RESOURCES: CONFERENCES
See below for a list of reader & writer conferences throughout the year.
Reader events are book signings and fun activities aimed at readers. Writer events include workshops just for writers. Some events combine both.
*in order by month.
| CONFERENCE | FOR READERS OR WRITERS? | ROMANCE FOCUS? | WHEN | LOCATION | MORE INFO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Magic Conference | readers | Yes | February | Daytona, FL | https://coastalmagicconvention.com/ |
| TX Storytelling Festival | readers | No | March | Denton, TX | http://www.tejasstorytelling.com |
| Apollycon from Jennifer Armentrout | readers | Yes | April | Washington D.C. | https://jenniferlarmentrout.com/apollycon/ |
| Interracial Romance Authors Expo | readers | Yes (adult only) | April | Daytona, FL | https://www.irauthorsexpo.com/ |
| Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference | both | No | April | Hamilton, NJ | http://www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/conference/ |
| London Book Fair | both | No | April | London, ENGLAND | https://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/en-gb/about.html |
| Spring Fling Writers’ Conference | writers | Yes | April | Chicago, IL | https://chicagospringfling.com/ |
| YALL West | readers | No (young adult) | April | Santa Monica, CA | https://www.yallwest.com/ |
| IBPA Publishing University | writers | No (indie only) | May | Coronado, CA | https://www.publishinguniversity.org/ |
| The Writers Hotel Conference | writers | No | May | New York, NY | https://www.writershotel.com/ |
| BABE Ballgowns & Books Events | readers | Yes (fantasy) | June | Sydney, AUSTRALIA | https://ballgownsandbooksevent.com/ |
| Boas & Tiaras by Fresh Fiction | readers | Yes | June | Dallas, TX | https://freshfiction.com/ |
| Book Bonanza | readers | No | June | Graevine, TX | https://bookbonanzaevent.com/ |
| Eroticon | writers | Yes (erotica only) | June | London, ENGLAND | https://eroticon.co/ |
| Historical Novel Society North American Conference | writers | No (historical only) | June | changes | https://historicalnovelsociety.org/event/hns-north-american-conference/ |
| Inkers Con | writers | Yes | June | Dallas, TX | https://www.inkerscon.com/ |
| RAGT Reader Author Get Together hosted by Lori Foster | readers | Yes | June | Cinncinnati, OH | https://readerauthorgettogether.com/ |
| Regency Fiction Writers Conference | writers | Yes (historical) | June | online | https://thebeaumonde.com/main/events/conference/ |
| Wild Deadwood Reads | readers | Yes | June | Deadwood, ND | https://wilddeadwoodreads.com/ |
| Writers Police Academy | writers | No (suspense, thriller, military) | June | Greenbay, WI | https://writerspoliceacademy.com/ |
| Imaginarium | readers | No | July | Louisville, KY | https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/ |
| Literary Love: Authors Rock Savannah | readers | No | July | Savannah, GA | https://blueflamesabove.wixsite.com/literarylovesavannah |
| Romance Slam Jam Con | readers | Yes | July | online | https://rsjconvention.com/ |
| RWA National Conference (for members) | both | Yes | July | US changes | http://www.rwa.org/Online/Events/RWA_Conference/Future_Conferences.aspx |
| American Christian Fiction Writers Conference | writers | No | August | St. Louis, MO | https://acfw.com/acfw-conference/ |
| Book Lovers Con (previously RT) | readers | Yes | August | changes | https://www.bookloverscon.com/ |
| Heather Graham’s Writers for New Orleans | writers | Yes | August | New Orleans, LA | https://www.writersforneworleans.com/ |
| Romance Genre Con | readers | Yes | August | Kansas City, MO | http://www.facebook.com/romancegenrecon |
| When Worlds Collide | both | No | August | Calgary, CANADA | https://www.whenwordscollide.org/ |
| Black Women Swirl Conference | both | Yes | September | Niagra Falls, CANADA | https://bwswirl.org/bwsl-conference/ |
| NINC Conference | writers | No | September | St. Pete Beach, FL | https://ninc.com/conferences/about-the-ninc-conference/ |
| Buns & Roses Tea for Literacy | readers | Yes | October | Dallas, TX | http://www.bunsandroses.org/ |
| Emerald City Writers Conference | writers | Yes | October | Seattle, WA | https://www.emeraldcityromancewriters.org/emerald-city-writers-conference |
| Fall in Love New England | both | Yes | October | Marlborough, MA | https://www.fallinlovenewengland.com/ |
| Frankfurt Book Fair | readers | No | October | Frankfurt, GERMANY | https://www.buchmesse.de/en |
| GayRomLit Retreat | writers | Yes | October | Portsmouth, VA | https://www.gayromlit.com/ |
| General Meeting for the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) | both | Yes (regency only) | October | Chicago, IL | http://jasna.org/agms/chicago2021/home.php |
| Historical Romance Retreat | writers | Yes (historical only) | October | changes | http://www.historicalromanceretreat.com |
| LoveN Vegas | readers | Yes | October | Las Vegas, NV | https://lovenbooks.com/lovenvegas |
| Moonlight & Magnolias | both | Yes | October | Atlanta, GA | https://www.garomancewriters.org/moonlight-and-magnolias |
| Romance Writers Week by ProWritingAid | writers | Yes | October | online | https://prowritingaid.com/romance-week/sign-up |
| Romancing the Gold Coast | readers | Yes (historical only) | October | New York | https://romancingthegoldcoast.com/ |
| Self Pub Con | writers | No | October | online | https://selfpublishingadviceconference.com/ |
| Surrey International Writers Conference | writers | No | October | Vancouver, CANADA | https://www.siwc.ca/ |
| Writers’ Digest Conference | writers | No | October | Pasedena, CA | https://novel.writersdigestconference.com/ |
| 20Books | writers | No (indie only) | November | Las Vegas, NV | http://20booksvegas.com/ |
| RAM Romance Author Mastermind | writers | Yes | November | Houston, TX | http://www.romanceauthormastermind.com/ |
| Indie Romance Convention | both | Yes | November | Lebanon, TN | https://www.indieromanceconvention.com/ |
| Readers & ‘Ritas by Fresh Fiction | readers | Yes | November | Dallas, TX | https://freshfiction.com/ |
| Shameless | readers | Yes | November | Orlando, FL | https://shamelessbookcon.com/ |
| YALL Fest | readers | No (young adult) | November | Charleston, NC | https://yallfest.org/ |
| RARE Romance Author & Reader Events | readers | Yes | 2-3 times a year | EUROPE & AUSTRALIA changes | https://www.facebook.com/romanceauthorreaderevents/ |
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