Oregon Christian Writers Summer Conference

Features faculty of top editors, agents, and award-winning authors is dedicated to helping you reach your writing goals.The OCW summer conference is becoming known as one of the country’s best Christian writing conferences, with top editors, agents, and award-winning authors dedicated to helping you reach your writing goals. We are planning 11 morning coaching classes plus 20 afternoon workshops covering fiction, nonfiction, devotionals, magazine articles, writing Bible studies, writing for children, poetry, and marketing.

New this year will be coaching classes in screenwriting (Nancy Ellen Dodd), historical fiction (Jane Kirkpatrick), “How to Be an Insanely Great Indie Author” (Randy Ingermanson), a beginning fiction mentoring class taught by agent/editor Karen Ball, a professional track focusing on “Making a Living in Today’s Market” with Agent Chip MacGregor, and a premium ($50 extra charge) intermediate fiction class “Get Published; Stay Published” with pre-conference reviews and small-group mentoring with team coaches Susan May Warren, Jeff Gerke, and James L. Rubart.

Our popular manuscript reviews, one-on-one appointments with editors and agents, mentoring appointments, and daily worship provide opportunities to learn and fellowship in a professional yet relaxed atmosphere.