - University of Utah

Continuing Education Building
540 Arapeen Drive (Research Park)
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108

A Study in Mystery (LLWRC 837)

Tuesday Nights (7 sessions)
Oct. 17 - Nov. 28, 2023
6:30-9:00 p.m.

Look behind the curtain of the formulaic, but eternally popular genre: the Mystery Story. Learn about the constructions, tropes, types and methods that make the modern whodunit. Designed for both writers and fans of the mystery genre, class will include assignments and activities on plot, character web, record keeping, suspense, tension and conflict. Refine your work as you're asked the questions: Did you hide the clue well enough? Does the audience care about the victim? Is the suspense tight enough? By the end of the course, if the crime is writing a mystery story, the "Whodunit" will be you!

 

 


Infinite Weekend

Oct. 19-22, 2023

The Infinite Monkey Writing Reatreat


LTUE

Life the Universe and Everything

February 15-17, 2024

Provo Marriott Hotel
101 West 100 Street
Provo, UT 84601

 

 


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